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

A July 3, 1969 cover letter from Johns-Manville's public relations department to the Union Carbide King City plant manager, sending the first two quarterly reports of the Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program (IIHRP) of Mount Sinai and adding his name to the mailing list. Attached are pages from the IIHRP 'Insulation Hygiene Progress Reports' (Vol. 1 Nos. 2 and 4 appear), covering dust-control coatings, respirator surveys and field tests, the program's advisory council, and a panel discussion on asbestos dust hazards.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter from M. M. Swetonic, Johns-Manville, to J. A. Riddle, Union Carbide King City, July 3, 1969, with 'RECEIVED JUL 7 1969' stamp
• Pages 2-3: Progress Reports pages: coating process to control product dusts, solid waste and IIHRP, mask survey results, hygienists' West Coast visit, mask field tests
• Pages 4-5: Progress Reports Vol. 1 No. 2 (Summer 1969): masthead, Nicholson and Holaday appointments, new mask field test, union survey of masks
• Pages 6-8: Joint research effort continued, hygienists' study of 30 construction sites, Advisory Council, 'Help Wanted!' editorial
• Pages 9-13: Vol. 1 No. 4 (Spring 1969) pages: joint health research effort starts, panel discussion excerpts, advisory council sees new masks, IIHRP working with PHS

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)
• Bureau of Occupational Safety and Health (named)
• Environmental Sciences Laboratory (named)
• Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program (named)
• Mount Sinai Hospital (named)
• National Air Pollution Control Administration (named)
• U.S. Department of Health (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 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-153 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 13 pages. Production numbers A11923 to A11927.