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A Norton Company notice to respirator users saying that inhaling asbestos fibers may cause asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer, and that NIOSH was questioning whether its approval tests predict respirator performance against asbestos. Norton states it no longer recommends its 7170 and 7406L respirators and 7500-6 filters for asbestos. It says it will ship warning labels with its products and recommends its 7580 and 7680 series. Page 3 is largely illegible, and page 4 is a distribution list of plant locations.
- Author
- John C. Gillespie (Product Manager, Norton Company Safety Products Division)
- Published by
- Norton Company, Safety Products Division (Cranston, RI)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1969
- Date
- May 22, 1981
- Number
- Bates BRG 0345 to BRG 0348
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 17001 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17001
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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From John C. Gillespie (Product Manager, Norton Company Safety Products Division) to Users of Air-Purifying Respirators in Asbestos Environments.
- John C. Gillespie (author)
- Norton Company (its organization)
- American National Standards Institute (named)
- NIOSH (named)
- OSHA (named)
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This is document UC-1969 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers BRG 0345 to BRG 0348.
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John C. Gillespie (Product Manager, Norton Company Safety Products Division). “John C. Gillespie (Norton Company) to Users of Air-Purifying Respirators on Use of Non-Powered Respirators in Asbestos Environments.” May 22, 1981. Union Carbide documents, UC-1969, Bates BRG 0345 to BRG 0348. Norton Company, Safety Products Division (Cranston, RI). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17001. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17001.
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