Georgia-Pacific Akron Plant OSHA Citation and Related Union Carbide Correspondence (Tomczak, Myers, Thurber, 1973)

A set of July 1973 Union Carbide papers about Georgia-Pacific's request for OSHA/asbestos information and the OSHA citation issued to its Akron, NY joint compound plant. It contains a San Francisco field office note with Myers's handwritten reply, a Myers letter to Georgia-Pacific, a Myers memo to W. C. Thurber, the OSHA citation pages with amendment, and an Adhesives Age reprint.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Internal correspondence, R. C. Tomczak (San Francisco) to J. L. Meyers, July 17, 1973, asking for OSHA asbestos information for Georgia-Pacific; handwritten reply by John Myers dated 7-19-73 on dust sampling at Georgia-Pacific plants
• Page 3: Letter, John L. Myers to John DiLorenzo, Georgia Pacific, July 18, 1973, enclosing EPA regulations and dust sampling information
• Pages 4-5: Internal memo, John L. Myers to W. C. Thurber, July 27, 1973, on the OSHA citation and $3000 fine to Georgia-Pacific, Akron, NY
• Pages 6-13: OSHA citation (issued June 13, 1973) for a gypsum wallboard and jointing compound plant, items 1-7, with Multi-Step Abatement sheets
• Pages 14-15: Amendment to the OSHA citation (issued July 10, 1973), items 8-9, with Multi-Step Abatement sheet
• Page 16: Adhesives Age reprint (December 1972) on a laminated wood commercial complex built with Georgia-Pacific glue

People and organizations

From RCTomczak (Group I - San Francisco Field Office, Chemicals and Plastics); John L. Myers (Marketing Manager, Mining & Metals Division) to Mr. J. L. Meyers (Niagara Falls); Mr. John DiLorenzo (Georgia Pacific Corporation, Portland, OR); Mr. W. C. Thurber (Mining and Metals, New York, NY).

• John L. Myers (author, recipient)
• John DiLorenzo (recipient)
• William C. Thurber (recipient)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Adhesives Age (named)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• EPA (named)
• Georgia-Pacific Corporation (named)
• Georgia-Pacific Technical Center (named)
• Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (named)
• OSHA (named)
• U.S. Department of Labor (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall Mud, and Texture Coatings · Calidria · EPA · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA · Oregon Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-578 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 16 pages.