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Prepared oral testimony for the July 10, 1984 OSHA asbestos hearings. John L. Myers describes the King City health and safety program, covering engineering controls, air monitoring, medical surveillance and respirator use. Robert J. Kronkhyte, a former safety engineer, then describes how respirators were selected, fit-tested, taught and monitored at King City.
- Author
- John L. Myers (Product and Production Manager, Calidria Corporation's chrysotile asbestos operation, King City, California); Robert J. Kronkhyte (Former safety engineer and mill foreman at the King City operation)
- Published by
- Calidria Corporation (wholly-owned subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation), testifying as witnesses for the Asbestos Information Association/North America
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1416
- Date
- July 10, 1984
- Number
- Bates A21160 to A21161
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16550 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16550
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Pages 1-7: Oral testimony of John L. Myers: introduction, King City background, engineering controls, air monitoring, respirator role, training, medical surveillance, enforcement
- Pages 8-15: Oral testimony of Robert J. Kronkhyte: his experience, respirator areas, selection, fit-testing, training, supervision, storage and employee acceptance
People and organizations
From John L. Myers (Product and Production Manager, Calidria Corporation's chrysotile asbestos operation, King City, California); Robert J. Kronkhyte (Former safety engineer and mill foreman at the King City operation).
- Robert J. Kronkhyte (author)
- John L. Myers (author)
- Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
- MSHA (named)
- NIOSH (named)
- OSHA (named)
- Union Carbide Corporation (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · MSHA · NIOSH · OSHA.
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This is document UC-1416 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 15 pages. Production numbers A21160 to A21161.
Cite this document
John L. Myers (Product and Production Manager, Calidria Corporation's chrysotile asbestos operation, King City, California), Robert J. Kronkhyte (Former safety engineer and mill foreman at the King City operation). “Oral Testimony of John L. Myers and Robert J. Kronkhyte at the OSHA Asbestos Hearings on the King City Respirator Program.” July 10, 1984. Union Carbide documents, UC-1416, Bates A21160 to A21161. Calidria Corporation (wholly-owned subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation), testifying as witnesses for the Asbestos Information Association/North America. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16550. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16550.
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