Matthew M. Swetonic (Johns-Manville) to J. A. Riddle on Sending Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program Reports (1969)

A cover letter from Johns-Manville's public relations department to the Union Carbide plant manager at King City, sending the first two quarterly reports of the Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program (IIHRP) and adding his name to the mailing list. The attached Spring 1969 issue of Insulation Hygiene Progress Reports, published at Mount Sinai, describes the program's funding, advisory council, new respirator, panel discussion excerpts and site surveys of insulation work.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter from Matthew M. Swetonic, Johns-Manville, to J. A. Riddle, Union Carbide, July 3, 1969, enclosing IIHRP reports
• Pages 2-9: Insulation Hygiene Progress Reports, Vol. 1 No. 1 (Spring 1969), from the Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program at Mount Sinai: program funding, advisory council, respirator, PHS cooperation, panel discussion excerpts, site studies

People and organizations

From Matthew M. Swetonic (Public Relations Department, Johns-Manville) to J. A. Riddle (Plant Manager, Union Carbide Corp., King City, California).

• Matthew M. Swetonic (author)
• John A. Riddle (recipient)
• Johns-Manville (its organization)
• American Cancer Society (named)
• Environmental Sciences Laboratory (named)
• Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program (named)
• International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers (named)
• Mount Sinai Hospital (named)
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York (named)
• Sprayed Mineral Fiber Manufacturers Association (named)
• St. Luke's Hospital (named)
• U.S. Bureau of Mines (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Johns-Manville · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Pennsylvania Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · U.S. Bureau of Mines.

About this copy

This is document UC-108 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 9 pages. Production numbers A07327 to A07333.