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Internal memo from H. B. Rhodes circulating a draft letter to Thomas F. Anderson of Dow Chemical, asking for comments before mailing by April 18. The draft addresses selling RG-244 for Derakane resins, OSHA medical examination requirements, and correcting a Dow technical service letter of October 16, 1974 that attributed a toxicology statement to Union Carbide. The exhibit also includes that Dow letter and an Asbestos Information Association pamphlet, 'Asbestos and Health'.
- Author
- H. B. Rhodes (Technology Manager (per signature block on attached draft letter))
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-618
- Date
- April 11, 1975
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 15854 · asbestosclaims.law/library/15854
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Internal memo from H. B. Rhodes dated April 11, 1975, transmitting draft letter to Dow for review
- Pages 2-5: Draft letter (4/11/75) from H. B. Rhodes to Thomas F. Anderson, Dow Chemical, on OSHA medical exam discussions, fiber counting, and correcting Dow's toxicology letter
- Page 6: Dow Chemical Texas Division letter of October 16, 1974 to Resin Specialists, 'The Use of Asbestos as a Thixotrope in Derakane Applications'
- Page 7: Asbestos Information Association pamphlet 'Asbestos and Health' (first page of text)
People and organizations
From H. B. Rhodes (Technology Manager (per signature block on attached draft letter)) to R. E. Byrne, Jr.; K. S. Chopra; R. F. X. Fusaro; J. V. Murray; J. L. Myers; W. C. Thurber; J. E. Walsh (copy to).
- Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
- Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (recipient)
- K. S. Chopra (recipient)
- Robert F. X. Fusaro (recipient)
- J. V. Murray (recipient)
- John L. Myers (recipient)
- William C. Thurber (recipient)
- Jack E. Walsh (copied)
- Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
- ASTM Committee E4 (named)
- ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation (named)
- Dow Chemical (named)
- Dow Chemical Texas Division (named)
- NIOSH (named)
- OSHA (named)
- Solicitor General's office (named)
- SPI (named)
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This is document UC-618 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages.
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H. B. Rhodes (Technology Manager (per signature block on attached draft letter)). “H. B. Rhodes to R. E. Byrne, Jr. and Others Transmitting Draft Letter to Dow Chemical on Toxicology and RG-244.” April 11, 1975. Union Carbide documents, UC-618. Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 15854. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/15854.
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