Union Carbide Calidria Call Reports on Baker Castor Oil Co. and RG-144 Warning Labels (1971-1974)

Three Union Carbide Calidria call reports on telephone contacts with Baker Castor Oil Co. of Bayonne, N.J., a user of RG-144 chrysotile in thixotropic products. The reports (1971, 1971, 1974) cover the customer's questions about toxicology and warning labels, its decision on labeling, its expected volumes, and a requested dust count.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Report of call by B. L. Ingalls, 4/5/71, telecon with M. K. Smith of Baker Castor Oil on the RG-144 evaluation, warning labels and expected volume (typed 4/23/71).
• Page 2: Report of call by H. B. Rhodes, 7/13/71, telecon with John Gayle of Baker on toxicology information and labeling requirements (typed 7/20/71).
• Page 3: Report of call by G. L. Dickson, 3/11/74, introductory call to M. K. (Kent) Smith of Baker on RG-144 usage, a warning label, a dust count request and Baker's reorganization (typed 3/19/74).

People and organizations

From B. L. Ingalls (Calidria Asbestos, Union Carbide (author of the 4/5/71 report)); H. B. Rhodes (Calidria Asbestos, Union Carbide (author of the 7/13/71 report)); G. L. Dickson (Calidria Asbestos, Union Carbide (author of the 3/11/74 report)) to T. P. Norris (cc distribution); J. W. Rawlings (cc distribution); B. L. Ingalls (cc distribution (7/13/71 report)); W. C. Thurber (cc distribution (3/11/74 report)); J. E. Walsh (cc distribution (3/11/74 report)).

• Gordon L. Dickson (author)
• Blair L. Ingalls (author, copied)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Tom P. Norris (copied)
• James W. Rawlings (copied)
• William C. Thurber (copied)
• Jack E. Walsh (copied)
• Calidria Asbestos (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Baker Castor Oil Co (named)
• Industrial Chemical Division of National Lead (named)
• Middlesex Chemical (named)
• National Lead (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Duty to Warn · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-175 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages.