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Memo responding to a request for comments on Marjorie Chamberlain's May 5, 1975 Law Department memorandum, which recommended stronger asbestos warning labels. The writer discussed the business, medical and liability risks of a label saying asbestos can cause cancer and recommended waiting for the OSHA hearings before acting. He attached a commentary on the Chamberlain memo's legal reasoning and its five recommendations.
- Author
- H. B. Rhodes (Niagara Falls; the origin line appears to read Technology Department but is garbled)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Niagara Falls (Calidria asbestos group)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1567
- Date
- May 30, 1975
- Number
- Bates A20320 to A20321
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16665 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16665
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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People and organizations
From H. B. Rhodes (Niagara Falls; the origin line appears to read Technology Department but is garbled) to W. C. Thurber (Metals Division, New York, NY); R. E. Byrne; J. L. Myers.
- Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
- Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (recipient)
- John L. Myers (recipient)
- William C. Thurber (recipient)
- Calidria Asbestos (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Asbestos Group at Niagara Falls (named)
- Law Department (named)
- Metals Division (named)
- Mt. Sinai group (named)
- OSHA (named)
- PPG (named)
- U.S. Government (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Duty to Warn · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA.
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This is document UC-1567 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers A20320 to A20321.
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H. B. Rhodes (Niagara Falls, the origin line appears to read Technology Department but is garbled). “H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber on OSHA Asbestos Use Warnings and the Law Department's Proposed Cancer Label for Calidria.” May 30, 1975. Union Carbide documents, UC-1567, Bates A20320 to A20321. Union Carbide Corporation, Niagara Falls (Calidria asbestos group). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16665. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16665.
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