J. L. Myers to W. B. DeAtley, T. J. Kagetsu and R. W. Rebholz on Packaging of Calidria Asbestos Products, with Attachments (1979)

A 1979 internal memo from J. L. Myers proposing an April 25, 1979 meeting at the King City plant to discuss packaging of Calidria asbestos products, citing DOT regulations. It is followed by attachments: 1976 memos on packaging and dust problems, Tomoe Engineering letters from Japan, and a 1977 engineering report on a vacuum bagging test.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: J. L. Myers memo to DeAtley, Kagetsu and Rebholz, April 5, 1979, proposing a King City packaging meeting
• Pages 3-4: Attachment I: Myers to W. C. Thurber, July 9, 1976, on packaging and transportation problems with asbestos dust
• Pages 5-6: Attachment II: H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers, July 8, 1976, on dust counts, faulty shrink-wrap seals and a damaged railcar shipment
• Pages 7-8: Attachment III: Tomoe Engineering (S. Shiraishi) to Myers, March 2, 1979, on dust from RG-144 bag seams at a customer's bag-opening machine
• Pages 9-13: Attachment IV: Report No. 77-T-111 by L. G. Evans, October 19, 1977, on a vacuum packer bagging test of silica fume and asbestos in Denver
• Page 14: Attachment V: Tomoe Engineering to Myers, February 20, 1979, on a dust-free dissolving bag for RG-244, with handwritten reply
• Page 15: Attachment V: Tomoe Engineering to Myers, October 5, 1978, on SG-100 for Nozawa Co. (page appears cut off)

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Marketing Manager, "Calidria" Asbestos, Metals Division) to Dr. W. B. DeAtley; Dr. T. J. Kagetsu; Mr. R. W. Rebholz.

• John L. Myers (author)
• W. B. DeAtley (recipient)
• T. J. Kagetsu (recipient)
• R. W. Rebholz (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• DOT (named)
• NF Engineering (named)
• Nozawa (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Standards Board (named)
• Tomoe Engineering Co., Ltd. (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-3531 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 15 pages. Production numbers UCC 009206 to UCC 009220.