Chief Labor Counsel in Union Carbide's Law Department, 1980–1981; in 1978 advised that the company's OSHA illness-recording practice continue unchanged. In 1980 filed Union Carbide's Answer to an OSHA complaint over the Texas City plant; cc recipient on 1979–1980 memos on asbestos regulation.
John W. Whittlesey appears in 16 Union Carbide documents (1977–1982). The documents describe John W. Whittlesey as Chief Labor Counsel at Union Carbide Corporation.
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Titles in the documents
How documents describe John W. Whittlesey, each as the documents state it, with how many say so and the years they span. We record what the documents say and don't choose between them.
- Chief Labor Counsel at Union Carbide Corporation, 1980–1981, in 4 documents
- Chief Labor Counsel at Law Department, 1980, in 2 documents
- Law Department, 1980, in 1 document
In the Union Carbide documents
John W. Whittlesey is named in 16 Union Carbide documents dated 1977 to 1982 (5 as author, 7 as recipient, 4 copied), from asbestos lawsuits over Union Carbide's Calidria asbestos. All are published in our collection.
- Harrison B. Rhodes to T. F. Carmody on House Bill H.R. 8689 and Union Carbide's Low-Profile Position (1977) UC-904 (copied)
- R. E. Graebert Forwarding J. W. Whittlesey's Advice to Dr. Welsh on OSHA Recordkeeping of Occupational Illnesses (1978) UC-3854
- D. E. Gould to Distribution Managers on Ad Hoc Committee Recommendations for Distribution Contractor Communications on Safety and Health Effects of Chemicals and Plastics Products (1978) UC-1782 (recipient)
- A. P. Yalcinkaya to J. H. Barrett et al. on OSHA Inspection of the Texas City Plant's Solvent Vinyl Resins Drying Building (1979) UC-1163 (recipient)
- H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers on Visit with Dr. Fred Ottoboni of California DOSHA, with Cal/OSHA Asbestos and Smoking Pamphlet (1979) UC-3898 (copied)
- Harrison B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers on the AIA/NA Response to EPA's Notice on Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools (1979) UC-2963 (copied)
- Kirk E. Martin to J. H. Barrett et al. on OSHA Investigation of Mercury and Vinyl Chloride Complaint at Texas City (1980) UC-1232 (recipient)
- Harrison B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers on EPA Information Gathering Orders Under TSCA Sections 8(a) and 8(d) (1980) UC-35 (copied)
- R. E. Graebert to Division SHARE Managers on Safety and Health Requirements for Contractors, with Procedure Guideline and Sample Contract Language (1980) UC-1933 (recipient)
- John W. Whittlesey to OSHA Area Director, Houston, Contesting OSHA Citation No. 86329-019 at Texas City (1980) UC-1224
- Fredd J. Haas to Ray H. Darling, Jr. Transmitting OSHA Complaint Against Union Carbide's Texas City Plant, with Complaint and Citation (1980) UC-1214 (recipient)
- John W. Whittlesey to OSHRC Executive Secretary Transmitting Union Carbide's Answer in Secretary of Labor v. Union Carbide, Docket 80-1943 (1980) UC-1196
- A. P. Yalcinkaya to L. A. Smith and D. B. Whittington Posting OSHA Notice of Trial, Docket 80-1943, Texas City Ethanol Unit (1980) UC-1222
- OSHRC Order on Settlement and OSHA Willful Citation to Union Carbide's Institute Plant for Not Recording Asbestos Lung Disease Cases (1980-1981) UC-3383 (recipient)
- L. R. Noble to John W. Whittlesey Transmitting OSHA Penalty Payment and Stipulation of Settlement, Construction Department Citation R8407-007 (1981) UC-3384 (recipient)
- Handwritten Notes of John Whittlesey on Medical Exams and X-rays for Exposed Employees, with Questions Listed by Betty Lynn White (1982) UC-3397
Names in the documents
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