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Letter from A. S. Hart of Union Carbide to the Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman about the Natural Resources Defense Council's second petition for an immediate ban on asbestos-containing spackling and tape joint compounds for consumer use. Hart wrote that Union Carbide was not opposed to a consumer-use ban, recommended that it proceed under Section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and raised concerns about customer hardship and the effect on the commercial market.
- Author
- A. S. Hart (Vice-President)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-983
- Date
- May 26, 1977
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16177 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16177
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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People and organizations
From A. S. Hart (Vice-President) to S. John Byington (Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission).
- Alan J. Hart (author)
- S. John Byington (recipient)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (named)
- Natural Resources Defense Council (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall Mud, and Texture Coatings · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
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This is document UC-983 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. The same document is also document Union Carbide 407, UC-1559.
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A. S. Hart (Vice-President). “A. S. Hart to CPSC Chairman S. John Byington on the NRDC Petition to Ban Asbestos Spackling and Tape Joint Compounds.” May 26, 1977. Union Carbide documents, UC-983. Union Carbide Corporation. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16177. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16177.
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