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Eelon Corporation Inter-Office Correspondence Date To . Division a Plant Prom Division a Plant copy to Subject July 28, 1980 R. W. Scott, D. J. Toth Brake - Gallatin, Louisville F. M. Koval ik Brake - Galesburg J..LT Nehrfng Asbestos Brake Lining fS \ sN'O' lV* * * vOv' _. *- 8SP Attached is a bulletin from OSHA and NIOSH, _ problems that could stem from asbestos fiber^, iijf'ta environment. t\ **`v K It is extremely important that we brinj&roHa qofjG^tision the grind elimination program so that we^l^hot^c^nfronted with problems from OSHA which appears td%|i)Nn tf^e'near future. F. M. Kovalik FMK/sw Attachment v\. NL> * X> t# *.x 1 4^ *IV fjo 4# ,,cv -Ct- EXHIBIT For inler-oIRce and inter-plant correspondence only Forni 30-23 IRov. 4-71) SCF-EC-2050 EAB 008565 An IC Snriusbrss Ccma'iny fyucX-h/ ___'_ :tz~Jr. . /tv 'Coroorstion .-rsetion (`'rnducts Division *^ May 16/ 1980 Mr. Jim Pruneski Eaton Corporation Brake Division 21220 West Eight Mile Rd. P.O. Box 935 Southfield/ Michigan 48037 Dear Jim: J" .rft jv v<# w ' \v ^ 4 *> Attached is an article froia^the^Fric^fen Material Institute regarding asbestos fiber in bjie wdri^ung place. Thought this might be of interest to y/pSjtj ,' 5truly yours, '.A* i ' , osP ^ Vs . >-W , cv jjb/swsLU ' Auw Attachment \'v> rOr^v ^ * John J. Brown ^ Account Manager Original Equipment Sales <cy EAB 00K5G6 FRICTKW MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC., E-210 ROUTE (74, PARAIIUS, U.J. 07652 W r BULLETIN II 0. 6 7 9 April 23, 1980 " NIOSH--OSHA RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING WORK PLACE EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS In a press conference held on April 17, 1980 some expected recommendations were announced to the media by a joint working group of Individuals from NIOSH and OSHA. This press release was in most of the major papers last VS^ week. oVV K'ts Esaentl&H77~fhls reJ.ease~s'Cated-that-HTnSH and OSHA were rec3L.__.____ that the work place exposure levels for asbestos he reduced ^rjorn 2Xfli>etS per cc TWA standard now in effect to 0.1 fibers per cc Qaspos^ura Aw f-M h waP-3-nrapi; ^r.pfn-rpnpp T t~hp ITTDRV 05VHA p P np le^faTS "USl e wording 100,000 fibers per cubic meter rather than 1 f-mg^'per cc which had been used earlier. This method of expresi^pg f^hp^Jcounts has been advocated by Dr. Selikoff and others In(border to\p^rhaps get larger headlines in the news media. _* * Dr. Robbins of NIOSH wrote a letter to Dr^^lngham n^t^OSHA concerning Its recommendations. Some may recall DOASBbbins^jidvocate3 the complete elimination of asbestos from the work,the environment. \> *\<nt Among the Items stated in the press release^ana the reports are: (1) There Is no safe exposure llcjlt ,for asbestos. (2) All commercial and several non-ca^^rcla^ib^^ of asbestos cause disease. They did not discuss any new'infdjr^Jlon they had uncovered that ' supported their recomm^nctatrLonj^ptSreduciag the exposure level from 2 fibers per cc to UJ^.Jibers pay'*cc. This 13 a most important move on the port of KIQSjfr'brid QSHAJT. They-are suggesting that a new rule may nib-, as frtoc^Sohths from the date of this press release., ' v 0\pt> ~*s ' This move by^KDCH-^-OSHA''coupled with the cradle to grave control approach of the EPAbraul'd ha^h, overwhelming effects on our Industry. Most of those who Have worfeed with the occupational controls and requirements feel that a O^rfr ^^Ter per cc TWA exposure level Is the equivalent of no asbestos iu tft^jwork place. This Information on the press release and the statements by Dr. Robbins and Dr. Bingham are enclosed for your lnformacl^x ` 'f'O <$>' - . E. V. Drlslane Executive Director Distribution: Health and Environmental Affairs Committee Active Members (List C) Regional Members (U.S.dues) ULS. DEPARTMENT OP HEALTH, EDUCATION, AMO WELFARE .ll cv CONTACT: NIOSB Information Office (301) 443-2140 FOR RELEASE: " ?,4 1:00 F.H., EST ' . Thursday, April 17, 1980 ': : * r- A<$P v'rv-' x. . r&S'- - J.-*0^ REMARKS BY NIOSH DIRECTOR ANTHONY ROBBINS ON qJv THE NEED FOR A NEW ASBESTOS STANDARD 'O `kVJj rr <*\V ' . ' '' ' " '.'r^c^3' ' ._ Good afternoon, I am Dr. Anthony Robbins, Dlref&&^ of HEt(*ts' National . . Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, JJipspr.' .Wid^Nne are Dr. Eula' Bingham, the Assistant Secretary of Labor fq^^cupae^opal Safety and Health; - scvy Xxx Dr. Bailus Walker, Jr., Director of HealttN5tapda^d& for 05HA; and two NIOSH ' '\'K . scientists. Hr. Richard Lemen and MjiN^fohn,Dgmejit. - .' ' ` ' cV* ' We are here to announce th^^ndltigs>Q a joint NI0SH/0SHA Work Group \ *o that has reviewed recent sci&nfcifi*f information about the health effects of ^\ - ' asbestos. *- . ..................... .. . The Group reconi&rmed (EhaW-- ' . v/Sr ***.% ... vtT. *!... ` `. .. .` .r - .*.:... . '; o There isTLaf'Aife exposure limit for asbestos. - ` *- -: '-p * "V*. i.% clal and several non-commercial forms of asbestos cause - *. - - : li . s^aease. *- c c.;* On the basis of the Work Group's findings and recommendations, which we endorse, we are today recommending to the Department of Labor that it . -more- EAB (1(18568 promulgate a safer standard for workers exposed to asbestos and that it '' * ' i eliminate from the workplace all exposure from new non-essential uses of asbestos. . .| -.*- .V. r.,ci ,> f, ^ ^ ^ ^ . - , U'.'.V:3 , . - .* We haYB--aSked that the new~5tandard set a maximum workplace exposurh ' ' * ` .-K/Sc-cl. . . .\C\0 limit of\l00,000 fibers per cubic meter of air} the lowest level which can be fS vJ _/ ^ . ------ <;Op n accurately measured se-present--level-^Set in 1972, is two million fibers s per cubic meter of air. ' Asbestos poses a grave danger in the workplace. .ob* ^ St ,,cfcr At least r.4 work' ers are exposed to asbestos in the U nited S'tates. CJprFv**pfridPuc V National Occupational Hazard Survey from 1972-74, NMH"xaun^^gat 45 percent of the occupations observed involve exposure to.j6TC^misp*mpe.' Nearly three . , t9y vP , quarters of a million tons are used annuallyNi-'uf`thi3 jcoUntry In a wide range ' >. >.p?' of products including Eloor tiles, eements'/'acouatital products, brake f> ^ N,sSV linings, atfd-roof ccooaattiinnggss.. BBeettvweeeen^pC^J&aanndd HU mmiilllliioonn wwoorrkkeerrss hhaavvee bbeeeen ' . * ` r*\v \ . . i- exposed to asbestos since WbrlSMjg^ II. \J$ ' * ` . ` .* ^ Asbestos is ubiquitous'^ud It* '^r-f^cts, measured in disease and death, \\ VV' are staggering. . Asbes t^s.Ncku'jejs s Tvery serious form of lung fibrosis known as , , ,'\S> '^VS asbestosis. It aJ^^ausets SuRfe cancer and mesothelioma, a cancer of the \w',r f'A ' ' * .' membrane that (lines th&\chest and abdominal cavities. Exposure to asbestos T3 xV1: . ,' has also been reX^t^ty'tfo significant Increases in lung, laryngeal, and ` gastrointestinal, cancers. _ '. . In 1^^J7SHA promulgated a workplace asbestos standard setting the max^g^N^sgipasure level at 2.000,000 fibers per cubic meter of air. Since then both IffOSH and OSHA have monitored asbestos health effects.research and the development of asbestos substitutes. In 1975, OSHA proposed lowering the -more- EAD l)0K5f>9 standard to 500,000 Fibers per cubic meter oE air. In 1976, VilOSH recommended! lowering the standard to 100,000 fibers. ... _ NI0SH and OSHA established an Asbestos Work. Group In the fall of 1979. Its charge was to review a ltl health effects data since the 1976 NIOSH ' recommended standard was transmitted to 05HA and to determine whether any .* changes to that recommendation were warranted. Was there health occurring at the level of the current standard? The Work Group *<y four experts from NIOSH and three from OSHA. - . The' Work Group has completed its report and NIOSH^^^for^^^J V> * recommended that OSHA adopt the Work Group's flnd,ing|^K A capyjof the report Is in your press kit. UNy J .,JyO OX>` i . The Group reconfirmed that there la ngs^afe exposure level for asbestos. - . AX Although data suggest that lower exposu*es>respit'fcvih lower risks of developing r&i i N'V cancer,'there is no known level belo^whichs^sbestos-related diseases do not occur. C v* ' - A* '. ` The Group reconfirme-vdi.,Vthat -a--l-a-a/co.*mmercial and several non-comme.rcial . - \ ** forms of asbestos cay/^p^lsea^A^ There has at times been debate over which types of asbestos^ ca^sc?* disease. The Group found strong evidence that ^ ' xP- 'all forms ares^a^crou3^v4ncludliig chrysotlle; crocldollre; and fibrous cummlngtonlte-gnutej^jbe" including amoslte, fibrous tremolite, fibrous actlnolite, andQfibrous antbophyllite. The Work Group found no basis for regulating. (She type o'f fiber and not another. .; . i., . - . jrjLbf^hcse two premises In mind, let me enumerate some of the specific ' * findings of the Work Group: .. : - & j ;,f . . . . . .. . . . . o Optical microscopy continues to be the most reliable and economically feasible method for determining airborne levels of -more- asbestos. Its lowest reliable detection limit is 100,000 fibers per cubic meter. .0? r.- ... . i ' ` ` * ... *- .21'^A i.-= ..I-*.; ; . * * ij . I* Substitutes for asbestos should be used whenever possible so that <. #- turn-essential uses of the carcinogenic fiber are eliminated. - .... - . .-------------- - A'-JJ \' . .a Cr *. or .. 'The report contains recommendations for medical test^n^ proeeyiu^rgs including chest X-rays', pulmonary function tests^, respiratory and other clinical symptoms. *nhe^^bup^a^s^H^'econmends , KJ .CYO t that sputum cytology be evaluated as a st^eillanb^cechnique. . Results of medical examinations ^Stabl'd beAreported directly to the employee, and aggregate medii^^vT^fo^B^sion--without individual . Identifiers--should be retorted jcb n employer's entire workforce. w . ABbesto3 workers'sfadwijrfjie^lratory problems should be afforded the . \0> , %r . ` opportunit^fcdftranaler. to jobs .where there is no .asbestos exposure. '* ' They should*sufterNno cut in pay or benefits to do so. The Croup '` - 6nggesis th^fi^tfiis program should be similar to the onp now enforced . >< \V ' ' by OSfJA.1> ipY'lead' workers, ` . V> * ^ ................................. *)J .. : yc* _> * .* itions should protect all workers exposed to asbestos, including those in the construction, shipbuilding, and maritime industries, where high exposures have historically occurred. ; f i-,.' , .4 - r - A? J n' j ,l# -..4 t, . -more-- _- . .. . * . EAB (108571 o Asbestos product manufacturers should perform air sampling in all possible processes involving their products to determine probable 'i ' airborne asbestos levels. This information should be passed on to the products' potential users. . ic r * `. - *. .. . ' . CKV3 Thank, you for your time. . questions. ...M?- X vould now like to open the conference to ....... .-- '.(V. .* v M* ic A-: n.l A" : ,V': ^ ,*a , v - ton hc-j> .!?_c :i a', i j -j " :.cv *. :: . r': ' ...,fV^ n AN* A^ ; . ..........v...-.....'.....r....;............. - 'VT * ' *V ' r .. -,,r* " -- ' 3-"Vs.7S:>^&-'*r:V 1 . ' *\, o\' - 'V'::.. . v-TV' C'^' i,A _ vs, 1 C! -,j \0vy .'*(v / ' ^'tso ^^JJn 3 ' v- i--: - :-j '.A..-.* ' *3 r* ; J. ' " . ' . . ^ -ic-u- io s-- \r.t no.' n-jt*=sir.i- -r-.-o *v > * sj .<frf J j . . ao ;-...da s 17. .. I r.L ::.'>"b co !:) r<- '.-3 . Xs?1'1. .. ' * ' . --X>> SI. 3UrS OiyjiV- -,i*i oi ; ir - . J".'jqc-l 0*^*^ ** : cyE. .j ** C-.VC;: *.x 7 ' ^ i;V 5.;;: *: * * . * :v~ liJlr.itl l::t r'T:'j . EAB 1108572  .V 'j j;Dr. Eula Bingham .-s^n'e JcuaiiS.ftf/. ASSISTANT SECRETARY -OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REMARKS AT NIOSH NEWS BRIEFING April 17, 1980 ' 1*-T .'V* i1--* . ` -.17 ' - ut; ; *1 Thank you Dr. Robbins, and good afternoon to all of IO * `'' '' I- . . , j-r . .v\ V you. For quite some time, a number of us in the public ' O' S? -tf. health community, both in and out of government,Q^vetX,^<''- expressed concern about the health effects i'je^o^^mre to asbestos. In recent years, the substl^^e h^^eicome the focus of public attention as well \y estos is now perhaps the about toxic workplace. foremost symbol of thASydouns Ay'. ' substances 'in the'\e|i$irortarej^t and \/ \<v' Consideration^^: "asbestos health concern in the effects and regulatory protect^^4iavi|~^ways been complex, and ..controversial. In 4$iis the current data and j*'* solid recommendatTbns fto Cbme out of this HIOSH/OSHA . ./SfV % project are ^s^dci^rSty** welcome ana important. /V, Thekvt(^^rt fcef'eksed today is certainly a cause for * V* v>V` ; concern--coRdem for the numbers of workers still w* exposed hg> dangerous levels of asbestos. But this .^V\ ' repotjtQ^Mnd OSHA's response to it, should also be a far hope among American workers everywhere. It should be a cause for hope because it confirms that occupational health research is not a static ' ' - more - ` EAB (HIK573 science. On the contrary, under Dr. .Robbins' .. direction, NIOSH has demonstrted on ongoing commitment to the're-evaluation of all available, data with .only one thought in mind: the protection of the worker. The .,c5> current workplace standard governing asbestos exposure ,~\ V was QSEA's first comprehensive health standard. L^is ;CVSI v\ ` X, 0*" based on data that was assembled and analyzed d^^hg " TOiJ ' the mid-sixties, if not the infancv certaini^theO.r* childhood of occupational health. Much : learned in the laboratory and in th|.<w^tkplaci ' vfKK \V then, as this report indiccaatteess.. ^' ^ttjW^^Mvie/iewvsJ^vct^^wwlhat we know now, OSHA's current stjan^jg^ n^^rmajor improvements. _C?\ .. . _ '' T!:i; The report is causOor ^'nelbecause, contrary to seme of OSHA's cpit^cs,^t^xpkgency 's regulations are not carved in s&ofie. \They are instead a reflection of J .. the besfc'scifi^ce ^.vfS^inlable. As science-continues to jAi/' improve*, fVS health standards, and worker y" O'V* = ' protection*(^'The report'we are issuing today demaftds \S * corrective action. We will begin immediately. desi9nated a team within OSHA to begin rw$S|ing on a proposed revision to the present OSHA *,Ow . N . - more - . EAB 008574 -3 - asbestos standard. We will be developing that proposal pursuant to the OSHA cancer policy announced last . January.'- I can't tell.you yet what permissible level., yill be proposed or whether we will issue an emergency - temporary standard or pursue the proposed permanent ^ dystandard route. But the severity of the threat pqsed ,V4.r. w * VJand the very high numbers of w' orkers exposed tpvy. tnfe 'O'w- . Ki asbestos hazard dictate that we move with all^ ,, pC - ;QL|4^deliberate speed in amending the prese bf 2 ' :"" .million fibers5 per cubic meter,* average oversja'workday. - . VOvV'5 I am confident that the procedurMe|^s'et,lHj|jfl,f by the .* i^ cancer policy ar.d the synthesizing ^f^ect of the v 'v-X'.. 'pyj rulemaking procedure will sash] Xa much more protective standard sQ,Z^fet_yt^^an finally move toward an end to fatal asb^f^os^^Sffeed diseases Such as lung cancer, asbesto^ls^ aifd^jiesothelioma. ' ' ...' -7..'a-'V" ' 5 l! S*; '4,0'.. .. . VKi; J* J- . . 'i .* * * .* * X Oj> * . 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