The council is administered by Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA).
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About the Brake Manufacturers Council Established in 1973, The Brake Manufacturers Council is dedicated to: Providing and maintaining, for the mutual benefit of all its members, communications as appropriate with federal, state and local governmental authorities, bodies and agencies, in short, authorities - such as NHTSA - with legislative or regulatory function whose actions may affect automotive brake parts or systems. Obtaining and disseminating to members information on topics of interest to the brake parts industry. Conducting any further activities as may be appropriate and for the common benefit of manufacturers of automotive brake parts or systems. The BMC meets twice a year to address issues current or anticipated facing automotive brake parts and systems manufacturers. BMC offices are: Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary/Treasurer. The format of the council meetings features guest speakers from federal, state and local governmental authorities, council sponsored project updates and updates on legislative developments. Contact the Brake Manufacturers Council for further
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BMC members address industry issues during the annual marketing and technical conference.
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A subcommittee of the Brake Manufacturers Council (BMC) has been formed to monitor the impact on the environment of BMC member's products and to coordinate industry responses and action plans as responsible corporate citizens. The Product Environmental Committee (PEC) has a number of core responsibilities including conducting relevant research necessary to understand and deal with individual projects, communicating with regulatory agencies and promoting public awareness. One program deals with potential metal contamination of U.S. estuaries from the brake wear debris of on-highway vehicles. Specifically there is a concern that the excess copper level in the South San Francisco Bay storm water may be caused by brake wear debris. The copper issue is a complex one and involves a
number of stakeholders including industrial, environmental
and governmental representatives. Previously friction
material company representatives have participated as
individuals in discussions with stakeholders. With the
formation of the BMC/PEC, participants enjoy a broader
industry commitment and a forum through which member
companies can focus their efforts. The copper issue involves several unanswered questions which must be answered without compromising safety by developing sound technical data. Included are the generation of wear debris by appropriate dynamometer procedures, chemical and morphological analysis of wear debris, fate and transport of the wear debris and copper bioavailability and toxicity evaluations. The BMC/PEC provides a framework by which the members can develop plans for obtaining this information in a logical scientific, and timely manner in concert with the other stakeholders.
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