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Summary of a public hearing held in Fresno by the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. It lists attendees and records discussion and votes on proposed standards, including asbestos spraying exemptions under SB 1591, the General Industry Safety Order Section 5208 asbestos standard (action level, medical exams, records access, brake shops), carcinogen reporting, and a lead standard. Union Carbide's John L. Myers and Harry Rhodes appear in the attendee list and the discussion.
- Published by
- State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-5237
- Date
- April 26, 1979
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 19717 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19717
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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People and organizations
- State of California (its organization)
- Appeals Board (named)
- Asbestos Workers Local Union No. 16 (named)
- Associated Roofing Contractors (named)
- B. F. Goodrich (named)
- California Chamber of Commerce (named)
- California Farm Bureau (named)
- California Manufacturers Association (named)
- Chevron Research Company (named)
- Communications Workers of America (named)
- Department of Industrial Relations (named)
- E. I. DuPont Company (named)
- Flintkote (named)
- General Motors (named)
- Lead Industries Association, Inc (named)
- McKinsey & Company (named)
- Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (named)
- OSHA (named)
- Plasterers' Local Union No. 2 (named)
- Riverside Cement (named)
- UAW Local Union No. 1797 (named)
- Union Carbide Corporation (named)
- W.R. Grace (named)
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This is document UC-5237 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 11 pages.
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“California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, Summary of April 26, 1979 Fresno Public Hearing on Asbestos, Lead and Other Proposed Standards.” April 26, 1979. Union Carbide documents, UC-5237. State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19717. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19717.
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