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FILE NAME: Ford (FD) DATE: 1975 DOC#: FD068 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Industry Warning Information - Management News Bulletin - Asbestos Health Hazards S16I 'v3quto?cbs/9l-u-9l/W ^O N fl 3 n I uorrviuvofu voj NEWS Bulletin 4 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION 230 North Michigan Avenu. Chicago. Illinoi* 00601 (312) 236*8720 araoBTuvaai mu ASBESTOS HEALTH HAZARDS The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the U. S. Department of Health Education and Welfare has Issued a warning on the potential health hazard for persons exposed to asbestos during the ser vicing of motor vehicle brake and clutch assemblies. According to the no tice received, data presented by Investigators from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine In New York City indicated that workers engaged in such acti vities are exposed to potentially hazardous levels of airborne asbestos dust. Specific brake servicing operations studied Included blov-out of automobile drum brake assemblies, grinding of used truck brake linings, and bevelling of new truck brake linings. ' The full extent of asbestos-related disease in brake servicing personnel is not known at present because this particular occupational group has not been systematically studied up to now. However, a review of the scientific literature on the association between asbestos exposure and mesothelial tu tors of the pleura and peritoneum has revealed at least four cases of these rare tumors in persons who were employed in jobs involving automobile brake servicing. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has sued "'Recommended (Interim) Procedures for-Asbestos Brake and Clutch Servicing". For a copy of these recommendations, write to ASIA and refer to HB"Q" 18o IrtiIa bvtlottn is for ft* exclusive u m of m em bers of Automotivo Service Industry Association. K Is not to bo reproduced, sold, distributed or otherwise released to anyone without the express written permission of M J A 8001 1S4 PRODUCED BY FORD * Brake l i n i n g , , - psd, - ^ * 5 3 ^ - 3 I irm a/ " ' 9 -a<j- ? ? PL A IN TIFF'S EXP FD-ini to asbestos dust. . a.u health hazard for persons exposed to An alert concerning the potential* k asbestos during the servicing of motor vehicle brak d d u t c h assemblies ^ Health .a, 1 -- by the national Institute an August 8, 1975. NIOSH 1 * * " th. pleura and p e r O T . u m in t*risou ,,.sothelial -- of .,,ployed in job. involving ^ n around the lung brake servicing. This rare t p causes 1 in 10,000 de*tJ? Jn 32 q 8^ oODulace. But one study of 632 of 20^ had died of mesothelioma. S S I :rsHLriur~ 2 - worker who smokes is B0 times more likely to get lung cancer. Th. full extent of sb.stos-r.lat.d t i d i l y studied. automobile drum brake asse^lles. grin g ef neu auto brake linings, together^with^esothelia^tumors in A r s o n s so employed, affirms th. necessity for effectively controlling the exposure. At present -e do not b - . o - p l . t . i n f o ^ t i o n o n h o u rJi s w s -- -- -- are listed below f.During brake servicing, an al* ^ a p p r o i e d b ^ t h e Mining Enforce ' with replaceable part culate filte^is). or ,, O S H . should ment and Safety Administration (forme :LJ ith the removal of the wheels and be worn during all procedures d u t c h servicing, such a respirator including reassembly. During m . f the d u t c h , pressure plate should he worn during r-- -- ,, " u i i o n of th. neu oluteh assembly. s L i s a snast ts% *-" - ** .Dust should first be cleaned assemblies and clutch assemblies us g ^strie' t T O ^ v a c S ' c 'eaner ^ (greater than 99 percent equipped with a high efficiency . ^ ter vacuum cleaning,^ any efficiency for 0 . 3 /im diameter *e** a *rag soaked in water and wrung until nearly'dry^Unde^no " sifnces s L u l d compressed air or dry brushing be used for cleaning. 3 Avoid grinding or arcing v j r e v . r t t a T ventilation. At a minimum, the dust 8004 1811 bag of the arcing machine shall be removed and replaced with the hose of the high efficiency industrial vacuum described above. cfAll floor cleaning in areas where brakes and clutches are repaired should be done with the high efficiency industrial vacuum cleaner as described above. Grinding (arcing) machines should also be cleaned with such a vacuum cleaner and any remaining dust wiped with a damp cloth. An approved respirator as described above should be used during this cleaning. In addition to those measures NIOSH also recommends the following procedures: g*If possible, an area should be designated for all brake and clutch repairs. Entrances into this area should be posted with an asbestos exposure warning sign as follows: ' Asbestos Dust Hazard Avoid Breathing Dust Wear Assigned Protective Equipment Do Not Remain in Area Unless Your Work Requires It Breathing Asbestos Dust May Cause Asbestosis and Cancer (0 Industrial vacuum cleaner bags containing asbestos dust and cloths used for wiping brake and clutch assemblies should be sealed in plastic bags and labeled with the following warning label printed in letters of sufficient size and contrast to be readily visible and legible: Caution Contains Asbestos Fibers Avoid Breathing Dust Breathing Asbestos*Dust May Cause Asbestosis and Cancer During removal of vacuum bags an approved respirator, as described above, should be worn. 7 Although adherence to the above procedures should minimize any contamination / of work clothing, it is recommended that the appropriate portions of the OSHA regulations on asbestos concerning special clothing, change rooms, etc. be followed. These call for special clothing including coveralls, head covering, gloves and foot covering to be provided, along with separate lockers for work clothes and street clothes. They also specify a change room, transportation of contaminated clothing in sealed labeled bags to the laundry, and notification of the laundry that the cloth ing is contaminated with asbestos. .. 8004 1812