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A 4 December 1962 cover memo from the Institute Plant medical director to Industrial Relations, with an enclosed 3 December 1962 memo from the plant industrial hygienist and attached Johns Manville test pages. The memos discuss dust surveys of Johns Manville "Thermobestos" insulation blocks cut in the Construction Insulation Shop, Johns Manville's challenge to those results, and its invitation to visit Manville, N.J.
- Author
- R. J. Sexton, M.D. (Plant Medical Director); Robert E. Peele (Industrial Hygienist)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company, Institute Plant (Medical Department / Industrial Hygiene, Plant 512)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-833
- Date
- December 4, 1962
- Number
- Bates A04856 to A04860
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16047 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16047
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Memo from R. J. Sexton, M.D., to S. C. Giambruno, 4 December 1962, on the Insulation Block Dust Survey and the Johns Manville invitation
- Pages 2-3: Memo from Robert E. Peele to R. J. Sexton, 3 December 1962, on Johns Manville "Thermobestos" dust reports and meeting with Johns Manville representatives
- Pages 4-6: Attached portions of a Johns Manville Industrial Hygiene Laboratory report on dust concentrations during insulation block fabrication, with data table (Appendix)
People and organizations
From R. J. Sexton, M.D. (Plant Medical Director); Robert E. Peele (Industrial Hygienist) to Mr. S. C. Giambruno (Industrial Relations); R. J. Sexton, M.D. (Medical Department).
- Robert Eugene Peele (author)
- R. J. Sexton (author, recipient)
- S. C. Giambruno (recipient)
- Institute Plant (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Central Purchasing Department (named)
- Design and Construction Department (named)
- Institute Plant Industrial Hygiene Department (named)
- Institute Plant Medical Department (named)
- Johns Manville Industrial Hygiene Laboratory (named)
- Johns-Manville (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Industrial Hygiene · Johns-Manville · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
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This is document UC-833 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers A04856 to A04860.
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“R. J. Sexton to S. C. Giambruno on Johns Manville Thermobestos Insulation Block Dust Survey, with R. E. Peele Report.” December 4, 1962. Union Carbide documents, UC-833, Bates A04856 to A04860. Union Carbide Chemicals Company, Institute Plant (Medical Department / Industrial Hygiene, Plant 512). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16047. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16047.
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