Ed Van Den Ameele to S. L. Baye, W. F. McClure and R. F. Wolff on a Proposed Press Statement About the OSHA Emergency Asbestos Standard (1983)

Memorandum sending the Law Department and Metals Division a draft press statement, prepared by John Meyers at King City, responding to OSHA's emergency temporary asbestos standard. The draft says the company did not expect short-term adverse effects on its California operations and was not aware of scientific proof that 2 fibers per cc is unsafe, especially for chrysotile. It also says reducing exposures is prudent. Attached are the New York Times and Wall Street Journal articles on the OSHA action.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo from Ed Van Den Ameele seeking approval of a draft press statement on the OSHA emergency temporary asbestos standard, with handwritten edits
• Page 2: New York Times article, Nov. 3, 1983, 'Emergency Ruling Set by Job Agency on Asbestos Peril' / 'Stiff Job Rule on Asbestos Set' (Associated Press)
• Page 3: Wall Street Journal article by Joann S. Lublin, 'New Rule Limiting Asbestos Exposure Is Issued by OSHA' (partial page)

People and organizations

From Ed Van Den Ameele (Corporate Communications Department) to S.L. Baye; W.F. McClure; R.F. Wolff; A.S. Hart (cc); J.W. Goetz (cc); R. Leviton (cc).

• Sula L. Baye (recipient)
• Alan J. Hart (recipient)
• William F. McClure, Jr. (recipient)
• Roger Wolff (recipient)
• Corporate Communications Department (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Amatex Corporation (named)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Associated Press (named)
• Business Week (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Labor Department (named)
• Law Department (named)
• Metals Division (named)
• New York Times (named)
• OSHA (named)
• The Wall Street Journal (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Fiber Counting · Johns-Manville · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-3006 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers UCC 001130 to UCC 001132.