Documents in our library describe Siding Shingles (U.S. Gypsum) as “reason for discontinuation (cement siding): ii. cost of compliance with proposed lower osha standards within the plant. iv. the low profitability of these products did not justify the expense of research efforts to reformulate without asbestos.”.1 They give it as made 1937–1975.1,2 They put its asbestos content at 12% to 15%.2 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Siding Shingles (U.S. Gypsum) in the documents, in each document's own words.
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma
- Made at: “Siding Shingles: 1937-1975, East Chicago, IN” (the plant: East Chicago, Indiana), p. 441
- Made from: “Siding Shingles: First Produced 1937”, p. 441
- Made until: “Cement Siding: Last Date of Manufacture 1975”, p. 521
- Description: “Reason for discontinuation (Cement Siding): II. Cost of Compliance with proposed lower OSHA standards within the plant. IV. The low profitability of these products did not justify the expense of research efforts to reformulate without asbestos.”, p. 521
- Made until: “Siding Shingles: Last Produced 1975”, p. 441
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (1986)
- Made at: “Siding Shingles: 1937-1975, East Chicago, IN” (the plant: East Chicago, Indiana), p. 512
- Made from: “Siding Shingles: First Produced 1937”, p. 512
- Asbestos content: “Approximately 12 - 15% by volume”, p. 602
- Made until: “Siding Shingles: Last Produced 1975”, p. 512
Kind of product
We list Siding Shingles (U.S. Gypsum) with asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet, from how the documents describe it. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Carpenters and Construction Workers.
Other asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet by U.S. Gypsum (7)
Sheetrock · Glatex · Pyro-bestos · Thermalux · Usg · Concord · Sheetrock RH Fillers
Asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet by other makers (376)
Flexboard (Johns-Manville) · Thermobestos · Careytemp (Philip Carey) · Min-k (Johns-Manville) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Scotstone (Marinite) · Servicised (Albert C. Fischer) · Shado-Shake (Supradur) · Shake Shield (Philip Carey) · Shake-Tex (maker not given) · Shasta Snow (Philip Carey) · Sheetflextos (Keasbey & Mattison) · Sponge Felt (GAF) · Stoneglow (GAF) · Stonewall (Ruberoid) · Stonewall Board (GAF) · Stratalite (GAF) · Stri-Color (Flintkote) · Stride (Supradur) · Strytex (Keasbey & Mattison) · and 356 more: all asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet
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
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma (June 20, 1988), pp. 44, 52.
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (September 8, 1986), pp. 51, 60.
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