John L. Myers to C. R. Allenbach et al. on Union Carbide and the State of California (1977)

Internal Metals Division memo summarizing Union Carbide's activities in California, including its work on asbestos legislation and its participation in the state's Occupational Carcinogens Control Act education program. It describes a slide presentation made from photographs of the King City plant and Myers's appearance on a Sacramento panel. Attached are a program flyer, an agenda, Myers's panel statement, and excerpts from a speech by the State Health Director.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memo from John L. Myers, July 14, 1977, 'Union Carbide and the State of California'
• Page 3: Distribution list (Bates UCC 016378, placed out of sequence)
• Page 4: Attachment I: flyer for California's 'Preventing On-the-Job Cancer' one-day programs, June-July 1977
• Page 5: Agenda for the June 27, 1977 Sacramento program, listing John Myers on the panel and in a workshop
• Pages 6-7: Attachment III: Myers's statement for the panel (dated 6/23/77) on the King City plant, medical surveillance, bag labelling and regulation
• Page 8: Attachment IV: excerpts from the June 27, 1977 speech of Dr. Jerome A. Lackner, State Health Director, mentioning Union Carbide

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Marketing Manager, Metals Division (per the attached June 27, 1977 agenda)) to C. R. Allenbach, et al (distribution list attached); R. E. Byrne, Jr. (copy); T. P. Norris (copy); H. B. Rhodes (copy).

• John L. Myers (author)
• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (recipient)
• Tom P. Norris (recipient)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• Division of Industrial Safety (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Occupational Cancer Control Unit (named)
• Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Local 1-5 (named)
• San Jose State University (named)
• State Department of Health (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Johns-Manville · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-2962 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 8 pages. Production numbers UCC 016371 to A20038.