Hear! Hear!
On 30 May 2001, at 9:00, Faure, Marin wrote:
> I can understand the need to eliminate asbestos exposure in those instances
> where people are actually working with the material. But the hysteria over
> asbestos is, I think, misplaced when it comes to things like brake and clutch
> linings which are machine-made.
> Asbestos is a very
> useful material. Like nuclear power, the trick is to work with it
> intelligently, not simply ban it out of fear. When they took asbestos out of
> brake and clutch lining material, I doubt it saved anyone's life, but it created
> new and expensive problems with brakes and clutches.
Steve
1972 SIII LtWt Green
1993 D90 Red
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