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Illustrated booklet from the Friction Materials Standards Institute giving work practices for mechanics who remove, install and machine asbestos-containing brake and clutch friction materials. It summarizes the OSHA asbestos standard effective July 1, 1976 and covers dust collection, cleaning, respirators, hygiene, waste disposal and sources of further information.
- Author
- Friction Materials Standards Institute, Inc.
- Published by
- Friction Materials Standards Institute, Inc.
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-109
- Date
- October 1978
- Number
- Bates A17322 to A17332
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 15385 · asbestosclaims.law/library/15385
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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From Friction Materials Standards Institute, Inc. to Brake and clutch service mechanics (intended readers of the booklet).
- Friction Materials Standards Institute, Inc (its organization)
- EPA (named)
- NIOSH (named)
- OSHA (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Brakes, Clutches, and Friction Materials · Dust Control · EPA · NIOSH · OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard.
About this copy
This is document UC-109 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 12 pages. Production numbers A17322 to A17332.
Cited by Barry Castleman
In Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects (5th edition, 2005), which cites it in:
- Chapter 8 (Asbestos Disease in Brake Repair Workers), p. 474, note 45
- Chapter 9 (Company Knowledge), p. 505
- Chapter 9 (Company Knowledge), p. 537
- Chapter 10 (Historical Research on Toxic Substances), p. 686
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“Friction Materials Standards Institute, Friction Materials Work Practices Guide.” October 1978. Union Carbide documents, UC-109, Bates A17322 to A17332. Friction Materials Standards Institute, Inc. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 15385. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/15385.
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