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Internal letter from the Gulf Coast Area medical director to a distribution list of managers, summarizing the emergency standard for asbestos dust exposure published under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 in the Federal Register of December 7, 1971. It lists seven pertinent items, including a TLV change from 12 to 5 fibers per milliliter, respirator programs, local exhaust ventilation on tools, closed mixing, sealed waste and vacuum-only cleanup, and offers help with implementation.
- Author
- R. E. Joyner, M.D. (Medical Director, Gulf Coast Area)
- Published by
- Chemicals and Plastics, Texas City, Texas (internal correspondence)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-4598
- Date
- December 29, 1971
- Number
- Bates UCTC 10948 to UCTC 10950
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 19148 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19148
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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People and organizations
From R. E. Joyner, M.D. (Medical Director, Gulf Coast Area) to J. H. Rapp; W. C. Hill; D. D. Stephens; B. C. Wright; J. W. Hunter; R. L. Yelton; J. F. Schultz; R. E. Corkrean; D. E. Deese; W. B. Watkins; Sam Griffith; J. H. Brewer; R. M. Jordan; L. W. Kramer; K. G. Brink; M. G. Collins; H. W. Kacy; W. E. Warren; H. B. Coons; G. W. Juneman; T. O. Blum; J. L. Friedel; D. L. Wiley; W. J. Dugan; J. M. Fallon; B. G. Perry; F. E. Hand; L. F. Doyle.
- R. E. Joyner (author)
- T. O. Blum (recipient)
- K. G. Brink (recipient)
- M. G. Collins (recipient)
- H. B. Coons (recipient)
- R. E. Corkrean (recipient)
- Donald E. Deese (recipient)
- W. J. Dugan (recipient)
- J. M. Fallon (recipient)
- J. L. Friedel (recipient)
- F. E. Hand (recipient)
- B. G. Perry (recipient)
- James Henry Rapp (recipient)
- J. F. Schultz (recipient)
- W. E. Warren (recipient)
- Wayne Watkins (recipient)
- D. L. Wiley (recipient)
- R. L. Yelton (recipient)
- Chemicals and Plastics (its organization)
- American National Standards Institute (named)
- Federal Register (named)
- Union Carbide Corporation (named)
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This is document UC-4598 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCTC 10948 to UCTC 10950.
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“R. E. Joyner, M.D. to Gulf Coast Distribution on Emergency Standards for Exposure to Asbestos Dust.” December 29, 1971. Union Carbide documents, UC-4598, Bates UCTC 10948 to UCTC 10950. Chemicals and Plastics, Texas City, Texas (internal correspondence). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19148. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19148.
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