Harrison B. Rhodes, Union Carbide Testimony to the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Proposed Ban of Asbestos Patching Compounds (1977)

Draft testimony presented by Harrison B. Rhodes on August 15, 1977, on 16 CFR Parts 1304 and 1305, the CPSC proposal to ban asbestos-containing patching compounds and artificial emberizing materials. It summarizes airborne fiber data from sanding, wet-out and cleanup of tape-joint compounds, argues the consumer risk is not unreasonable, and recommends a 2% asbestos limit by weight and a warning label instead of a ban.

People and organizations

From Harrison B. Rhodes (Technology Manager, "Calidria" Asbestos Department, Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division, Niagara Falls, New York) to Consumer Product Safety Commission (the Commissioners); Dr. A. L. Baye[r?] (Linde Div., 8th floor (handwritten routing note on the cover; surname partly cut off)).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• A. T. Kearney, Inc (named)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• Columbia University (named)
• Equitable Environmental Health, Inc (named)
• Federal Register (named)
• Gypsum Drywall Contractors International (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Science (journal) (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall Mud, and Texture Coatings · Calidria · Duty to Warn · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-890 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 18 pages. Production numbers 03127 to 03128.