John L. Myers to R. E. Byrne on the Revised USAF Policy on Asbestos-Containing Materials (1981)

Internal Union Carbide memo from John L. Myers to R. E. Byrne, forwarding a revised U.S. Air Force policy on using asbestos-containing building materials. Myers points to the policy's friable/non-friable distinction and its 'clearly superior in performance and cost' sentence, and suggests Byrne make sales staff, distributors and customers aware of it. The attachment is a July 1981 Air Force message (Interim Message Change 81-2 to AFM 88-15) dealing with friable and non-friable asbestos materials and substitution studies.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo from John L. Myers to R. E. Byrne, 'USAF Policy', September 23, 1981
• Pages 2-3: Attached Pentagon Telecommunications Center message from HQ USAF, Interim Message Change 81-2 to AFM 88-15, on the use of building materials containing asbestos (dated 30 Jul 81 in the message header)

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Mining and Metals Division, King City, California (no title shown)) to R. E. Byrne (Metals Division, Niagara Falls, NY); W. C. Thurber (copy recipient).

• John L. Myers (author)
• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (recipient)
• William C. Thurber (copied)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• EPA (named)
• Ford Motor Company (named)
• General Motors (named)
• Interplastics (named)
• Metals Division (named)
• OSHA (named)
• RCI (named)
• Uvalde (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · EPA · Florida Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Washington DC Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-3014 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers UCC 001210.