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FILE NAME: Abex (ABX) DATE: 1971 Sept 15 DOC#: ABX086 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Minutes of Meeting of the Asbestos Study Committee with List of Company Reps. Present F A C T IO N m a t e r ia l s s ta n e' 3 in s t it u t e : . IN C -, 370 LEXINGT a v e n ie , NEW YORK. N - V MINUTES. Or V ctt INC ' o f the ASBESTOS STUDY COATJUTTEE rednesday, September 15 1971 a t 9 :0 0 A.M . a t the r*^e-L - J L % PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT I! WV-06012 INSTITUTE OFFICE, 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE, AEW YORK., NEK YORK KS3ERS PRESENT E . P . Stefl J . C . Henning E . H . Eeierabend VT. 8 . R e ttz e 1!. G. Ja c k o ( f o r W. Spurgeon) J . 8 . Graham Raybestos-Msnhattan, In c. F ir e s to n e T i r e & Rubber Company World Bestos D iv is io n Abex Corporation American B ra k e b lo k .D iv isio n Johns-M anvi 11 e C o rp o ra tio n ' Environmental Co ntro l Systems Bendix Corporation , Oendix Research La b o ra to rie s C a r lis le Corporation Molded M a te r ia ls D iv is io n D ivisio n OTHERS PRESENT Representing the a.-R ain es J . Callaghan Asbestos Inform ation A sso cia tio n , Secretary of A .I.A . Retained by A .I .A . N .A ., were the fo llo w in g : Johns-M anville Corporation H ill & Knowlton, In c ., P u b lic R e latio n s Counsel For the In s titu te : E . D rislan e ' Executive S e cre tary . . F ric tio n M aterials Standards In stitu te , Inc. - ' D r. S t e f l , Chairman, c a lle d the meeti.gg to o rd e r; - D r. S t e T l d iscu ssed the reaso n s fo r form ing the Committee and the background f o r V K i s ' T j r s t m eeting, li. 'was-sba-ted'-that -becavse-of- the-aoidit-i-on -of -aebesios.-a.s~a ta rg e t fo r e n v iro n m e n ta lists, and th e fa c t th a t s ta te and fe d e ra l re g u la tio n s a re being proposed fo r asb esto s c o n tro l, th a t i t was in the b est in te re s t fo r the v a r iour a sb e sto s u se rs to be c u r re n t on proposed r e g u la tio n s . F u r t h e r , t h is committee w ith in the F ric tio n M a te ria ls Standards In s titu te , In c ., could present the brake lin in g (and clu tch fa cin g ) m anu factu rers' views to both the Asbestos Inform ation A sso c ia tio n o f North Amorjca and to the va rio u s reg u lato ry a g e n cie s. Another o b je c t iv e o f t h is Committee would be to keep the members o f the I n s t it u t e inform ed as to the sta tu s of re g u la tio n s concerning asbestos both in -p la n t and in the general en vironm ent, and to a d v is e on the methods o f m easuring these asb esto s c o n c e n tra tio n s in the environment. -ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION. N .A . Dr- S t e f l d iscussed the problems th a t have a ris e n fo r asb esto s products and a sb e sto s - u s e rs , where perhaps the best example i s lo c a l le g is la tio n where the spray co a tin g of. asb esto s in c o n stru c tio n has been, banned. A group of e ig h t companies in a sb e sto s erinfng and processing jo in e d to form the Asbestos Inform ation A sso ciatio n o f North ib e r i c a . There a re now n in e members. P-EXHIBIT-07 9 SCF-ALLF-03550  ^'nutes of t'setjnp A s b e st o s Stu d v Committee - 2- Seotember 15. 1971 Two o f th e members o f the A . I . A . a r e a ls o members o f the F . M . S . I . : R a y b e s to s M anhattan; In c ., and Jo h ns-M an ville Corp. C re a tio n o f an-Asbestos Study Committee w ith in the F r i c t i o n M a te ria ls S ta n d a rd s I n s t i t u t e was co nsid ered d e s ir a b le by some o f : the A r l .A . members so th at a w o rk in g group in a p a r t ic u la r a re a (b ra k e lin in g s and c lu t c h f a c in g s ) co u ld g ive some inp ut to the A .I .A . fo r th e ir p a r t ic u la r problems. D r. S t e f l d iscu sse d b r i e f l y two d if f e r e n t a r e a s th a t a r e o f c o n c e rn : E n v iro n m e n ta l P ro te c tio n Agency (EPA) e m issio n stan d ard s and the. proposed I l l i n o i s law th a t would p r o h ib it the use o f a sb e sto s .in -b ra k e lin in g OT v e h ic le s m a n u factu red a f t e r January 1 1 9 7 5 , and so ld fo r use in I l l i n o i s . Mr. W. R a in e s then p re sen ted a s l i d e program w it h 'a n o u t lin e o f th e p r iv a t e and fed-' e r a ! a g e n c ie s who w i l l be in v o lv e d in e n viro n m en tal s t u d ie s and r u l e making t h a t w i n a ffe c t asb e sto s.' . HIE.W . - O ccupational S a fe ty & H ealth r (th e w o rk 'a re a )' , E .P .A . - A ir P o llu tio n (em ission - general e n viro n m e n t).._ . . N a t* I Academy o f S c ie n c e s (D o cto rs .s tu d y to g u id e E . P . A . ) * ' . Various- P r iv a t e ^ e 'e a rrh In s t it u t e s -- (S tu d ie s based cn..Fed eral g ra n ts ) k, r * R a in e s then d iscu sse d th e p u b li c 's im p ressio n s co n c e rn in g a s b e s to s and th e A . I . A . ' s a n a ly sis of these im pressions. T h is d iscu ssio n w as-general concerning . a s b e s to s , and not aimed a t th e f r i c t i o n m a t e r ia ls b u s in e s s . . ILL I NOIS P0LL1/TI ON COMTRCL BOARD ' ^ Mr. C a lla g h a n read from a- prepared U -page w rite - u p some b ackgrou n d on th e I l l i n o i s P o llu tio n Control Board -- i t s o rg a n iza tio n , p erso n n el, fin a n c in g and o p e ra tio n s. Mr. C a llag h an d is trib u te d c o p ie s o f t h is w rite -u p to a l l com m ittee members. He . p a r t ic u la r ly pointed out th a t w ith the I l l i n o i s proposed le g is la t io n , th a t t h is is the f i r s t tim e t h a t brake l i n i n g a s such h as come under th e l e g i s l a t i v e s p o t lig h t in th e movements fo r a sb e sto s p a r t ic u la t e c o n t r o l. - . LITERATURE CONCERNING ASBESTOS Dr. S t e f l discussed and d is trib u te d lit e r a t u r e com piled by M r. Callaghan concerning asbestos in brake lin in g : ' " ' Author Publicatio n ' ' B en tley, H. L . H a tc h , D. H ic k is h , D. E . K nig ht, K . L . "C o n tro l o f th e Use o f A sb esto s - C o n ta in in g F r i c t i o n M a te ria ls." "P o ssib le A lte rn a tiv e s to Asbestos as a F r ic t io n l . ' a t e r i a l - "Exposure to Asbestos During Brake' M aintenance." K n ig h t, K . L . H ic k is h , D. E . - "In v e s tig a tio n s into A lte rn a tiv e Forms o f Control fo r Dust Generated During the C le a n in g o f B rak e Assem blies and Drums." ` L e e , G-.. L . . ."Removing D usts from B rake A sse m b lie s D u rin g V e h ic le S e r v ic in g - A l t e r n a t i v e C le a n in g M e th o d s." . . ^ Lynch, J. R. "Brake L in in g Decomposition P ro d u cts." M inutes o f Meeting ^bestes Study Coma t i e - Author 3Fubl ic a t ior> ) ' -September 15, 1971 Roach, S. A. "Hygiene Standards fo r A sbestos." S o it h e r , fc'. J . "Asbestos and A s b e s to s is ." ' ------------------ "N a tio n a l in v e n to ry o f S o u rce s and E m is s io n s : Cadmium, . N ic k e l, and Asbestos - 1968. A sbestos, S ectio n 111," * VEHICULAR TESTS FOR AS8EST0S EMISSIONS D r. Ja c k o a d v ise d th a t B e n d ix R e se a rch L a b o r a t o r ie s are under c o n tr a c t to th e E - P - A . to t e s t and measure a sb e sto s e m issio n from b rake lin in g s . P a r t o f th e p ro je c t in clu d e s em issions from c lu tc h fa c in g s . T h is i s p a rt o f a study o f non-engine v e h ic le em issions - p rim a rily rubber from t i r e s and p a r t ic u la t e s (p r im a r ily a sb e sto s) from brake lin in g s . B e n d ix i s w orking w ith D r. Somers o f th e E . P . A . in Ann A rb o r. I t i s planned to make a d r a f t re p o rt on t h is work in A p r il 19 7 2 , w ith a f i n a l re p o rt due in Ju n e 1 9 7 2 . ASBESTOS f'ONITQRiNG PROCEDURES In o rd er fo r b ra k e , lin in g (and c lu t c h f a c in g ) m a n u factu rer's , to be a b le to m easure th e a sb e sto s c o n c e n tra tio n in the e n viro n m e n t, M r. R e it z e w i l l have some d ata p re pared on m o n ito rin g equipment and t e c h n iq u e s . T h is w i l l be d is t r ib u t e d to th e Gen e r a l membership. ' . 5 FUNCTION OF AS8EST0S STUDY COMMITTEE I t was sta te d th a t the committee was o f v a lu e to the f r ic t io n m a te ria l in d u s try i f f o r no o th er reaso n than i t c o u ld g a th e r and d isse m in a te to i t s members in fo rm a tio n aoout pending re g u la tio n s co ncerning a sb e sto s in th e work p la c e -(o c c u p a tio n a l) and in the general environment (p a rtic u la te e m is s io n ). Beyond t h a t , i t W3s f e l t th a t th e Committee c o u ld _ d r a ft comments r e l a t i v e to proposed re g u la tio n s co ncerning a sb e sto s and the b ra ke lin in g in d u s try in defense o f reason ableness in the re g u la tio n s. * NAME. POSITION. ADDRESS. OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS D r. Eugene P . S t e f l, A d m in istra tiv e A ssista n t to President Raybestos-M anhattan, In c. 205 M iddle S tre e t B rid g e p o rt, Connecticut 06603. (2 0 3 ) 367-8661 Mr. Jarr.es C. Henning, Manager, T e c h n ica l Research 'tfo rld B e s to s Company, D iv is io n o f The F ir e s t o n e T i r e c Rubber Company New' C a s t l e , In d ia n a 7362 (317) 529-4790 - H r. - r i e H. Feierabend, . 1 Manager o f M anufacturing Am erican Brakeb lo k D iv is io n Abex Corporation B in c h e s t e r , V a . 22601 ' - (703) 662-3871 o f tweeting A sbestos Study Committee . . -4? -September 1 5 , 1971 IW .g . PQ3Tt6Ti. A D L E S S . OF COMMITTEE lgMSP.S (C o n *t) M r. a 'illia m 9- R e j t z e , B u sin e ss Mgr. - in d u s t r ia l Hygiene E n g in e e rin g . ` * " S ervices ' Johns-M anvilla Carporation Research and Engineering Center . - M a n v ille , N. J . 08835. * (201) 722-9000 . (M ote: M r. R e it z e i s on th e way to J-M ' s new H d q trs . in D en ver, C o lo r a d o .) O r. ffillta m Spurgeon, Manager - M a te r ia ls and P ro c e s s e s D ept. _ 8endix Research Lab o ra to rie s The Bendix Corporation ' Bendix Center S o u th fie ld , M ichigan 48075 (313) 352-7630 M r. Jam es B . Graham, J r . , P la n t Manage" ' ' Molded M a t e r ia ls D iv is io n ' C a r lis le Corporation ' Ridgway, P a . 15853 ' (814) 773-3187 ********###* Upon m otion d u ly made, seconded and unanim ously p assed , i t was RESOLVED: To a d jo u rn . Adjourned a t 2 :0 0 P . M. E . W. D r.is la n e Executive Secretary