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W. B. Leighton to Larry Weathersby on ASSE Westchester Section Meeting on Asbestos Hazards, with Attachments (1977)

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A handwritten cover note and memo from Bill Leighton to Larry Weathersby, dated February 17, 1977, report on a January 1977 ASSE Westchester Section meeting. The guest speaker, Dahiru Mahta, spoke on asbestos hazards, respirators, avoiding fiber emission, and shipping asbestos in water-soluble bags. Attached are the section's meeting notice, a lung and bronchi diagram, a list of asbestos uses, and a table of commercial asbestos types. The cover is stamped received Feb 17, 1977, and marked 'New File-Asbestos'.

Author
Bill Leighton (W. B. Leighton) (not stated; routing slip reads 'From the Desk of')
Published by
Linde Safety Affairs Dept. (Union Carbide), routing from the desk of W. B. Leighton
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-906
Date
February 17, 1977
Number
Bates A10468 to A10472
Library no.
ACL Doc 16113 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16113
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Routing slip 'From the Desk of W. B. Leighton', stamped received Feb 17, 1977 by Safety Affairs Dept., addressed by hand to Larry Weathersby, marked 'New File-Asbestos'
  • Pages 2-3: Handwritten memo, Bill Leighton to Larry Weathersby, Feb. 17, 1977, on the ASSE Westchester Section January 1977 meeting and the asbestos hazards talk
  • Page 4: A.S.S.E. Westchester Section January 1977 newsletter announcing the February 3, 1977 meeting on the hazards of asbestos
  • Page 5: Diagram of lungs, trachea and bronchi
  • Page 6: List of uses of asbestos by product category (asbestos-cement products, textiles, friction materials, paper, paints and coating fillers, caulks, plastics, etc.)
  • Page 7: Table of characteristics of commercial types of asbestos (printed sideways, with poor OCR)

People and organizations

From Bill Leighton (W. B. Leighton) (not stated; routing slip reads 'From the Desk of') to Larry Weathersby (Linde Safety Affairs Dept.).

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This is document UC-906 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers A10468 to A10472.

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Bill Leighton (W. B. Leighton) (not stated, routing slip reads 'From the Desk of'). “W. B. Leighton to Larry Weathersby on ASSE Westchester Section Meeting on Asbestos Hazards, with Attachments.” February 17, 1977. Union Carbide documents, UC-906, Bates A10468 to A10472. Linde Safety Affairs Dept. (Union Carbide), routing from the desk of W. B. Leighton. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16113. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16113.

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