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A May 21, 1979 cover memorandum from P. R. Schweppe forwarding an attached May 10, 1979 memo from the Chemicals/Plastics Division Standards Program (questions directed to L. A. Peggs). The attached memo states that asbestos rope listed in piping specifications as a centering device for clay pipe and cast iron soil pipe may present safety and health problems, directs that purchasing and stocking stop, and says the specifications will be revised to eliminate asbestos rope.
- Author
- P. R. Schweppe (Engineering Manager - Maintenance)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Chemicals and Plastics, Engineering, South Charleston, West Virginia
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-5067
- Date
- May 21, 1979
- Number
- Bates UCCTXC 05990 to UCCTXC 05991
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 19563 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19563
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Cover memo, P. R. Schweppe to distribution list, May 21, 1979, calling for discontinuing asbestos rope as centering device
- Page 2: Attached memo, May 10, 1979, to holders of the Piping Technology Manual - Underground, on centering rope for clay pipe and cast iron soil pipe
People and organizations
From P. R. Schweppe (Engineering Manager - Maintenance) to Mr. J. R. Arrieta ((293)); Mr. A. L. Barefoot ((526)); Mr. Peter Barna ((512)); Mr. T. 0. Blum ((515)); Mr. J. M. McBride ((510)); Mr. C. A. McNeill ((380)); Mr. F. Meo ((312)); Mr. L. W. Phair ((514)); Mr. J. M. Stogdon ((513)).
- P. R. Schweppe (author)
- J. R. Arrieta (recipient)
- A. L. Barefoot (recipient)
- Peter Barna (recipient)
- J. M. McBride (recipient)
- C. A. McNeill (recipient)
- F. Meo (recipient)
- L. W. Phair (recipient)
- J. M. Stogdon (recipient)
- Engineering, Manufacturing, and Technology Services (Union Carbide) (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Bentley-Harris Manufacturing Company (named)
- Chemicals/Plastics Division Standards Program (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
About this copy
This is document UC-5067 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers UCCTXC 05990 to UCCTXC 05991.
Cite this document
P. R. Schweppe (Engineering Manager - Maintenance). “P. R. Schweppe to Engineering Distribution on Discontinuing Asbestos Centering Rope for Clay Pipe and Cast Iron Soil Pipe, with Attached L. A. Peggs Memo.” May 21, 1979. Union Carbide documents, UC-5067, Bates UCCTXC 05990 to UCCTXC 05991. Union Carbide Corporation, Chemicals and Plastics, Engineering, South Charleston, West Virginia. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19563. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19563.
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