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H. B. Rhodes to Sales and Management Staff on Revision of Emergency Temporary Standard on Certain Carcinogens and Customer Inquiries on Asbestos (1973)

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Internal memo reporting that customers had asked whether asbestos is a carcinogen, a question tied to an OSHA regulation defining carcinogen by a list of fourteen organic compounds that does not include asbestos. It told recipients they could say asbestos is not a carcinogen under that regulation, attached a form reply letter, and noted that medical opinion on the broader question varies. Attached are the form letter and a copy of the July 27, 1973 Federal Register OSHA notice.

Author
H. B. Rhodes (Originating department shown as "Calidria" Asbestos, Mining and Metals Division)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-956
Date
November 14, 1973
Number
Bates A20869 to A20870
Library no.
ACL Doc 16155 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16155
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Memo from H. B. Rhodes, Nov. 14, 1973, on revision of the OSHA emergency temporary standard on carcinogens and how to answer customer inquiries
  • Page 2: Blank form reply letter stating the asbestos does not contain materials listed in the Federal Register
  • Pages 3-5: Federal Register, Vol. 38, No. 144, July 27, 1973: OSHA revision of emergency temporary standard on certain carcinogens, with unrelated notices from other agencies on page 5

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes (Originating department shown as "Calidria" Asbestos, Mining and Metals Division) to R. E. Byrne, Jr.; G. L. Dickson; R. F. X. Fusaro; B. L. Ingalls; E. J. Kleber; J. L. Myers; T. P. Norris (Listed under copy to); W. C. Thurber (Listed under copy to); J. E. Walsh (Listed under copy to).

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

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This is document UC-956 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers A20869 to A20870.

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H. B. Rhodes (Originating department shown as "Calidria" Asbestos, Mining and Metals Division). “H. B. Rhodes to Sales and Management Staff on Revision of Emergency Temporary Standard on Certain Carcinogens and Customer Inquiries on Asbestos.” November 14, 1973. Union Carbide documents, UC-956, Bates A20869 to A20870. Union Carbide Corporation, Mining and Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16155. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16155.

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