New York Board of Standards and Appeals Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Amendment to Industrial Code Rule 12, Control of Air Contaminants, with Draft Table II (1974)

A January 10, 1974 cover letter from the New York Board of Standards and Appeals chairman transmits Public Hearing Draft No. 1 (December 19, 1973), a proposed partial amendment of Industrial Code Rule 12 on control of air contaminants. It announces a January 29, 1974 hearing in Albany and a February 15, 1974 deadline for written comments. The draft's replacement Table II sets permissible levels for mineral dusts and fibers, including asbestos, and defines asbestos fibers to include chrysotile.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover letter from Harry R. Mason, Chairman, dated January 10, 1974, announcing the public hearing and comment deadline
• Page 2: Title page of Public Hearing Draft No. 1, December 19, 1973, proposed partial amendment of Industrial Code Rule 12
• Pages 3-4: Proposed new Table II (Mineral Dusts and Fibers) with footnotes on fiber measurement method and rock class definitions

People and organizations

From Harry R. Mason (Chairman, Board of Standards and Appeals) to Dear Sir (addressee not named).

• Harry R. Mason (author)
• State of New York (its organization)
• Board of Standards and Appeals (named)
• U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-3508 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCC 009096 to UCC 009097.