Exhibit 10.14

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


     THIS AGREEMENT (this  "Agreement")  dated as of the 23rd day of August 1999
(the  "Effective  Date"),  is  made  and  entered  into  by and  between  Safety
Components  International,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation (the  "Company"),  and
Brian P. Menezes ("Employee").

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS,  the  Company  desires to employ  Employee as the  Company's  Vice
President and Chief Financial  Officer;  and Employee  desires to be employed by
the Company, upon the terms set forth in this Agreement;

     NOW  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and mutual  covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and
receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

     1.  Employment.  The Company  hereby employs  Employee and Employee  hereby
accepts  employment  with the Company as of the Effective  Date for the Term (as
defined  below),  in the position and with the duties and  responsibilities  set
forth in Section 3 below, and upon the other terms and subject to the conditions
hereinafter stated.

     2. Term. Except as otherwise  specifically provided in Section 7 below, the
term of Employee's  employment  under this Agreement (the "Term") shall commence
as of the Effective Date, and shall continue until the second (2nd)  anniversary
thereof, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     3. Position, Duties. Responsibilities and Services.

          3.1 Position,  Duties and Responsibilities.  During the Term, Employee
     shall serve as the Company's  Vice President and Chief  Financial  Officer,
     and shall be  responsible  for the duties  attendant to such office,  which
     duties will be  generally  consistent  with his  position  as an  executive
     officer   of  the   Company,   and  such   other   managerial   duties  and
     responsibilities  with the Company, its subsidiaries or divisions as may be
     assigned by the  Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company (the
     "CEO"),  the  President  and Chief  Operating  Officer of the Company  (the
     "COO") or the  Board.  Employee  shall be subject  to the  supervision  and
     control of the COO and the provisions of the by-laws of the Company.

          3.2  Services  to be  Provided.  During the Term,  Employee  shall (i)
     devote all of his working  time,  attention  and energies to the affairs of
     the Company and its subsidiaries  and divisions,  (ii) use his best efforts
     to promote its and their best  interests,  (iii)  faithfully and diligently
     perform his duties and responsibilities hereunder, and (iv) comply with and
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     Company's operational policies,  procedures and practices from time to time
     in effect during the Term.

     4. Compensation.

          4.1 Base  Salary.  Employee  shall be paid a base  salary  (the  "Base
     Salary")  at an  annual  rate of one  hundred  eighty  thousand  ($180,000)
     dollars,  payable at such intervals as the other executive  officers of the
     Company are paid,  but in any event at least on a monthly  basis.  The Base
     Salary  shall be subject to increase by the  Compensation  Committee of the
     Board (the "Committee"),  in its sole discretion,  upon the recommendations
     of the CEO  and/or  the COO,  taking  into  account  merit,  corporate  and
     individual  performance and general business conditions,  including changes
     in the cost of living index.

          4.2  Bonus   Compensation.   Employee's  bonus  compensation   ("Bonus
     Compensation")  for the  Company's  fiscal year ended March 2000 (the "2000
     Fiscal Year") shall be governed as follows: (i) if the Company achieves 90%
     of the net income set forth in the  approved  business  plan of the Company
     for the 2000 Fiscal Year, Employee will receive pro-rata Bonus Compensation
     equal to 15% of Employee's  Base Salary for the 2000 Fiscal Year;  and (ii)
     for each I% of net  income  (over 90%) set forth in the  approved  business
     plan of the  Company  for the  2000  Fiscal  Year,  Employee  will  receive
     pro-rata  Bonus  Compensation  (in addition to the Bonus  Compensation  set
     forth in (i) above) equal to 1 1/2% of Employee's  Base Salary for the 2000
     Fiscal Year. The Employee's  "pro-rata"  share of the bonus  calculation in
     (i) and (ii) above equals  sixty-two and one-half  percent (62 1/2 %) based
     on  employment  date of  August  23,  1999.  In no  event  will  the  Bonus
     Compensation for fiscal year 2000 be less than $20,000. Employee shall also
     be  entitled  to Bonus  Compensation  as set  forth in the next  succeeding
     sentence  commencing with the 2001 Fiscal Year.  Employee shall be entitled
     to Bonus  Compensation  for the fiscal  years of the Term  pursuant  to the
     terms of the Management  Incentive Plan of the Company (the " MIP Plan") or
     in accordance  with a formula to be established by the Committee in advance
     of each such fiscal year. All issues of  interpretation  in connection with
     the calculation of the Bonus  Compensation of Employee shall be resolved by
     the Committee in its reasonable discretion. The Company shall pay the Bonus
     Compensation  to Employee for each fiscal year of the Term within (30) days
     of the completion by the Company's  certified  public  accountants of their
     audit of the Company's  financial  statements for each such fiscal year or,
     if the  employment of Employee  shall have been  terminated  for any reason
     prior to such date, in accordance with Section 7 below.

          4.3 Stock Options

               (a) The Company  hereby  agrees to cause the issuance to Employee
          of stock options ("Stock Options") to purchase 50,000 shares of common
          stock,  $.0l par value, of the Company ("Common Stock") on the date of
          this  Agreement.   Grants  of  Stock  Options  to  Employee  shall  be
          considered  by the  Committee on or before April I of each year during
          the Term,  with such reviews to commence in 2000, and shall be subject
          to grant in the sole discretion of the Committee,  taking into account
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          conditions. All such Stock Options shall be issued pursuant to, and in
          accordance with, the Company's 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the
          "Stock Option Plan").

               (b) Each Stock  Option shall be  exercisable  at a price equal to
          the Fair  Market  Value (as defined in the Stock  Option  Plan) of the
          Common  Stock on the date of issuance of such Stock Option (or if such
          date is not a business day, then such option shall be exercisable at a
          price  equal  to the  Fair  Market  Value  on the  next  business  day
          following such date) in accordance  with the terms of the Stock Option
          Plan and shall vest over a three-year period from the date of grant at
          a rate of 33 1/3 % per year,  commencing with the first anniversary of
          the  date  of  grant.   Employee's   vested  Stock  Options  shall  be
          exercisable for a period of ten years from the date of issuance.  Upon
          the termination of this Agreement,  except as a result of a "change of
          control" as defined in 7.4(b)(2)  below,  any unvested  Stock  Options
          shall  immediately lapse and Employee shall have thirty (30) days from
          the date of termination of his employment with the Company to exercise
          any  vested  Stock  Options ( one year in the case of  termination  by
          reason of death or disability of the  Employee).  Upon  termination of
          this  Agreement  as a result of a "change  of  control"  as defined in
          7.4(b)(2)  below, any unvested Stock Options shall  immediately  vest,
          and Employee shall have until the earlier to occur of (i) the 90th day
          from the date of termination of this Agreement and (ii) the expiration
          of the Stock Options in accordance with their terms and with the Stock
          Option Plan to exercise any vested Stock Options.

     5. Employment Benefits.

          5.1 Benefit Programs.  During the Term,  Employee shall be entitled to
     participate in and receive  benefits made available now or hereafter to all
     executive officers of the Company under all benefit programs,  arrangements
     or perquisites of the Company including,  but not limited to, 401(k) plans,
     hospitalization,  surgical,  dental and major medical  coverage,  short and
     long term disability and life insurance.

          5.2  Vacation.  During the Term,  Employee  shall be  entitled to such
     vacation with pay during each year of his employment  hereunder  consistent
     with the policies of the Company,  but in no event less than three weeks in
     any such calendar year  (pro-rated as necessary for partial  calendar years
     during the Term);  provided,  however,  that the vacation days taken do not
     interfere with the  operations of the Company.  Such vacation may be taken,
     in  Employee's  discretion,  at such time or times as are not  inconsistent
     with the reasonable  business  needs of the Company.  Employee shall not be
     entitled to any additional  compensation  in the event that  Employee,  for
     whatever  reason,  fails  to take  such  vacation  during  any  year of his
     employment hereunder.  Employee shall also be entitled to all paid holidays
     given by the Company to its executive officers.

          5.3 Car Allowance. During the Term, the Company shall pay Employee, on
     the first day of each month, a monthly  automobile  allowance of $900.00 to
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     6.  Expenses.  During the Term, the Company shall  reimburse  Employee upon
presentation  of  appropriate  vouchers or receipts and in  accordance  with the
Company's  expense  reimbursement  policies  for  executive  officers,  for  all
reasonable travel and entertainment  expenses incurred by Employee in connection
with the performance of his duties under this Agreement

     7. Consequences of Termination of Employment.

          7.1  Death.  In the event of the death of  Employee  during  the Term,
     Employee's  employment  hereunder shall be terminated as of the date of his
     death and  Employee's  designated  beneficiary,  or, in the absence of such
     designation,  the  estate or other  legal  representative  of the  Employee
     (collectively,  the "Estate") shall be paid,  Employee's unpaid Base Salary
     through  the  month  in  which  the  death  occurs  and  any  unpaid  Bonus
     Compensation to the extent payable under the terms of the Company's benefit
     programs and plans.

          7.2  Disability.  In the event  Employee shall be unable to render the
     services or perform his duties  hereunder  by reason of illness,  injury or
     incapacity  (whether  physical,  mental,  emotional or psychological) for a
     period of either  (i)  ninety  (90)  consecutive  days or (ii) one  hundred
     eighty (I 80) days in any consecutive  three hundred  sixty-five  (365) day
     period, the Company shall have the right to terminate Employee's employment
     under  this  Agreement  by giving  Employee  ten (10) days'  prior  written
     notice. If Employee's employment hereunder is so terminated, Employee shall
     be paid, in addition to payments under any disability  insurance  policy in
     effect,  Employee's  unpaid  Base  Salary  through  the  month in which the
     termination occurs, plus Bonus Compensation to the extent payable under the
     Plan

          7.3 Termination of Employment of Employee bv the Company for Cause.

               (a) Nothing  herein shall  prevent the Company  from  terminating
          Employee's  employment  under this  Agreement for Cause.  In the event
          Employee is terminated  for Cause,  Employee  shall be paid his unpaid
          Base Salary (but no Bonus Compensation) through the month in which the
          termination  occurs. The term "Cause," as used herein,  shall mean (i)
          Employee's  willful  misconduct,  misappropriation  or  fraud  in  the
          performance  of his duties  hereunder;  (ii) the continued  failure or
          refusal of  Employee to carry out any  reasonable  request of the CEO,
          COO or the Board for the  provision of services  hereunder;  (iii) the
          material breach of this Agreement by Employee; or (iv) the entering of
          a plea of guilty or nolo  contendere to or the  conviction of Employee
          for a felony or any other  criminal  act  involving  moral  turpitude,
          dishonesty,  theft or unethical business conduct,  including,  without
          limitation,   violations  of  State  or  Federal  securities  laws  or
          regulations.

               (b)  Termination  of  employment  of  Employee  pursuant  to this
          Section 7.3 shall be made by delivery to Employee of a letter from the
          CEO or the COO generally  setting  forth a description  of the conduct
          which  provides the basis for a termination  of employment of Employee
          for Cause.

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          7.4  Termination  of  Employment  Other  than  for  Cause,   Death  or
     Disability.

               (a) Termination.  The Employee's  employment under this Agreement
          May be  terminated  (i) by the  Company (in  addition  to  termination
          pursuant  to Sections  7.1,  7.2 or 7.3 above) at any time and for any
          reason,  (ii) by the  Employee at any time and for any reason or (iii)
          upon the expiration of the Term.

               (b) Severance and Non-Competition Payments.

                    (1)  If  this   Agreement  is  terminated  by  the  Company,
               including  by reason of a  Constructive  Termination  (as defined
               below), other than as a result of death or disability of Employee
               or for  Cause  (and  other  than in  connection  with a change in
               control (as defined below) of the Company), the Company shall pay
               Employee a severance  and  non-competition  payment  equal to the
               Base Salary for the  remainder of the Term earned by the Employee
               in respect  of the last year  immediately  preceding  the year of
               termination,  multiplied by the number of year ends  remaining in
               the Term;  provided,  however that a termination  during the last
               six (6)  months  of the Term  shall  be  governed  by  Subsection
               7.4(b)(5) below. Such severance and non-competition payment shall
               be payable in equal monthly installments  commencing on the first
               day of the month following termination and shall continue for the
               remainder of the Term.

                    (2) For purposes of this Agreement, a "change in control" of
               the Company  means and includes  each of the  following:  (i) the
               acquisition, in one or more transactions, of beneficial ownership
               (within  the  meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the rules and  regulations
               promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
               (the  "Rules  and  Regulations"))  by any person or entity or any
               group of persons or entities who  constitute a group  (within the
               meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Rules and Regulations)  (other
               than  Employee,  a member  of his  immediate  family,  a trust or
               similar estate planning  vehicle  established by Employee,  or an
               entity in which Employee owns, directly or indirectly, a majority
               of the equity securities or voting rights),  of any securities of
               the  Company  such that,  as a result of such  acquisition,  such
               person,  entity or group either (A) beneficially owns (within the
               meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Rules and Regulations),  directly or
               indirectly,  more than 30% of the  Company's  outstanding  voting
               securities  entitled to vote on a regular basis for a majority of
               the  members  of the Board or (B)  otherwise  has the  ability to
               elect,  directly or indirectly,  a majority of the members of the
               Board;  (ii) a change in the composition of the Board such that a
               majority of the members of the Board are not Continuing Directors
               (as  defined  below);  or (iii) the  closing  date of a merger or
               consolidation  of the Company with any other  corporation,  other
               than a  merger  or  consolidation  which  results  in the  voting
               securities of the Company  outstanding  immediately prior thereto
               continuing to represent  (either by remaining  outstanding  or by
               being converted into voting  securities of the surviving  entity)
               at least 51 % of the total voting power represented by the voting
               securities of the Company or such  surviving  entity  outstanding
               immediately  after  such  merger  or   consolidation;   (iv)  the
               stockholders   of  the   Company   approve  a  plan  of  complete
               liquidation  of the Company;  or (v) the closing date of the sale
               or  disposition  by the Company (if  consummated in more than one
               transaction,  the initial  closing date) of all or  substantially
               all of the Company's assets,  following  shareholder  approval of
               such sale or  disposition.  For  purposes  of this  Agreement,  a
               "Continuing  Director"  means members of the Board


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               on the date of this Agreement (including directors appointed from
               time  to time  pursuant  to the  Brera  Transaction  (as  defined
               below)) or persons nominated for election or elected to the Board
               with the  affirmative  vote of the continuing  directors who were
               members of the Board at the time of such  nomination or election.
               In  addition,   the  convertible   preferred  stock   transaction
               described  in the  Investment  Agreement  between the Company and
               Brera  Capital   Partners,   LLC  ("Brera")  or  any   subsequent
               acquisition  of  securities  of  the  Company  by  Brera  or  its
               affiliates(the  "Brera  Transaction"),  through  an  acquisition,
               merger,  consolidation or otherwise,  shall not be deemed to be a
               change in control.

                    (3)  For  purposes  of  this   Agreement,   a  "Constructive
               Termination"  shall  be  deemed  to have  occurred  upon  (i) the
               removal  of  Employee  as  the  Chief  Financial  Officer  of the
               Company,  (ii) any material  diminution in the nature or scope of
               the authorities,  powers,  functions,  duties or responsibilities
               attached to such  positions or (iii) the  material  breach by the
               Company of this Agreement if, in any such case, Employee does not
               agree to such change and elects to  terminate  his  employment  A
               termination by reason of a Constructive Termination shall be made
               by  delivery  by  Employee  of a letter to the  Board;  provided,
               however,  that,  prior to the termination of this Agreement for a
               basis set forth in this Subsection 7.4(b)(3) (which is capable of
               being  cured),  the Board shall be given  notice of the basis for
               termination  by Employee and a reasonable  opportunity  (not less
               than thirty (30) days) to cure such breach.

                    (4) In the  event  of a  termination  of  employment  by the
               Company  following a change in control of the Company  (including
               by reason of a Constructive  Termination),  the Company shall pay
               the Employee a severance  and  non-competition  payment  equal to
               one-half (1/2) times the sum of the Base Salary in respect of the
               year  immediately   preceding  the  year  of  termination.   Such
               severance and non-competition payment shall be payable in six (6)
               equal  monthly  installments  commencing  on the first day of the
               month following termination.

                    (5) If this  Agreement is not renewed beyond the Term for at
               least  one year on  substantially  similar  terms by the  parties
               hereto or if this  Agreement is terminated by the Company  (other
               than as a result of death or  disability of Employee or for Cause
               and other than in connection with a change in control), including
               by reason of a Constructive Termination,  in accordance with this
               Section 7 during the last six (6) months of the Term, the Company
               shall pay Employee a severance and non-competition  payment equal
               to  one-half  (1/2)  the  Base  Salary  in  respect  of the  year
               immediately preceding the year of termination. Such severance and
               non-competition payment shall be payable in six (6) equal monthly
               installments  commencing on the first day of the month  following
               termination.

                    (6) If Employee terminates his employment  voluntarily prior
               to the expiration of the Term,  Employee shall be paid his unpaid
               Base  Salary  (but no Bonus  Compensation)  through  the month in
               which the voluntary termination occurs.

                    (7) Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of
               any severance and non-competition payment provided for under this
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               employment  or  otherwise.  To the  extent  that  Employee  shall
               receive  compensation,  benefits or service  credit for any other
               employment  following  termination  under  this  Agreement,   the
               payments  to be  made  and the  benefits  to be  provided  by the
               Company under this Agreement shall be correspondingly reduced.

     8. Confidential information, Inventions.

          8.1 The Employee agrees not to use, disclose or make accessible to any
     other  person,  firm,  partnership,  corporation  or any other  entity  any
     Confidential  Information (as defined below)  pertaining to the business of
     the  Company  or any  entity  controlling,  controlled  by or under  common
     control with the Company (each an "Affiliate") except (i) while employed by
     the  Company in the  business  of and for the benefit of the Company or its
     Affiliates  or  (ii)  when  required  to  do  so by a  court  of  competent
     jurisdiction,  by any governmental agency having supervisory authority over
     the  business of the Company or its  Affiliates,  or by any  administrative
     body or legislative body (including a committee  thereof) with jurisdiction
     to order  the  Company  or its  Affiliates  to  divulge,  disclose  or make
     accessible such information. For purposes of this Agreement,  "Confidential
     Information"  shall mean  non-public  information  concerning the Company's
     financial  data,   statistical  data,  strategic  business  plans,  product
     development  (or other  proprietary  product  data),  customer and supplier
     lists,  customer  and  supplier  information,   pricing  data,  information
     relating to  governmental  relations,  discoveries,  practices,  processes,
     methods, trade secrets, developments (as defined below) marketing plans and
     other non-public,  proprietary and confidential  information of the Company
     or its Affiliates,  that, in any case, is not otherwise generally available
     to the public and has not been disclosed by the Company, or its Affiliates,
     as the case may be, to others not subject to confidentiality agreements. In
     the event the Employee's employment is terminated hereunder for any reason,
     he immediately shall return to the Company all Confidential  Information in
     his possession.

          8.2 Employee  shall make full and prompt  disclosure to the Company of
     all  inventions,   improvements,  ideas,  concepts,  discoveries,  methods,
     developments,   software   and  works  of   authorship,   whether   or  not
     copyrightable,  trademarkable  or  licensable,  which  are  created,  made,
     conceived  or  reduced  to  practice  by  Employee  in the  course of or in
     connection with his services with the Company, whether or not during normal
     working  hours  or on the  premises  of  the  Company  (all  of  which  are
     collectively  referred  to  in  this  Agreement  as  "Developments").   All
     Developments shall be the sole property of the Company, and Employee hereby
     assigns to the Company,  without further  compensation,  all of his rights,
     title and  interests  in and to the  Developments  and any and all  related
     patents,   patent   applications,   copyrights,   copyright   applications,
     trademarks and trade names in the United States and elsewhere.

          8.3 Employee  shall assist the Company in obtaining,  maintaining  and
     enforcing  patent,  copyright  and  other  forms  of legal  protection  for
     intellectual  property in any  country.  Upon the  request of the  Company,
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     papers and perform all acts necessary or desired by the Company in order to
     protect its rights and interests in any Developments.

          8.4 The Employee and the Company  agree that this  covenant  regarding
     Confidential  Information and  Developments is a reasonable  covenant under
     the  circumstances,  and further agree that if, in the opinion of any court
     of competent jurisdiction,  such covenant is not reasonable in any respect,
     such court shall have the right,  power and  authority  to excise or modify
     such  provision or provisions of this covenant as to the court shall appear
     not  reasonable and to enforce the remainder of the covenant as so amended.
     The  Employee  agrees  that any breach of the  covenant  contained  in this
     Section 8 would  irreparably  injure the  Company  and/or  its  Affiliates.
     Accordingly, the Employee agrees that the Company and/or its Affiliates, in
     addition  to pursuing  any other  remedies it or they may have in law or in
     equity, may obtain an injunction against the Employee from any court having
     jurisdiction  over the matter,  restraining  any further  violation of this
     Section 8.

          8.5 The  provisions  of this  Section 8 shall  extend for the Term and
     shall further  extend for the greater of (x) the period in which  severance
     and non-competition payments are made pursuant to this Agreement or (y) two
     years from the date this  Agreement is  terminated.  The provisions of this
     Section 8 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

     9. Non-Competition. Non-Solicitation.

          9.1 The  Employee  agrees that during the  Non-Competition  Period (as
     defined in Section 9.4 below),  without  the prior  written  consent of the
     Company:  (a) he shall not,  directly or  indirectly,  either as principal,
     manager,  agent,  consultant,  officer,  director,  greater  than  two (2%)
     percent  holder  of any class or  series  of  equity  securities,  partner,
     investor, lender or employee or in any other capacity, carry on, be engaged
     in or have any financial  interest in or otherwise be connected  with,  any
     entity  which is now or at the  time,  has  material  operations  which are
     engaged in any business activity competitive  (directly or indirectly) with
     the  business  of  the  Company  or  its  Affiliates   (currently  (i)  the
     manufacture  and sale of (x)  automotive  airbag fabric and  cushions,  (y)
     value-added  synthetic  fabrics used in a variety of niche  industrial  and
     commercial  applications  and (z) metal  airbag,  industrial  and  ordnance
     components  and (ii) systems  integration  and  manufacturing  for ordnance
     programs)  including,  for these  purposes,  any business in which,  at the
     termination of his employment,  there was a bona fide intention on the part
     of the Company or its Affiliates to engage in the future;  and (b) he shall
     not, on behalf of any competing  entity,  directly or indirectly,  have any
     dealings or contact  with any  suppliers or customers of the Company or its
     Affiliates.

          9.2 During the Non-Competition  Period,  Employee agrees that, without
     the prior  written  consent of the Company (and other than on behalf of the
     Company),  Employee shall not, on his own behalf or on behalf of any person
     or entity,  directly or  indirectly,  hire or solicit the

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     employment  of any  employee  who has been  employed  by the Company or its
     Affiliates at any time during the six (6) months immediately preceding such
     date of hiring or solicitation.

          9.3  The  Employee  and  the  Company  agree  that  the  covenants  of
     non-competition  and  non-solicitation  are reasonable  covenants under the
     circumstances,  and  further  agree that if, in the opinion of any court of
     competent  jurisdiction  such  covenants are not reasonable in any respect,
     such court shall have the right,  power and  authority  to excise or modify
     such  provision  or  provisions  of these  covenants  as to the court shall
     appear not reasonable  land to enforce the remainder of these  covenants as
     so amended.  The Employee agrees that any breach of the covenants contained
     in  this  Section  9  would  irreparably  injure  the  Company  and/or  its
     Affiliates.  Accordingly,  the Employee  agrees that the Company and/or its
     Affiliates,  in addition to pursuing any other remedies it or they may have
     in law or in equity, may obtain an injunction against the Employee from any
     court  having  jurisdiction  over  the  matter,   restraining  any  further
     violation of this Section 9.

          9.4 The  provisions  of this  Section 9 shall  extend for the Term and
     shall further extend for one year from the date of such termination (herein
     referred  to as the  "Non-Competition  Period").  The  provisions  of  this
     Section 9 shall survive any termination of this Agreement

     10.  Notices.  All notices and other  communications  hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered  personally  or sent
by facsimile  transmission,  overnight  courier,  or  certified,  registered  or
express  mail,  postage  prepaid.  Any such notice shall be deemed given when so
delivered  personally  or  sent  by  facsimile  transmission  (provided  that  a
confirmation copy is sent by overnight  courier),  one day after deposit with an
overnight courier,  or if mailed, five (5) days after the date of deposit in the
United States mails, as follows:

          To the Company:

                  Safety Components International, Inc.
                  40 Emery Street
                  Greenville, South Carolina
                  Telephone:    (864) 240-2727 Fax: (864) 240-2701
                  Attention:   John C. Corey

          To Employee:

                  Mr. Brian P. Menezes
                  11 Sapling Court
                  Toronto, Canada  M9Z1K9

     11. Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement between
the  parties  hereto  with  respect  to  the  matters  contemplated  herein  and
supersedes all prior agreements or  understandings  among the parties related to
such matters.


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     12. Binding Effect.  Except as otherwise  provided  herein,  this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors
and assigns and upon Employee.  "Successors and assigns" shall mean, in the case
of the Company, any successor pursuant to a merger,  consolidation,  or sale, or
other transfer of all or substantially  all of the assets or common stock of the
Company.

     13. No  Assignment.  This  Agreement  shall not be  assignable or otherwise
transferable  by  Employee.  The  Company  shall  have the right to assign  this
Agreement  to any  successor  or any  Affiliate  which agrees to be bound by the
terms hereof

     14. Amendment or Modification:  Waiver.  No provision of this Agreement may
be amended or waived unless such  amendment or waiver is authorized by the Board
and is agreed to in writing, signed by Employee and by an officer of the Company
thereunto duly  authorized.  Except as otherwise  specifically  provided in this
Agreement,  no waiver by either  party  hereto of any breach by the other  party
hereto of any  condition or provision of this  Agreement to be performed by such
other party  shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or  dissimilar  provision  or
condition at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.

     15. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation,  construction, performance
and  enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the
State of Delaware, without regard to its conflicts of law rules.

     16. Titles.  Titles to the Sections in this  Agreement are intended  solely
for  convenience  and no  provision  of this  Agreement  is to be  construed  by
reference to the title of any Section.

     17.   Counterparts.   This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  one  or  more
counterparts,  which  together shall  constitute one agreement.  It shall not be
necessary  for each  party to sign each  counterpart  so long as each  party has
signed at least one counterpart.

     18. Severability.  Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid
or  unenforceable  in  any  jurisdiction  shall,  as to  such  jurisdiction,  be
ineffective  to the  extent  of  such  invalidity  or  unenforceability  without
rendering  invalid or  unenforceable  the remaining terms and provisions of this
Agreement or affecting  the validity or  enforceability  of any of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.



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     IN WITNESS  THEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first set forth above.


                                       SAFETY COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.



                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          John C. Corey
                                          President and Chief Operating Officer


                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Brian P. Menezes


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