Documents in our library describe 55 Cable Fireproofing Tape (Johns-Manville) as “tape”.1 They give it as made 1956–1982.1 They put its asbestos content at 72% to 75%.1,2 The asbestos named is chrysotile. Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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Asbestos claims
If you or a family member worked with or around 55 Cable Fireproofing Tape (Johns-Manville) and later developed mesothelioma or another asbestos disease, a claim may be paid by the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust. Free case review.
What each document says
Every statement about 55 Cable Fireproofing Tape (Johns-Manville) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Manville Fund's Answers to Interrogatories in Gunn v. Celotex (1989)
Johns-Manville Material Safety Data Sheet for #55 Asbestos Tape (1978)
- Asbestos content: “75”, p. -12
Kind of product
We list 55 Cable Fireproofing Tape (Johns-Manville) with cloth, tape and other textiles, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Other cloth, tape and other textiles by Johns-Manville (73)
Min-k · Thermobestos pipe covering · Thermomat · Thermotape · Thermowrap · Underwriter's Grade Asbestos Tubing · Wearbestos · X-250 Expansion A · X-275 · 101 Cloth (Coated) · 135 Tadpole Gasketing Tape · 135-S Tadpole Gasketing Tape · 88 Cloth (Coated) · 89 Cloth (Coated) · 91 Cloth (Coated) · 95 Cloth (Coated) · 96 Cloth (Coated) · A Grade Asbestos Cloth · A Grade Asbestos Tubing · A-275 · and 53 more on the company's page
Cloth, tape and other textiles by other makers (228)
Pyrotex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Novabestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · Insutape (Unarco) · Novatex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Weldgard (H. K. Porter) · Weldgard (Southern Asbestos Co.) · Weldproff (Car-mon Products) · Weldwood (U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers) · Wheeler (Wheeler Protective Apparel) · X-l (Excelsior) · "Not A Kick In A Million Feet" (Lehon) · 64 Diagonal High Pressure Packing (A. W. Chesterton) · 810 (Unarco) · 848 (Unarco) · Ablatape (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Ablatube (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Advance 1211 (Advance Glove) · Advance 1253 (Advance Glove) · Advance Barbecue Chef (Advance Glove) · and 208 more: all cloth, tape and other textiles
See also
- Johns-Manville: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Johns-Manville on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Manville Fund's Answers to Interrogatories in Gunn v. Celotex (December 7, 1989), p. 90.
- Johns-Manville Material Safety Data Sheet for #55 Asbestos Tape (March 10, 1978), p. -1.
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