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H. B. Rhodes to Edmund M. Fenner (Johns-Manville) Enclosing Draft King City Employee Letter and Field Briefing Package on the HEW Asbestos Campaign (1978)

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Cover letter from Union Carbide's H. B. Rhodes to Johns-Manville's Edmund Fenner enclosing a draft letter to King City plant employees and a briefing package for Calidria field representatives. The enclosures respond to the HEW asbestos information campaign announced by Secretary Califano and describe the campaign as emotional and misleading about low-level exposure risk.

Author
H. B. Rhodes, Ph.D. (Technology Manager, Union Carbide Corp.)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4954
Date
July 21, 1978
Number
Bates X411093 to A10831
Library no.
ACL Doc 19457 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19457
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Cover letter, H. B. Rhodes to Edmund M. Fenner, 21 July 1978
  • Pages 2-3: Draft letter from plant manager and Division Medical Director to King City employees on the HEW campaign, dust control and medical surveillance
  • Page 4: National Cancer Institute radio copy, 'Public Awareness on Asbestos Exposure', June 21, 1978
  • Page 5: Memo from Harrison B. Rhodes to Calidria Field Representatives, July 18, 1978, transmitting the Briefing Package
  • Pages 6-9: Briefing Package on the HEW public information campaign on asbestos hazards (summary, background, medical problem, July campaign)

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes, Ph.D. (Technology Manager, Union Carbide Corp.) to Mr. Edmund M. Fenner (Director, Environmental Services, Johns-Manville Corporation).

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

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This is document UC-4954 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 9 pages. Production numbers X411093 to A10831.

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“H. B. Rhodes to Edmund M. Fenner (Johns-Manville) Enclosing Draft King City Employee Letter and Field Briefing Package on the HEW Asbestos Campaign.” July 21, 1978. Union Carbide documents, UC-4954, Bates X411093 to A10831. Union Carbide Corporation. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19457. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19457.

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