John L. Myers (Union Carbide) and EPA's Linda Chaput on the Asbestos Spray-On Exemption, with EPA Call Memo and Union Carbide Asbestos Health Statement (1977)

Six-page exhibit. It holds an Aug. 31, 1977 letter from John L. Myers to EPA's Linda Chaput supporting an exemption from the asbestos spraying prohibition for encapsulated, non-friable spray-on materials. It also holds Chaput's Sept. 12, 1977 cover letter, her EPA memo to the files on spray-on asbestos materials, a Union Carbide statement on its asbestos health and safety practices, and a list of available health-hazard literature.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter, J. L. Myers (Union Carbide) to L. Chaput (EPA), Aug. 31, 1977, on proposed wording of an exemption from the spraying prohibition
• Page 2: Letter, L. S. Chaput (EPA) to J. L. Myers, Sept. 12, 1977, enclosing the record of her telephone conversations and asking for comments
• Pages 3-4: EPA memo, L. S. Chaput to The Files, on asbestos-containing spray-on materials, with questions and responses from telephone contacts Aug. 24-30, 1977
• Page 5: Union Carbide statement on its asbestos health and safety program and customer education, prepared by J. L. Myers, Aug. 29, 1977
• Page 6: List of information available from Union Carbide on the health hazards of asbestos and its safe use

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Marketing Manager, Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division); Linda S. Chaput (Environmental Protection Specialist, Standards Development Branch, EPA) to Ms. Linda Chaput (Emissions Standards and Engineering Div. (MD13), Environmental Protection Agency); Mr. John L. Myers (Marketing Manager, Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division).

• Linda S. Chaput (author, recipient)
• John L. Myers (author, recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Emissions Standards and Engineering Div. (named)
• EPA (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Monsey Products (named)
• Standards Development Branch (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: EPA · Johns-Manville · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document Union Carbide 421 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers A10600 to A10601.