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Travelers' data sheet for H.K. Porter of Pittsburgh, listing its products Flamegard, Therma-A-Gard, Portersite, Portersite G and Porterlag (1958–1974), said to contain 65–95% chrysotile except Portersite (amosite) and Portersite G (fibrous glass), made at Bennettsville, South Carolina, Charlotte and Davidson, North Carolina, and St. Louis. The company admitted sales to Long Beach Naval Shipyard, and the sheet itemizes them for 1971–1973 (asbestos and glass lagging cloth and asbestos Soundgard, $7,395 in all), along with sales to several federal agencies. It gives 1968 as first knowledge of hazards, citing a deposition from its Thermoid Division, 1972 as first labeling, and ATI membership from 1958 to 1974.
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- The Travelers Insurance Company
- Date
- 1980
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 24226 · asbestosclaims.law/library/24226
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- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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“Travelers Asbestos Seminar Booklet (1980): H.K. Porter Product Information.” 1980. The Travelers Insurance Company. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 24226. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/24226.
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