H. E. Fitzgerald to V. P. Hayes Forwarding ORC Study-Analysis of the OSHA Asbestos Dust Standard (1972)

A Union Carbide Linde Division internal memo dated July 3, 1972 forwards to a Linde facility an attached study-analysis of the OSHA 'Standard for Exposure to Asbestos Dust,' noting the 5 fiber/cc limit effective July 7, 1972 and 2 fibers/cc effective July 1, 1976. The attachment is a June 20, 1972 Organization Resources Counselors memorandum with commentary beside the text of the standard and the published explanation, covering exposure limits, compliance methods, monitoring, labels, recordkeeping and medical examinations.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Linde Division internal correspondence from H. E. Fitzgerald to V. P. Hayes, July 3, 1972, forwarding the OSHA asbestos standard analysis
• Pages 2-8: ORC memorandum of June 20, 1972 by Wayne T. Brooks and Leo Teplow analyzing the OSHA asbestos dust standard
• Pages 9-19: Side-by-side study-analysis chart: text of the standard, the published explanation, and ORC annotations (definitions, exposure limits, compliance, respirators, monitoring, signs and labels, housekeeping, recordkeeping, medical exams)

People and organizations

From H. E. Fitzgerald (Gas Products, Linde Division (cover memo); signature block reads 'Fitzgerald'); Wayne T. Brooks (Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. (author of attached memorandum)); Leo Teplow (Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. (author of attached memorandum)) to V. P. Hayes (Linde Division, Indianapolis, Ind.); L. J. LaFrance (copy recipient); R. M. Neary (copy recipient); ORC Occupational Safety and Health Standards Group (addressee of attached ORC memorandum).

• Wayne T. Brooks (author)
• H. E. Fitzgerald (author)
• Leo Teplow (author)
• V. P. Hayes (recipient)
• Leo J. LaFrance (copied)
• R. M. Neary (copied)
• Linde Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• American National Standards Institute (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• Organization Resources Counselors, Inc (named)
• OSHA (named)

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About this copy

This is document UC-4483 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 19 pages. Production numbers A21710 to X415695.