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asusscos btuoy Comrnttei -3- August 3, 1978 Because o the rany deciniena to be wade at tills ueeting it was decided that resolutions would not be necessary for every editin' change to the booklet, but that changes would be indicated when neri-cn approved certain wordin'. At this point, the Cornittoa .-eubera approved the wording ' friction Ilaterials Work Practices Guide4' as ttie title for the booklet. In addition, it was suggested that "friction ksterlcls Standards Institute, Inc." be shows in scalier type at t.ie bottou of tie front cover, a suggestion was cade that :T*3I,! oe inserted. The Secretary noted that in the copy froo Johns-Uanville that "Frietioo lateriale Standards Institute4 had been put at the top of the front cover but it did not show in the stencilled copies cade for the Committee Members. 7hi3 ,:Frlctlon ;^terials Standards Institute* should he dropped to the bottom of the front cover. ;.t a later point in the meeting. It was stated that the month and year of publication should also be shown on the front cover. It was suggested that the inostn and year of publication be shown at the top of the front covet. "r. Heaver had reiterated that Tlaybeatos-Manhattnn did not agree irith the dis- claimer shown in the third paragraph under the Introduction. The 'enters read this die doin':r wording and agreed that it was appropriate ae written. One ..'enter indicated that his company would not proceed with distribution of the booklet T/itnout a disclaimer approved by Counsel. The '.'embers accepted the word ing as 3hown in the text. At the bottom of this first pare under "Asbestos and friction :iaterials" it was suggested that the word3 "Proper Fork Practices.... be underlined. This was to emphasize this point. Counsel stated that if this sentence was underlined he would insist that the disclaimer language be underlined. Counsel stated that it would oe inappropriate if other wordin' was emphasized note than the disclaimer. It was decided not to underline this wording. On the page summarising the OSFA Asbestos Standard, 'Ir. Heaver hod Suggested that the summary be moved to the rear of the booklet along with the reference soutcee for additional information, such as the Asbestos Information Association, friction Materials Standards Institute or the users1 friction materials supplier. .i. member suggested that Che blank area over the summary of the OCHA Asbestos Standard have a prominent In essence, the 'T5IY:: is questioning the illus tration telling a mechanic not to use an air hose, and the OSHA Asbestos Standard , is the answer. It was stated that use of this space on this page would help emphasise the importance of these procedures. The liembers agreed that Che sus- mary of the OSIIA Asbestos Standard should stay 'here originally set and that should be placed in large letters over the text. A question was raised about the use of the word ceiling" concentrations. This wording was used in the OCI'A Standard. It was suggested that a user in a brake shop night nisunderstand the term "ceiling." One night think that measurements, arc to be rtade at the ceilin'* in the workplace rather than in the Immediate work place area. It was felt that this "celling" usage could be confusing to the uninitiated. It was suggested that a word 3uch as "maximum" or "peak* be added. The word "maximum" could also be confusing and it was suggested that the word "peak1 be shown in parenthesis following the word "ceiling" for the exposure Units. There were additional coment3 rnnde concerning the "two fibers" and the punctuation that appeared after it. By reference to the OSFA Standard aa written, the '.lording was left as shown. In a further reading, the wording "All external surfaces, machinery .tnd equipment must be maintained free of asbestos fiber accumulation',1 was reviewed. Reference is not made to machinery and equipment In the OCHA text. Those words were therefore removed. At the bottom of this page reference to the Appendix was removed, because the Appendix was to be dropped in favor of new wording.