Documents in our library describe Asbestogard Felt (Johns-Manville) as “saturated asbestos felt rather than a film”.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Asbestogard Felt (Johns-Manville) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Asbestos Magazine, 1969, January 1969
- Use: “vapor barrier for Fesco Board roof insulation over metal decks”, said by Johns-Manville Corporation, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 401
- Ingredient: “reinforced with J-M glass fiber”, said by Johns-Manville Corporation, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 401
- Description: “an asbestos vapor barrier reinforced with J-M glass fiber”, said by Johns-Manville Corporation, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 401
- Form: “saturated asbestos felt rather than a film”, said by Johns-Manville Corporation, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 401
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “asbestos roofing felt” (as of 1978, 1979), p. 562
Kind of product
We list Asbestogard Felt (Johns-Manville) with paper, felt and millboard, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Roofers.
Other paper, felt and millboard by Johns-Manville (89)
Min-k · Doublex · Thermomat · Firetard · Vitribestos · Akoustikos Felt · Amber Loklube Style 1009A · Aqua Covering · Armaturo Asb Paper · Arp-40 · Asbestocel Paper · Asbestogard · Asbestos and Hair Woven Felt · Asbestos Blanket · Asbestos Corded Sheathing · Asbestos Felt · Asbestos Finishing Felt · Asbestos Fire Felt · Asbestos Firetard Jacket · Asbestos Jelly Rolls · and 69 more on the company's page
Paper, felt and millboard by other makers (210)
Pyrotex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Insubestos (Unarco) · Limpet (Keasbey & Mattison) · Novabestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · Alumco (American Lumber Company) · Alumino (Keene/Ehret) · Amberlite (Keasbey & Mattison) · Ambestos Felt (Unarco) · Amoside Felt (Unarco) · Anti-Sweat Pipe Covering (GAF) · Aristo Insulation (GAF) · Asbestol (Carbola Chemical Co.) · Asbestos (Celotex) · Asbestos (Gaf/Ruberoid) · Asbestos (J. P. Stevens) · Asbestos (Philip Carey) · Asbestos Base Felt (GAF) · Asbestos Felt (Asphalt Saturated) (Fibreboard) · Asbestos Felt (Asphalt Saturated) (Philip Carey) · and 190 more: all paper, felt and millboard
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
- Asbestos Magazine, 1969, January 1969 (January 1, 1969), p. 40.
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 56. Not yet published in our library.
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