Union Carbide File on the AIA/NA Technical Committee, the Standards and Technical Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee for Construction, with H. B. Rhodes Letter to J. J. Gafford (1973-1976)

A file tabbed 'Technical Committee' holding Union Carbide and Asbestos Information Association/North America (AIA/NA) papers from 1973 to 1976. The first item is a July 26, 1976 letter from H. B. Rhodes to J. J. Gafford of Celotex about an AIA/NA Ad Hoc Committee for Construction study of OSHA asbestos regulation. The file also holds the nomination of Rhodes to the AIA/NA Technical Committee, committee memos, agendas, minutes and member lists, a Chesterton inquiry, EMV Associates' objections to the OSHA monitoring method, and correspondence on work-practice booklets.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Divider sheet 'A.3.d Technical Committee' (UCC 010857)
• Pages 2-5: H. B. Rhodes (Union Carbide) to J. J. Gafford (Celotex), July 26, 1976, on AIA/NA Ad Hoc Committee for Construction scheduling; attached meeting objectives and 'homework' list
• Pages 6-8: G. G. Gabrielson, Jr. memo to H. B. Rhodes, 23 June 1976, on Ad Hoc Committee objectives, with a proposed protocol for a consulting-firm study of asbestos regulation in construction
• Page 9: R. H. Mereness (AIA/NA) to W. C. Thurber, 26 December 1973, acknowledging the nomination of Dr. H. B. Rhodes to the Technical Committee
• Page 10: W. C. Thurber to R. H. Mereness, December 20, 1973, nominating Dr. H. B. Rhodes, with a short biography
• Page 11: Internal Union Carbide memo, John L. Myers to W. C. Thurber, December 11, 1973, asking that H. B. Rhodes be nominated, with a biography
• Pages 12-14: AIA/NA memo of 30 November 1973 on establishing the Technical Committee, with suggested qualifications
• Page 15: H. B. Rhodes memo, 24 May 1976, moving the Washington meeting from June 3-4 to June 23-24
• Pages 16-17: H. B. Rhodes memo calling a June 3-4 meeting in Washington (date illegible), with preliminary agenda
• Page 18: R. H. Mereness memo, 23 February 1976, on a change in Nicolet's committee member
• Page 19: List of Standards & Technical Committee members, 3/23/76
• Page 20: R. H. Mereness memo, 14 April 1976, asking for review of the Chesterton Packings & Seals inquiry
• Pages 21-22: A. W. Chesterton Company letter to R. H. Mereness, April 1, 1976, asking about a statement on its asbestos-containing packings and OSHA compliance
• Page 23: R. H. Mereness to J. C. Jackson, Asbestos Cement Pipe Producers Association, February 1976, on a work-practice booklet for asbestos-cement pipe
• Page 24: R. H. Mereness to B. Farber, Fluid Sealing Association, 18 February 1976, proposing a work-practice booklet for packings, gaskets and sealing devices
• Page 25: R. H. Mereness memo to Dr. Rhodes, 11 February 1976, on a technical information program
• Pages 26-29: H. B. Rhodes memo to the Standards & Technical Committee on responding to OSHA's proposed revision of the asbestos standard (undated in the OCR)
• Page 30: R. H. Mereness memo, 25 November 1975, forwarding EMV Associates' objection to the monitoring method
• Pages 31-32: James H. McAlear (EMV Associates) to R. H. Mereness, November 19, 1975
• Pages 33-34: EMV Associates' objections to the proposed OSHA asbestos rules, November 4, 1975 (Docket H-033)
• Pages 35-37: E. M. Fenner minutes of the AIA Standards and Technical Committee meeting of September 10, 1974, dated September 17, 1974
• Page 38: Meeting agenda, Standards and Technical Committee, September 10, 1974
• Page 39: R. H. Mereness memo, 23 April 1976, forwarding the A/C Pipe Producers Association reply
• Page 40: A/C Pipe Producers Association letter, April 22, 1976, declining AIA's offer of a work-practice booklet
• Pages 41-43: R. H. Mereness memo to members, 24 January 1975, on six Recommended Work Practices, with a request form
• Page 44: No text captured

People and organizations

From Harrison B. Rhodes (Technology Manager, Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division (author of the lead letter)) to Mr. Jarvis J. Gafford (Director, Marketing Technical Services, The Celotex Corporation (addressee of the lead letter)).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• A. W. Chesterton Company (named)
• AIA Executive Committee (named)
• AIA/NA Ad Hoc Committee on Construction (named)
• Asbestos Cement Pipe Producers Association (named)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Asbestos Regulation Task Force (named)
• Celotex (named)
• Consad (named)
• F. W. Dodge (named)
• Fluid Sealing Association (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Nicolet Industries, Inc (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Research Triangle Institute (named)
• Standards and Technical Committee (named)

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About this copy

This is document UC-4242 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 44 pages. Production numbers UCC 010857 to UCC 010899.