H. B. Rhodes to R. E. Byrne, Jr. and Others Transmitting Product Information Questionnaire for Chrysotile Asbestos (1972)

A one-paragraph internal memo from H. B. Rhodes transmitting a Product Information Questionnaire prepared for a specific customer and said to be cleared by legal and medical staff in New York. The attached questionnaire gives Union Carbide's answers on chrysotile asbestos (Imcobest, Visbestos, Supervisbestos) covering heavy metals, skin and eye irritation, chronic exposure, FDA status, TLV rating, hazard classification and waste disposal.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal memo from H. B. Rhodes, March 23, 1972, transmitting the Product Information Questionnaire
• Pages 2-4: Product Information Questionnaire (supplement to Material Safety Data Sheet) for chrysotile asbestos, questions 1-9

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes (Research and Development Department) to R. E. Byrne, Jr.; G. L. Dickson; B. L. Ingalls; E. J. Kleber; F. H. Larrison; J. L. Myers; T. P. Norris (copy); J. W. Rawlings (copy).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (recipient)
• Gordon L. Dickson (recipient)
• Blair L. Ingalls (recipient)
• Edward J. Kleber (recipient)
• Floyd H. Larrison, Jr. (recipient)
• John L. Myers (recipient)
• Tom P. Norris (recipient)
• James W. Rawlings (recipient)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• ACGIH (named)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (named)
• Food and Drug Administration (named)
• Research and Development Department (named)
• U.S. Department of Labor (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-4490 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers X420837 to X420849.