H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers Forwarding AIA/NA Regulatory Initiative Activities, with AIA/NA Letter to Vice President Bush (1981)

A Union Carbide Metals Division internal memo from H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers forwarded the latest AIA/NA action on asbestos regulation. The attachments are an AIA/NA cover memo from B. J. Pigg, an April 30, 1981 AIA/NA letter to Vice President Bush for the Task Force on Regulatory Relief, and seven one-page summaries of pending OSHA, EPA and CPSC asbestos proposals with the industry's proposed solutions.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Union Carbide Metals Division internal memo, H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers, forwarding AIA/NA regulatory initiative activities (May 6, 1981)
• Page 2: AIA/NA memorandum from B. J. Pigg to the Executive Committee forwarding the letter to Vice President Bush (May 1, 1981)
• Pages 3-6: AIA/NA letter from Thomas A. Dougherty to Vice President Bush on asbestos industry issues for the Task Force on Regulatory Relief (April 30, 1981)
• Page 7: Summary: OSHA asbestos standard
• Page 8: Summary: EPA asbestos commercial and industrial use proposal (TSCA Section 6)
• Page 9: Summary: CPSC proposal on asbestos in consumer products
• Page 10: Summary: EPA water quality criteria for asbestos
• Page 11: Summary: EPA asbestos report and recordkeeping proposal (TSCA Section 8(a))
• Page 12: Summary: EPA asbestos in schools proposals
• Page 13: Summary: EPA NESHAP regulation of asbestos emissions to ambient air

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes ("Calidria" Asbestos, UCC-Metals Division (originating dept.)); B. J. Pigg (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America); Thomas A. Dougherty (President, Asbestos Information Association/North America) to J. L. Myers (UCC-Metals Division, Niagara Falls, New York); Executive Committee, Asbestos Information Association; The Honorable George Bush (Vice President).

• Thomas A. Dougherty (author)
• B. J. Pigg (author)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• John L. Myers (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (named)
• DOT (named)
• EPA (named)
• Food and Drug Administration (named)
• MSHA (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)
• The White House (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-3015 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 13 pages. Production numbers UCC 001213 to UCC 001225.