Union Carbide Call Reports on Glidden-Durkee Questions About Asbestos Toxicity and RG-244 (1971-1973)

Compilation of four Union Carbide call reports about Glidden-Durkee, a paint and resin maker, and its use of Calidria RG-244 asbestos. Glidden staff raised toxicity and liability concerns, discussed Union Carbide's asbestos toxicology report, and in 1973 said they were trying to eliminate asbestos. The same four reports are repeated in several copies.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Call report by J. L. Myers (with G. Blankfard and B. L. Ingalls), 11/30/71, on meetings with Glidden-Durkee marketing, production and R&D staff in Cleveland about asbestos toxicology and product liability
• Page 3: Call report by G. G. Blankfard, 11/17/71, on Jack Canning of Glidden R&D raising the toxicity of RG-244
• Page 4: Telecon report by B. L. Ingalls, dated 6/14/73 (typed 6/19/73), with Mr. Haviland of Glidden-Durkee on Glidden's effort to eliminate asbestos
• Pages 5-6: Call report by H. B. Rhodes, 12/13/71, on Glidden-Durkee in Atlanta and RG-244 in gel coats for Larson Boat
• Pages 7-8: Second copy of the Rhodes 12/13/71 Atlanta call report
• Page 9: Second copy of the Blankfard 11/17/71 call report
• Pages 10-11: Second copy of the Myers 11/30/71 call report
• Pages 12-13: Third copy of the Rhodes 12/13/71 Atlanta call report
• Page 14: Second copy of the Ingalls 6/14/73 telecon report

People and organizations

From J. L. Myers (Union Carbide call report author (11/30/71 Cleveland report)); G. G. Blankfard (Union Carbide call report author (11/17/71 report)); H. B. Rhodes (Union Carbide call report author (12/13/71 Atlanta report)); B. L. Ingalls (Union Carbide call report author (6/14/73 telecon report)) to T. P. Norris (cc recipient on the call reports); J. W. Rawlings (cc recipient on the call reports); G. Blankfard (cc recipient, Cleveland (11/30/71 report)).

• G. G. Blankfard (author, copied)
• Blair L. Ingalls (author)
• John L. Myers (author)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Tom P. Norris (copied)
• James W. Rawlings (copied)
• Calidria Asbestos (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• EPA (named)
• Glidden R&D (named)
• Glidden-Durkee (named)
• OHSA (named)
• PPG Industries (named)
• PPG's Environmental Health Committee (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · EPA · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Ohio Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-689 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 14 pages.