H. B. Rhodes to E. J. Kleber on Union Carbide's Decision Not to Respond to NIOSH Request re Calidria RG-244 (1977)

Internal Metals Division memo from H. B. Rhodes to E. J. Kleber, with copies to eight others, confirming that Union Carbide decided not to respond to an attached NIOSH request for information about Calidria resin grade RG-244. The attachment is a NIOSH letter asking what measures were taken to inform employees and customers of carcinogenic potential, with a table of OSHA-regulated carcinogens (including asbestos) and a NIOSH response form for the product.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal memo, H. B. Rhodes to E. J. Kleber, July 6, 1977, re NIOSH letter requesting information re RG-244
• Pages 2-3: NIOSH (Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare) letter to Union Carbide Corp. about carcinogen information and warnings, signed by the Director
• Page 4: Table 1: substances regulated as human carcinogens by OSHA
• Page 5: NIOSH product response form (CDC 2.1) for Calidria Resin Grade 244, largely illegible

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes (Originating Dept.: "Calidria" Asbestos, UCC Metals Division) to Mr. E. J. Kleber (UCC - Metals Division, Niagara Falls, NY).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Edward J. Kleber (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• Center for Disease Control (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)
• U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (named)
• U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · NIOSH · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document Union Carbide 412 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers A08597 to AOQ8601.