H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers on the CPSC Hair Dryer Asbestos Bulletin and the Tomoe Inquiry (1979)

H. B. Rhodes sent J. L. Myers a memo transmitting a May 1979 CPSC bulletin on hair dryers containing asbestos insulation. The memo summarized the CPSC's preliminary determination and public information program, said the technical information seen showed asbestos levels from dryer use far below what OSHA procedures could measure, and answered a Tomoe question about Japanese dryers. The attachment is a CPSC bulletin and a manufacturer-by-manufacturer list of hair dryer models believed to contain asbestos.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Rhodes memo to J. L. Myers, Tomoe Inquiry re Hair Dryers, May 11, 1979
• Page 2: CPSC Bulletin dated May 3, 1979, updated list of hair dryers believed to contain asbestos (printed sideways)
• Pages 3-23: CPSC list of hair dryer manufacturers and models, with company names and addresses, in scanned and partly rotated or inverted form

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes ("Calidria" Asbestos (originating dept.), UCC-Metals Division) to Mr. J. L. Myers (UCC-Metals Division, Niagara Falls, NY); G. R. Adams (copy); R. E. Byrne, Jr. (copy); W. B. DeAtley (copy).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• John L. Myers (recipient)
• G. R. Adams (copied)
• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (copied)
• W. B. DeAtley (copied)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Tomoe Engineering Co., Ltd. (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: NIOSH · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-2259 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 23 pages. Production numbers UCC 004775 to UCC 004797.