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A one-page memorandum from Darrell K. Mattheis of Organization Resources Counselors (ORC) to its Occupational Safety and Health Group and Asbestos Task Force, forwarding a British Health and Safety Executive news release of 27 August 1982 on tighter asbestos control limits. The memo notes the Commission's statement that the new limits are not absolutely safe levels and that the U.S. has used considerable crocidolite. The attached three-page news release describes the new limits (chrysotile 1 f/ml, amosite 0.5 f/ml, crocidolite 0.2 f/ml), planned working groups and proposed prohibitions.
- Author
- Darrell K. Mattheis (Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.)
- Published by
- Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-3663
- Date
- September 27, 1982
- Number
- Bates UCC 008618 to UCC 008621
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 18388 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18388
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: ORC memorandum from Darrell K. Mattheis, 'New Safety Limits for Asbestos,' September 27, 1982
- Pages 2-4: Attached Health & Safety Executive (UK) news release dated 27 August 1982 on new asbestos control limits
People and organizations
From Darrell K. Mattheis (Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.) to ORC Occupational Safety and Health Group; ORC Asbestos Task Force.
- Darrell K. Mattheis (author)
- ORC Asbestos Task Force (recipient)
- Organization Resources Counselors, Inc (its organization)
- Advisory Committee on Asbestos (named)
- European Community (named)
- Health and Safety Commission (named)
- Health and Safety Executive (named)
- ORC Occupational Safety and Health Group (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Amosite: Brown Asbestos and the US Navy · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Crocidolite: Blue Asbestos, the Deadliest Type.
About this copy
This is document UC-3663 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCC 008618 to UCC 008621.
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Darrell K. Mattheis (Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.). “Darrell K. Mattheis to ORC Occupational Safety and Health Group and Asbestos Task Force on New British Safety Limits for Asbestos.” September 27, 1982. Union Carbide documents, UC-3663, Bates UCC 008618 to UCC 008621. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18388. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18388.
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