John L. Myers to C. R. Allenbach et al. on Union Carbide and the State of California's Asbestos Education Program (1977)

Internal Metals Division correspondence in which John L. Myers summarized Union Carbide's activities in California on asbestos regulation, including its part in the state's education program under the Occupational Carcinogens Control Act. It attaches program agendas, Myers's June 23, 1977 panel statement, excerpts of a speech by the State Health Department director, and a distribution list.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memo from John L. Myers, July 14, 1977, 'Union Carbide and the State of California'
• Pages 3-4: Program flyer/agenda for the California 'Preventing On-the-Job Cancer' education sessions (two partial, poorly legible copies)
• Page 5: Agenda for the Monday, June 27, 1977 session at the State Capitol, Sacramento, listing John Myers on the panel and in a workshop
• Pages 6-7: Statement for a panel at California's program, initialed JLM, 6/23/77
• Page 8: Excerpts from the June 27, 1977 speech of Dr. Jerome A. Lackner, Director, California State Department of Health, quoting Myers
• Page 9: Distribution list
• Page 10: No text recovered

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Marketing Manager, Metals Division (title from the June 27, 1977 agenda in the attachments); originating department "Calidria" Asbestos Marketing) to C. R. Allenbach, et al (attached list); R. E. Byrne, Jr. (copy); T. P. Norris (copy); H. B. Rhodes (copy).

• John L. Myers (author)
• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (recipient)
• Tom P. Norris (recipient)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• California State Department of Health (named)
• Department of Industrial Relations (named)
• Division of Industrial Safety (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Occupational Cancer Control Unit (named)
• Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Local 1-5 (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-4331 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 10 pages. Production numbers X401930 to X401937.