H. B. Rhodes to E. J. Kleber on Not Responding to the NIOSH Request for Information on Calidria RG-244 (1977)

Internal memo from H. B. Rhodes to E. J. Kleber, with copies to eight others, confirming a discussion of an attached NIOSH request for information about Calidria resin grade 244. It states that Union Carbide decided not to respond and tells Kleber what to say if customers ask. The attachments are the NIOSH letter dated by no visible date, a table of OSHA-regulated carcinogens, and a response form.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal memo, H. B. Rhodes to E. J. Kleber, July 6, 1977, on the NIOSH request (RG-244)
• Pages 2-3: NIOSH (HEW/CDC) letter to Union Carbide, signed by John F. Finklea, M.D., asking what measures were taken to inform employees and users of the carcinogenic potential of the product
• Page 4: Table 1: substances regulated as human carcinogens by OSHA, including asbestos
• Page 5: NIOSH product response form for Calidria Resin Grade 244, largely illegible

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes ("Calidria" Asbestos, Metals Division) to E. J. Kleber (UCC - Metals Division, Niagara Falls, NY).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Edward J. Kleber (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• Center for Disease Control (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)
• U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (named)
• U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-1613 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers A08597 to A08601.