H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber on Oregon Occupational Health Regulations for Asbestos (1976)

Internal Union Carbide Metals Division memo reporting a review of the State of Oregon's occupational health regulations for asbestos, which it said follow the June 7, 1972 federal OSHA rules but apply at any level of airborne asbestos. It lists nine main differences (ventilation, wet methods, respirators, clothing, signs, labels, housekeeping, waste disposal). The attached Oregon State Board of Health regulation text follows.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memo from H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber, April 14, 1976, on Oregon asbestos regulations
• Page 3: Oregon State Board of Health transmittal slip for the attached occupational health material
• Pages 4-9: Attached Oregon regulation text on asbestos (OCR largely unreadable)
• Page 10: Final page, apparently a blank or illegible attachment page

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes (Originating Dept.: "Calidria" Asbestos, Metals Division; signed 'for' H. B. Rhodes by J. L. Myers) to W. C. Thurber (UCC - Metals Division, 38th Floor, 270 Park Avenue, New York).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• William C. Thurber (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Duty to Warn · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-3908 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 10 pages. Production numbers A08671 to UCC 014143.