Amchem Products (W. P. Ellis) Inquiry on Calidria Health Hazard, with H. B. Rhodes Memo and Draft Reply (1975)

Compilation of an Amchem Products letter dated June 30, 1975 asking Union Carbide for comments on the potential health hazard of Calidria asbestos used as a thickener in adhesives and coatings, a July 18, 1975 internal memo from H. B. Rhodes circulating a draft response, and the two-page unsigned draft reply to Ellis. The draft discusses the long latency of asbestos diseases, the OSHA 2 fibers/cc limit effective July 1, 1976, and possible fiber release from spraying and sanding.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter, W. P. Ellis (Amchem Products, Foster Division) to Union Carbide Metals Division asking for comments on the health hazard of Calidria in adhesives and coatings, June 30, 1975
• Page 2: Internal memo, H. B. Rhodes to R. E. Byrne, Jr., G. L. Dickson, J. L. Myers and W. C. Thurber, July 18, 1975, attaching a draft response and asking for comments
• Pages 3-4: Unsigned draft reply from H. B. Rhodes to W. P. Ellis on asbestos health regulations and possible fiber release from spraying and sanding (typed 7/18/75)

People and organizations

From W. P. Ellis (Director of Research, Amchem Products Inc., Foster Division); H. B. Rhodes (Technology Department, Mining and Metals Division (signs the draft reply as Technology Manager)) to Union Carbide Corp., Metals Division (Niagara Falls, New York); R. E. Byrne, Jr.; G. L. Dickson; J. L. Myers; W. C. Thurber; W. P. Ellis (Director of Research, Amchem Products, Inc., Foster Division (addressee of the draft reply)).

• W. L. Ellis, Jr. (author, recipient)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (recipient)
• Gordon L. Dickson (recipient)
• John L. Myers (recipient)
• William C. Thurber (recipient)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Amchem Products, Inc (named)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Foster Division (named)
• Law Department (named)
• Metals Division (named)
• National Academy of Sciences (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Technology Department (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · NIOSH · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA · Pennsylvania Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document Union Carbide 339 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers A19405 to A19404.