FILE NAME Brakes BRK DATE 1975 Aug 8 DOC BRK052 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter from Dept of Health with Attachments DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL August 8 1975 NATIONAL FOR OCCUPAT OCI CUO PAN TIA ONL AL SAFETY AND HEALTH 5600 FISHERS t ANE ROCKVILLE MARYLAND 20852 Dear Colleague This communication is intended to alert you to recently gathered information indicating a potential health hazard for persons exposed to asbestos during the servicing of motor vehicle brake and clutch assemblies On July 21 1975 the National Institite for Occupational Safety and Health convened a meeting of government and university scientists industry representatives and labor union officials to discuss the present state of knowledge with respect to this problem Data was presented by investigators from the Mount Siani School of Medicine in New York City indicating that workers engaged in the maintenance and repair of automobile and truck brake Linings are exposed to potentially hazardous levels of airborne asbestos dust Specific brake servicing operations studied included blow of automobile drum brake assemblies grinding of used truck brake linings and bevelling of new truck brake linings Average peak asbestos air concentrations for these three activities based on personal samples taken within ten feet of the operator were respectively 10.5 3.75 and 37.3 fibers 5 microns in length per ml An analysis of samples of brake drum dust revealed that almost all of the asbestos fibers found were shorter than 0.4 microns in length Previous studies of the extent of asbestos emissions from automobile brake lining wear showed that only a very small fraction of the original asbestos content of the brake lining is found in brake drum dust Ref 1-3 It was presumed that this is due to thermal degradation of the fibers during braking The present findings indicate that enough asbestos is preserved to produce significant exposures during certain brake servicing procedures The full extent of asbestos disease in brake servicing personnel is not known at present because not been studied systematically this particular occupational group has up to now However a review of the scientific literature on the association between asbestos exposure and mesothelial tumors 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 Ref 4-6 36 Page 2 For your information and guidance we are enclosing pertinent references estimates of the population at risk a NIOSH interim recommendation for brake and clutch servicing procedures and a copy of the Department of Labor standard covering exposure to asbestos in the work place The environmental studies of brake lining servicing operations outlined above together with observations of mesothelial tumors in persons so employed affirms the necessity for instituting and maintaining recommended control measures in this industry so that the health hazards of asbestos are minimized Sincerely e f yours .

FILE NAME Painters and Allied Trades PAINT DATE 1974 Aug DOC PAINT033 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article from Painters and Allied Trades Journal ea Them NEW YORK STATE SCHOOLALATIONS STRIAL&LABOR ALLATIONS i 1 MetLo.

FILE NAME Painters and Allied Trades PAINT DATE 1975 Nov DOC PAINT041 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article from Painters and Allied Trades Journal president DEFENDANT'S president president president president president specific- 10041 Journal NEWS AND FEATURES Inside Front page Cover 4 From the General President AFL to Work for a Viable America 6 Building Trades Meeting Keyed to Jobs 7 Bumper Stickers a Political Must 9 America A Nation of Nations 15 IBPAT Backs Arthritis Telethon _ DEPARTMENTS page 16 Local District Council News 19 General Executive Board Minutes 23 Labor Beat 24 Canadian Labour 25 The Sports Scene 26 Financial Report DEVOTED TO THE TRADE INTERESTS OF RESIDENTIAL # COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL SIGN ' PICTORIAL COACH @ AUTOMOBILE e AIRCRAFT e MACHINERY @ RAILWAY EQUIPMENT e SHIP AND SCENIC PAINTING DECORATING e PAPERHANGING WALL COVERING @ DECORATIVE AND ARCHITECTURAL GLASS WORK GLAZING CARPET LINOLEUM e SOFT TILE @ PAINT AND VARNISH MAKING BRUSH MAKERS AND TO THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT IN GENERAL Any member or subordinate body publishing programs souvenirs or other documents of any description must not designate them as The Official Journal of the Brotherhood or as The Painters Allied Trades Journal either upon the publication itself on their advertising Contract forms or stationery and 750 New York Ave.

FILE NAME Manhattan RBM DATE 1974 DOC RBM062 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memos RE McGill Study of Asbestos Safety Garments

FILE NAME: Hopeman Brothers (HB) DATE: 1971 Jan 5 DOC#: HB003 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Hazardous Warning Labels } JBainlulearryic a5P1la97n1t D.

FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV) DATE: 1978 June 5 DOC#: RTV095 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from the US Dept of Labor to D.A.P.

FILE NAME: CTFA (CTFA) DATE: 1976 March 7 DOC#: CTFA028 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Handwritten Sampling Notes 1 ` i_______^ tT S DATE HM SUBJECT if S t y c

FILE NAME: Foseco (FOS) DATE: 1972 June 27 DOC#: FOS026 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Unpublished Inspection Report Barry Castleman's Foseco file , CD-ROM Document #FOS j - (note FOS # matches exhibit # from 2-51) DATE / f 7 unknown=0 article o r ___advertisement in medical journal __trade p u b __ newspaper/mag conference proceedings transcript o r __abstract of conf presentation (/[ unpublished infemahreport or presentation meeting __agenda __ minutes __attendee list letter memo __report of call government__report __ inspection __standard ompany__sales lit ___ warning info __ press release ___ book excerpt legal deposition or testimony of BC notes f p / 07- / & & V ** A to*** * l .'

FILE NAME: Friction Materials Standards Institute (FMS) DATE: 1974 Aug 20 DOC#: FMS032 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to FMSI from Molded Materials Company, Carlisle Co.

FILE NAME: Friction Materials Standards Institute (FMS) DATE: 1977 Mar 28 DOC#: FMS053 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes - Asbestos Study Committee .

FILE NAME: General Electric (GE) DATE: 1979 Mar 15 DOC#: GE0017 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo from Johns-Manville RE GE Johns-Manville i`> Robert .Jemler - Wa t er vi l J c ruin !

FILE NAME: Longview Fibre (LF) DATE: 1972 June 28 DOC#: LF003 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Govt Inspection Report with Data & Recommendations DANIEL J.

FILE NAME: Asbestos in Hair Dryers (HD) DATE: 1979 Nov 30 DOC#: HD050 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: General Electric Letter to CPSC with Comment on the Final NIOSH Report on Hair Dryer Tests for Asbestos Emission / GENERAL ELECTRIC GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1285 BOSTON AVENUE BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT 06602, Phone (203) 334-1012 November 30, 1979 Mrs.

FILE NAME: Asbestos in Hair Dryers (HD) DATE: 1979 Apr 10 DOC#: HD062 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: J-M Internal Report - Emissions of Asbestos Fiber from Hair Dryers Containing Asbestos Paper Insulation 1 i HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION HAIRDRYER ASBESTOS EMISSIONS APR 10, 1979 j(o yy'<yi'Z^n y* ' & * * * * " f' ' 2 y '^ L e T ^ -y c.. ` r ' - f s x^ t-<i c~ 0 ~h y </Z - O ?

FILE NAME: Asbestos International Association (AINT) DATE: 1978 Dec 20 DOC#: AINT001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Labeling Request by European Distributor of Union Carbide Products [Note - Many originals are on legal size paper so text looks small when reprinted on 8.5x11 paper] ASBESTOS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION 68 GLOUCESTER PLACE, LONDON WiH 3HL, ENGLAND E.E.C.