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Statement of James W. Rawlings, Union Carbide Mining and Metals Division, at OSHA Hearing on Proposed Asbestos Standards (1972)

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Prepared statement by a Union Carbide vice-president for a hearing on proposed OSHA asbestos standards. It describes the King City mine and mill and the company's specialty asbestos products, especially a thixotropic agent for resins. It reports fiber counts from the company's recent tests, comments on the proposed regulations, and states that Union Carbide could meet a 5 fiber/ml limit but not a 2 fiber/ml limit.

Author
James W. Rawlings (Vice-President, Mining and Metals Division, Union Carbide Corporation; Product General Manager for the Division's asbestos business)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1448
Date
March 16, 1972
Number
Bates A08682 to A08686
Library no.
ACL Doc 16576 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16576
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A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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From James W. Rawlings (Vice-President, Mining and Metals Division, Union Carbide Corporation; Product General Manager for the Division's asbestos business).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Fiber Counting · OSHA Asbestos Standard · Threshold Limit Value (TLV).

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This is document UC-1448 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers A08682 to A08686. The same document is also document Union Carbide 202.

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James W. Rawlings (Vice-President, Mining and Metals Division, Union Carbide Corporation, Product General Manager for the Division's asbestos business). “Statement of James W. Rawlings, Union Carbide Mining and Metals Division, at OSHA Hearing on Proposed Asbestos Standards.” March 16, 1972. Union Carbide documents, UC-1448, Bates A08682 to A08686. Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16576. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16576.

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