Firecode D & V was a U.S. Gypsum fireproofing plaster.1,2 An insurance company's 1981 list of asbestos products, compiled from other companies' answers in lawsuits, lists it under U.S. Gypsum among plasters, made from 1959 to 1970.1
A 1990 EPA notice that published what U.S. Gypsum reported lists two Red Top Firecode fireproofing plasters, each with the plants and years it was produced.2 Red Top Firecode Plaster (D) was produced from 1959 to 1964 at twelve plants: East Chicago, Indiana; Fort Dodge, Iowa; New Brighton, New York; Empire, New York; Gypsum, Ohio; Sperry, Iowa; Boston, Massachusetts; Detroit, Michigan; Oakfield, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Stony Point, New York; and Hagersville, Canada.2 Red Top Firecode "V" Plaster was produced from 1962 to 1969 at sixteen plants: those same plants except Sperry, and also Baltimore, Maryland; Galena Park, Texas; Midland, California; Plaster City, California; and Sweetwater, Texas.2
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What each document says
Every statement about Firecode D & V (U.S. Gypsum) in the documents, in each document's own words.
The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981)
Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)
- Made at: “Red Top Firecode Plaster (D): 1959 to 1964 at 12 plants” (the plant: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Empire, Nevada, New Brighton, New York, Hagersville, Canada, Detroit, Michigan, Oakfield, New York, East Chicago, Indiana, Sperry, Iowa, Gypsum, Ohio, Boston, Massachusetts, Stony Point, New York, Fort Dodge, Iowa), said by United States Gypsum Company, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 182
- Made at: “Red Top Firecode "V" Plaster: 1962 to 1969 at 16 plants” (the plant: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Empire, Nevada, New Brighton, New York, Hagersville, Canada, Detroit, Michigan, Oakfield, New York, Sweetwater, Texas, East Chicago, Indiana, Plaster City, California, Gypsum, Ohio, Boston, Massachusetts, Midland, California, Stony Point, New York, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Galena Park, Texas, Baltimore, Maryland), said by United States Gypsum Company, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 192
- Form: “fireproofing plaster”, said by United States Gypsum Company, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 182
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (1986)
- Made from: “FIRECODE D: First Produced 1959”, p. 493
- Made at: “FIRECODE D: 1959-1964, East Chicago, IN” (the plant: East Chicago, Indiana), p. 493
- Made at: “FIRECODE D: 1959-1964, Empire, NV” (the plant: Empire, Nevada), p. 493
- Made at: “FIRECODE D: 1959-1964, New Brighton, NY” (the plant: New Brighton, New York), p. 493
- Made at: “FIRECODE V: 1964-1968, East Chicago, IN” (the plant: East Chicago, Indiana), p. 493
- Made from: “FIRECODE V: First Produced 1964”, p. 493
- Made at: “FIRECODE V: 1964-1968, Empire, NV” (the plant: Empire, Nevada), p. 493
- Made at: “FIRECODE V: 1964-1968, New Brighton, NY” (the plant: New Brighton, New York), p. 493
- Made until: “FIRECODE V: Last Produced 1968”, p. 493
- Form: “FIRECODE D: Fireproofing Plaster”, p. 493
- Form: “FIRECODE V: Fireproofing Plaster”, p. 493
- Asbestos content: “Approximately 12% by volume”, p. 603
- Made until: “FIRECODE D: Last Produced 1964”, p. 493
- Asbestos content: “Approximately 12% by volume”, p. 603
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma
- Made at: “FIRECODE D: 1959-1964, East Chicago, IN” (the plant: East Chicago, Indiana), p. 424
- Made from: “FIRECODE D: First Produced 1959”, p. 424
- Made at: “FIRECODE D: 1959-1964, Empire, NV” (the plant: Empire, Nevada), p. 424
- Made at: “FIRECODE D: 1959-1964, New Brighton, NY” (the plant: New Brighton, New York), p. 424
- Made at: “FIRECODE V: 1964-1968, East Chicago, IN” (the plant: East Chicago, Indiana), p. 424
- Made at: “FIRECODE V: 1964-1968, Empire, NV” (the plant: Empire, Nevada), p. 424
- Made from: “FIRECODE V: First Produced 1964”, p. 424
- Made at: “FIRECODE V: 1964-1968, New Brighton, NY” (the plant: New Brighton, New York), p. 424
- Description: “Reason for discontinuation (Fireproofing Plasters): V. Low Profitability.”, p. 524
- Form: “FIRECODE D: Fireproofing Plaster”, p. 424
- Form: “FIRECODE V: Fireproofing Plaster”, p. 424
- Made until: “FIRECODE D: Last Produced 1964”, p. 424
- Asbestos content: “Approximately 12% by volume”, p. 514
- Made until: “Fireproofing Plasters: Last Date of Manufacture 1970”, p. 524
- Asbestos content: “Approximately 12% by volume”, p. 514
- Made until: “FIRECODE V: Last Produced 1968”, p. 424
Kind of product
Trades that worked with products like it: Drywall Finishers, Plasterers, and Painters, Roofers.
See also
- U.S. Gypsum: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- U.S. Gypsum on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 30, 1981), p. 5.
- Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), pp. 18–19.
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (September 8, 1986), p. 49.
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma (June 20, 1988), p. 42.
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