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R. W. Cope Forwarding Norton Company Letter and NIOSH Notice on Respirators Used Against Asbestos (1981)

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A Union Carbide internal cover memo from R. W. Cope forwards an attached packet to a distribution list for information and use. The packet contains a September 21, 1981 Norton Company letter to W. R. Grace in Libby, Montana, about negative pressure respirators in asbestos atmospheres, and an August 25, 1980 NIOSH notice to respirator manufacturers about air-purifying respirators used against asbestos and other carcinogens.

Author
R. W. Cope (HS&EA, Section P-2)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs (HS&EA)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1972
Date
December 24, 1981
Number
Bates BRG 0341 to BRG 0344
Library no.
ACL Doc 17004 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17004
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Union Carbide internal correspondence from R. W. Cope, December 24, 1981, forwarding the attachment to a distribution list
  • Page 2: Letter from Thomas B. Pickle, Norton Company Safety Products Division, to Randy Geiger of W. R. Grace & Company, Libby, Montana, September 21, 1981, enclosing NIOSH letter, end-user letter and package label correction notice
  • Pages 3-4: NIOSH (Dept. of Health and Human Services) Notice to All Respirator Manufacturers, August 25, 1980, signed by Jon R. May, Ph.D.

People and organizations

From R. W. Cope (HS&EA, Section P-2) to See attached distribution (E. G. Brown, W. S. Everett, R. G. Hanlon, A. J. Hart, P. W. McDaniel, R. D. Ondocsin, L. W. Youngblood listed as copy recipients).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: MSHA · Montana Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · NIOSH · W.R. Grace.

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This is document UC-1972 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers BRG 0341 to BRG 0344.

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R. W. Cope (HS&EA, Section P-2). “R. W. Cope Forwarding Norton Company Letter and NIOSH Notice on Respirators Used Against Asbestos.” December 24, 1981. Union Carbide documents, UC-1972, Bates BRG 0341 to BRG 0344. Union Carbide Corporation, Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs (HS&EA). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17004. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17004.

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