W. N. Johnson to F. H. Larrison and E. A. Piersall Forwarding AIA/NA Memos on the FDA Asbestos Task Force and the Bureau of Mines Asbestos Dust Standard (1972)

A one-line cover note from W. N. Johnson, dated December 12, 1972, sends two Asbestos Information Association/North America (AIA/NA) letters to F. H. Larrison and E. A. Piersall. The first letter (Nov. 27, 1972) reports a meeting with FDA staff about asbestos filters. The second (Dec. 6, 1972) reports on proposed Bureau of Mines asbestos dust standards and a Dec. 5 meeting with Dr. Aurel Goodwin. Also attached are an AIA/NA membership roster, a description of asbestos-cellulose filter media, a chart of the Bureau of Mines, and Occupational Safety & Health Reporter clippings.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover note from W. N. Johnson to F. H. Larrison and E. A. Piersall, Dec. 12, 1972, 'For your information.'
• Page 2: AIA/NA roster of member companies, environmental control sub-committee, legal counsel, public relations counsel and consultant, with routing notes
• Page 3: Copy list (cc) of names and affiliations
• Pages 4-6: AIA/NA letter from Matthew M. Swetonic, Nov. 27, 1972, on the Nov. 8 meeting with FDA task force members about asbestos filters
• Pages 7-9: Undated attached description of asbestos-cellulose filter material and its uses
• Pages 10-15: AIA/NA letter from Matthew M. Swetonic, Dec. 6, 1972, on Bureau of Mines asbestos standards and the Dec. 5 meeting with Dr. Aurel Goodwin
• Page 16: Chart of the Bureau of Mines health and safety divisions (OCR garbled)
• Pages 17-18: Occupational Safety & Health Reporter clippings on asbestos dust in coal strip mining and the NIOSH/United Mine Workers survey

People and organizations

From W. N. Johnson (Union Carbide; sender of the cover note); Matthew M. Swetonic (Asbestos Information Association/North America; signer of the two attached letters) to F. H. Larrison; E. A. Piersall.

• William N. Johnson (author)
• Matthew M. Swetonic (author)
• Floyd H. Larrison, Jr. (recipient)
• E. A. Piersall (recipient)
• Calidria Asbestos (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Amatex Corporation (named)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Atlas Asbestos Company (Coalinga, California) (named)
• Cape Asbestos (named)
• Cassiar Asbestos Corp (named)
• Cement Asbestos Products Company (named)
• Certain-Teed Products Corp (named)
• Congoleum Industries, Inc (named)
• FDA Office of Compliance (named)
• Flintkote (named)
• Food and Drug Administration (named)
• GAF Corporation (named)
• Jim Walter Corporation (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Kentile (named)
• National Gypsum Co. (named)
• Nicolet Industries, Inc (named)
• North American Asbestos Corporation (named)
• Raybestos-Manhattan (named)
• Supradur Manufacturing Corporation (named)
• Turner & Newell plc (named)
• Turner Brothers Asbestos Company Limited (named)
• Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-5096 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 18 pages. Production numbers UCC 011788 to A19534.