John L. Myers to W. N. Johnson Transmitting Interim Toxicology Report on Asbestos, with Customer Cover Letter (1972)

Internal memo of February 18, 1972 from John L. Myers to W. N. Johnson, enclosing the Research and Development Department's version of an "Interim Toxicology Report" and asking Johnson to obtain management, medical and legal approvals for general mailing. The exhibit also holds a draft cover letter "To Our Customers" and a five-page report on asbestos health effects, the OSHA emergency standard and proposed EPA rules, and Calidria asbestos. A handwritten note on the memo to "Bill" mentions an enclosed OSHA material safety data sheet.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal correspondence, J. L. Myers to W. N. Johnson, Feb. 18, 1972, transmitting the Interim Toxicology Report for approval; handwritten note to "Bill" about an OSHA safety data sheet
• Page 2: Undated cover letter "To: Our Customers" signed by J. L. Myers, Marketing Manager, listing available reference materials on asbestos
• Pages 3-7: Research and Development Department report on asbestos health effects, OSHA and EPA regulations, respirator table, and Calidria asbestos

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Marketing Manager) to Mr. W. N. Johnson (Mining & Metals, New York, New York); Our Customers (addressees of the draft customer cover letter (page 2)).

• John L. Myers (author)
• Our Customers (recipient)
• William N. Johnson (recipient)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• EPA (named)
• JAMA (named)
• National Academy of Sciences (named)
• National Research Council (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Research and Development Department (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-923 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers A17852 to Ai7857.