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H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber on OSHA Regulations and Asbestos Use Warnings (1975)

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Memo responding to a request for comments on Marjorie Chamberlain's May 5, 1975 Law Department memorandum proposing stronger asbestos warning labels. It discusses the possible business effect of a cancer label, the AIA/NA health position Union Carbide had been relying on, the Borel case, and a recommendation to await the OSHA hearings before acting. An attached commentary answers the Law Department's five recommendations.

Author
H. B. Rhodes (Technology Department, Niagara Falls (header partly illegible in OCR))
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Niagara Falls asbestos group
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-531
Date
May 30, 1975
Number
Bates A20883 to A20884
Library no.
ACL Doc 15769 · asbestosclaims.law/library/15769
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-3: Memo from H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber, May 30, 1975, commenting on the Chamberlain memorandum on warning labels
  • Pages 4-6: Attached commentary on the Chamberlain letter and its five recommendations (OSHA vs. Borel label, literature file, MSDS)

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes (Technology Department, Niagara Falls (header partly illegible in OCR)) to W. C. Thurber (Metals Division, New York, NY); R. E. Byrne; J. L. Myers.

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

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This is document UC-531 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers A20883 to A20884.

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H. B. Rhodes (Technology Department, Niagara Falls (header partly illegible in OCR)). “H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber on OSHA Regulations and Asbestos Use Warnings.” May 30, 1975. Union Carbide documents, UC-531, Bates A20883 to A20884. Union Carbide Corporation, Niagara Falls asbestos group. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 15769. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/15769.

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