J. E. Walsh Letters to Calidria Asbestos Distributors on Passing Along Health and Safety Information, with AIA Pamphlet, Order Form and Material Safety Data Sheet (1982)

Seven form letters dated December 10, 1982 from J. E. Walsh of Union Carbide's Metals Division urged Calidria asbestos distributors to tell their customers about possible asbestos hazards and to send similar notices. The letters mention the EPA asbestos reporting rule and the industry toll-free number. They are followed by enclosures: an Asbestos Information Association/North America (AIA/NA) pamphlet and order form, the September 1, 1976 Calidria Material Safety Data Sheet, and a form letter to Calidria customers.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Walsh letter of Dec. 10, 1982 to Harrisons & Crosfield Pacific (Kerwin Lebeis), with handwritten file notes and a received stamp
• Page 2: Walsh letter of Dec. 10, 1982 to Harrisons & Crosfield Eastern, Toronto (George Jenner)
• Page 3: Walsh letter of Dec. 10, 1982 to D & F Distributing, Houston (Wayland Dunfap)
• Page 4: Walsh letter of Dec. 10, 1982 to Technical Products, Inc., Cleveland (Dick Keefy)
• Page 5: Walsh letter of Dec. 10, 1982 to A. T. Callas Company, Troy, Michigan (Alex Callas)
• Page 6: Walsh letter of Dec. 10, 1982 to American Industrial Chemicals Corporation, Smyrna, Georgia (Dick Jones)
• Page 7: Walsh letter of Dec. 10, 1982 to Lenape Chemicals, Inc., Bound Brook, New Jersey (Dick Kulick)
• Page 8: Mostly blank page with a received / general files stamp
• Pages 9-16: AIA/NA pamphlet 'Asbestos: A Natural Substance for Modern Needs' (cover, contents and text; OCR garbled), including a July 30, 1982 date
• Pages 17-19: AIA/NA address cover and publications order form (handbooks, pamphlets, posters, films)
• Pages 20-21: Union Carbide Material Safety Data Sheet for Calidria chrysotile asbestos, September 1, 1976
• Page 22: Form letter 'Dear Calidria Asbestos Customer' enclosing the safety data sheet and AIA/NA pamphlet
• Pages 23-24: Page 23 nearly blank; page 24 a 'From The Desk Of Fred Smith' note on a Calidria Asbestos card

People and organizations

From J. E. Walsh (Manager - Distributor Sales) to Kerwin Lebeis (Vice President, Harrisons & Crosfield Pacific); George Jenner (General Manager Marketing, Harrisons & Crosfield Eastern); Wayland Dunfap (President, D & F Distributing, Inc. (name as OCR-read)); Dick Keefy (General Manager, Technical Products, Inc. (name as OCR-read)); Alex Callas (President, A. T. Callas Company); Dick Jones (President, American Industrial Chemicals Corporation); Dick Kulick (President, Lenape Chemicals, Inc.).

• Jack E. Walsh (author)
• Doug Jones (recipient)
• Kerwin Lebeis (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• A. T. Callas Co (named)
• American Industrial Chemicals Corporation (named)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• D & F Distributing (named)
• EPA (named)
• Lenape Chemicals, Inc (named)
• Technical Products (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · EPA · New Jersey Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-5209 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 24 pages. Production numbers UCASB00485380 to UCASB00485403.