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The exhibit holds a Union Carbide/Umetco Minerals material safety data sheet for experimental Forsterite (effective May 1, 1984), a telecon report dated April 5, 1984 on American Colloid's interest in forsterite and ferrovanadium slag as foundry refractory materials, and a May 1, 1984 cover letter from D. F. Kapral sending forsterite samples and the data sheet to James Rickey. The data sheet lists exposure limits, health hazard data and respirator guidance for forsterite, a non-asbestos product.
- Author
- D. F. Kapral (Union Carbide, Niagara Falls, NY)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division (Umetco Minerals Corporation on the data sheet)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-793
- Date
- May 1, 1984
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16016 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16016
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Pages 1-2: Material Safety Data Sheet for Forsterite, Umetco Minerals Corporation / Union Carbide, effective May 1, 1984
- Page 3: Telecon report, D. F. Kapral with James Rickey of American Colloid, on evaluating forsterite and FeV slags as refractory components, April 5, 1984
- Page 4: Letter, D. F. Kapral to James Rickey, May 1, 1984, on a forsterite sample for foundry sand characterization studies
People and organizations
From D. F. Kapral (Union Carbide, Niagara Falls, NY) to James Rickey (American Colloid Company).
- D. F. Kapral (author)
- Metals Division (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- ACGIH (named)
- American Colloid Company (named)
- American National Standard (named)
- MSHA (named)
- NIOSH (named)
- OSHA (named)
- Umetco Minerals Corporation (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Illinois Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · MSHA · NIOSH · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA · Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL).
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This is document UC-793 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages.
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D. F. Kapral (Union Carbide, Niagara Falls, NY). “Union Carbide Forsterite Material Safety Data Sheet, with D. F. Kapral Telecon Report and Letter to James Rickey of American Colloid.” May 1, 1984. Union Carbide documents, UC-793. Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division (Umetco Minerals Corporation on the data sheet). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16016. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16016.
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