R. E. Byrne, Jr. to W. C. Thurber on RG-600 Safety Data and the CRLA-1203 Product Safety Bulletin (1973)

Internal memo from R. E. Byrne, Jr. transmitting a completed Product Safety Bulletin for the phenolic resin CRLA-1203 (DMBP), used in RG-600. It describes the resin's hazards in the liquid state, says the cured resin is nontoxic, and says a Material Safety Data sheet for RG-600 was planned. Attached are the handwritten bulletin dated 10/30/73 and a Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics table of metals content in chemical products.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo from R. E. Byrne, Jr. to W. C. Thurber, December 11, 1973, on RG-600 safety data
• Pages 2-3: Handwritten Product Safety Bulletin for CRLA-1203 phenol/formaldehyde resin, dated 10/30/73, covering properties, stability, spill handling, health precautions and storage
• Page 4: Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics 'Metals Content' statement with a table of ppm analyses for various chemicals and resins

People and organizations

From R. E. Byrne, Jr. ("Calidria" Asbestos (originating department), Mining and Metals Division) to W. C. Thurber (UCC Mining and Metals, 38th Floor, 270 Park Avenue, New York).

• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (author)
• William C. Thurber (recipient)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos-Reinforced Plastics: Circuit Breakers, Switchgear, and Resin Pipe · Calidria · New Jersey Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-39 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers A06361 to A06362.