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FILE NAME Brakes BRK DATE 1979 Dec 3 DOC BRK135 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Business Week Article - The Growing Need For Asbestos Substitutes Dec.19 Dec.19 2001 11:56 11:56 NMLKP | CHSN SL & ADERY HEALT HEALT ADERY ADERY HEALT <a ChQ 017 0000 1 mll mll 1 mll mll mll .. The growing for asbestos Axbestos is a wondrous mineral ^...ber with the strength of steel the durability of marble and insulating qualities with- out equal But sabusos also sera i ser-i- ous and widespread health hazard Health officials predict that within the nex 50 years 400,000 people mostly former workers will die of cancer be- cause of their exposure to asbestos Now the federal government has taken the first step toward a ban on the substanes and manufacturers and users alike are scrambling to find substitutes Despite extensive evidence of the ad- verse health effects of asbestos especially among shipyard workers the federal government until recently had taken steps only to minimise occupational axposures page 94H But the Environ- mental Protection Agency citinigts au- thority ander the Toxic Substatices Con- CONFIDENTIAL 7 ... bd a HFC 000588 1 Ltd. The U.S. parent is working closely for now with the EPA but company officials warn that it unrea the agency's actions are sonable they may test the Toxic Substances Control Act in court Many U.S. companies that manufacture products containing asbestos are worried too The single largest use of sabestos is in asbestos cement pipe The asbestes serves as a rainforcing agent resulting in pipes that are highly resistant to deterioration when used in sewers and water distribution systems Roofing sheathing materials and vinyl floor tiles after contain asbenzos because in addition to its reinforcement qualities It is fire- resistant The substanca's hea resistance also makes : impertant to auto and truck manufac Automotive brake linings Target of the EPA's asbestos regulation During repairs sanding releases norman Kibere trel Art announced in October Its inten- tion to study and regulate all aspects of asbestos mining and milling to the manufacture and sale of consumer products While the EPA's plans still are predict in a preliminary stage officials that the term regulation will in- clude a quota on importa and hand on all nonessential uses Plfa or n a bs an CPA officials also have made it clear that they are handed towar^a total ban on the material Our ultimate goal is to displace asbestos to displace it gradually but to do it saya John P. Dekany the EPA's deputy ausis This administrator for chemical control This is a signal to industry to make range plans to phase out asbestos SAD BUSINESS WEEK 3 December 1979 The and a challenge to op substitutes Until asbestos la mined aa asbestos used in the U. av erage yearly use of 80 opinion there is no substitute for asbestos in heavy truck brakes argues Edward J. Sydor general manager of KelseyHayes Co.'s National Friction EPA intends to target brake with asbestos paper prod- firstregulation offi- meat of icials consideraabgleency environinto Phonestmechanica tos makeJrasnuarpylusing moveawayfrom asbestos brakeUnings the average thesays Stanley stuff Dec.19 2001 11:56 NMLRP CHSN SC 843 216 5053 0201 KFC [4 000589 Asbestos Asbestos litigation The maIrtrteeverrsibunlpreecedentuednprecedented Science Environmental Pitmsabpunarugyhmfmeaannctustfaucrtuerrer American ,workers or percentage disturbing sormatlhan early conducted UniversiUntivyersity operation epide- manufacturingparticipants workerressponsible than i asbesn tos payRANT profeswiaoapnrpalenairniignnmgiiliatli3on asbestosJiosJohhnno-o- indieations HeHyesSyhsipbenvuironimeatlcsdhieipyntargdts e has iH woshuernfsucnodmmon the rescponoswimblaperannyiwnagsHiHbiitwosheIrnstteintIntsutiitauelte if lking additional strength We are working very hard to come up with a materiatlo this lust bitbit of asbestsoayss Charles Brunhofer directoorf engl Bendix Corp.'s Friction Ma- brakes therethere Anding a suitable that will hold SEK = DecWe EEm K Db ecee mberr 3 1879 major effors underway We will be in brake] market asbestos claima Leonard C. Buckland director of engineering and product planning for Rockwell's Highway BrakeDiv Asbste ill s is ut sedo in s shingleshingles and felta roofing NACA estimates that about 10 of industrial and commeflr at c rooifsacolntain asbeBus t tt he o tras de group notes that such use of is asbestos declinidnecglining In 1978 asbestos felt was used as a fire- prooagf entiinn1g 6 of decla diecnliene CONFIDENTIAL SAFETY& HEALTH Dec.19 LUVI 11.07AM 11.07AM XFC 000590 including comerDcivaeloypment numbaecrceptaborglaneic promine ^...ber ronmental reinforcement comppaonlyyacrylponlyiatcriyloenitrile awarenteshrough asbestos since envi- the provetdhan strong posiblity glcaosmsplaitnsualaltiyon Prsetoazbilinad resistant_fabr them the possibility callipngrs ohibited exploring marketing sprayed orignal mr py materiaazblesston year sued at ending complainta stantial faking program structures withesqtuanidpmentindustries aging Mjumdr such However asbestos not reportlsaventor salce technology techonptoilmoigsytic time marketing sends Canadian sabeston dang productsanadsbestioss shivers a for replacement u d rground apCleirctaagitonivToeenerdnment losened embeded manufactures Indutsetrmyperaturesubtitute companopytiomipsteicrations temperatures Despite Manville substitutedalso asbestos acieutile Carbandals protective asbestos BUSINESS : 1979 SAFETY