Compilation: T. R. Alexander to J. L. Meyers and T. E. Willoughby to M. M. Anderson et al. Transmitting DOT Docket HM-160 on Transportation of Asbestos (1978)

Two Union Carbide internal memos (March 14 and March 8, 1978) transmit the DOT Materials Transportation Bureau's proposed rulemaking, Docket HM-160, on packaging and shipping of asbestos. The Alexander letter asks the Metals Division whether its products should be exempt and whether Union Carbide should participate in the rulemaking. Attached is the March 2, 1978 Federal Register notice.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo, T. R. Alexander to J. L. Meyers, March 14, 1978, forwarding DOT Docket HM-160 and requesting views on exemption and participation
• Page 2: Linde Division memo, T. E. Willoughby to M. M. Anderson, R. J. Conkling and W. G. Kahler, March 8, 1978, on DOT Notice 78-3
• Pages 3-7: Federal Register, March 2, 1978, DOT Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Docket HM-160, Transportation of Asbestos, with proposed 49 CFR sections

People and organizations

From T. R. Alexander (Corporate Distribution, Union Carbide Corporation); T. E. Willoughby (Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs, Linde Division) to Mr. J. L. Meyers (Metals Division, Niagara Falls, NY); M. M. Anderson; R. J. Conkling; W. G. Kahler.

• T. R. Alexander (author)
• T. E. Willoughby (author)
• W. G. Kahler, Ii. (recipient)
• John L. Myers (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• DOT (named)
• Linde Division (named)
• Materials Transportation Bureau (named)
• Metals Division (named)
• Office of Hazardous Materials Operations (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-3525 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers UCC 009166 to UCC 009171.