H. B. Rhodes Report of Call on Gypsum Drywall Contractors International Safety Task Force Meeting (1974)

Report of call by H. B. Rhodes on a July 22, 1974 Gypsum Drywall Contractors International (GDCI) Safety Task Force meeting. It records discussion of OSHA asbestos regulations, efforts to replace asbestos in joint compound (mud), the GDCI plan to test dust levels and seek a variance, and attitudes toward Dr. Selikoff. It ends with recommended sales actions, and the meeting agenda and attendee list are attached.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-3: Report of call by H. B. Rhodes on the GDCI Safety Task Force meeting, with recommended actions
• Page 4: Safety Task Force agenda, page two, July 22, 1974
• Page 5: GDCI Safety Task Force meeting attendee list with cities, July 22, 1974

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes to T. P. Norris; W. C. Thurber; J. E. Walsh; E. J. Kleber.

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Edward J. Kleber (recipient)
• Tom P. Norris (recipient)
• William C. Thurber (recipient)
• Jack E. Walsh (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• DRYWALL Magazine (named)
• Gypsum Drywall Contractors International (named)
• Hamilton Materials (named)
• International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades (named)
• Mount Sinai (named)
• National Gypsum Co. (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Painters and Allied Trades Union (named)
• United States Gypsum Company (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Exposure in Drywall Finishers, Plasterers, and Painters · Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall Mud, and Texture Coatings · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-5076 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages.