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A one-page memorandum from the AIA/NA Executive Director to members reporting that OSHA changed the asbestos standard's retention period for exposure monitoring records from three years to at least 20 years, effective March 19, 1976. Attached is the Federal Register notice of March 19, 1976, in which OSHA explains the amendment to 29 CFR 1910.1001(i)(1) following the D.C. Circuit's remand in Industrial Union Department v. Hodgson.
- Author
- R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America)
- Published by
- Asbestos Information Association/North America
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-856
- Date
- March 19, 1976
- Number
- Bates A19620 to A19621
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16067 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16067
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: AIA/NA memorandum to members on retention of exposure monitoring records, 19 March 1976, with routing initials and received stamps
- Page 2: Federal Register, 19 March 1976: OSHA amendment of 29 CFR 1910.1001(i)(1) extending exposure record retention to 20 years
People and organizations
From R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America) to MEMBERS (Members of the Asbestos Information Association).
- Robert H. Mereness (author)
- Asbestos Information Association/North America (its organization)
- Federal Register (named)
- Industrial Union Department (named)
- NIOSH (named)
- OSHA (named)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (named)
- U.S. Department of Labor (named)
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About this copy
This is document UC-856 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers A19620 to A19621.
Cite this document
R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America). “R. H. Mereness (Asbestos Information Association) to Members on OSHA Retention of Exposure Monitoring Records, with Federal Register Notice.” March 19, 1976. Union Carbide documents, UC-856, Bates A19620 to A19621. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16067. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16067.
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