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A May 6, 1977 letter from Union Carbide's Harrison B. Rhodes to Georgia-Pacific's head of purchasing, reporting the Consumer Product Safety Commission's April 28, 1977 vote to grant a petition to ban consumer asbestos taping, spackling and joint compounds. The letter describes the hearing process and the question of CPSC jurisdiction over commercial-size packages. A May 9, 1977 reply from Georgia-Pacific's Edward L. Aasen to R. E. Byrne, Jr. says Georgia-Pacific decided to stop using asbestos in its wallboard tape joint compounds and asks for help disposing of SG-210 and HPO asbestos inventories.
- Author
- Harrison B. Rhodes (Technology Manager); Edward L. Aasen (Purchasing Manager, Gypsum Division, Georgia-Pacific Corporation (author of the May 9, 1977 reply on page 3))
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division (Calidria Asbestos)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-5134
- Date
- May 6, 1977
- Number
- Bates A00414
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 19625 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19625
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Pages 1-2: Letter, H. B. Rhodes (Union Carbide Metals Division) to E. L. Aasen (Georgia-Pacific), May 6, 1977, on CPSC action on asbestos spackling compounds, with handwritten note dated 5/11/77
- Page 3: Letter, E. L. Aasen (Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Division) to R. E. Byrne, Jr., May 9, 1977, on discontinuing asbestos in joint compounds and moving out SG-210 and HPO inventories
People and organizations
From Harrison B. Rhodes (Technology Manager); Edward L. Aasen (Purchasing Manager, Gypsum Division, Georgia-Pacific Corporation (author of the May 9, 1977 reply on page 3)) to E. L. Aasen (Head of Corporate Purchasing, Georgia-Pacific Corporation); R. E. Byrne, Jr. (Union Carbide Corporation, Mining & Metals Division (addressee of the May 9 reply; cc on the May 6 letter)).
- Edward L. Aasen (author, recipient)
- Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
- Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (recipient)
- Metals Division (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (named)
- Georgia-Pacific Corporation (named)
- Gypsum Division (Georgia-Pacific) (named)
- Mining and Metals Division (named)
- National Resources Defense Council (named)
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This is document UC-5134 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers A00414.
Cite this document
Harrison B. Rhodes (Technology Manager), Edward L. Aasen (Purchasing Manager, Gypsum Division, Georgia-Pacific Corporation (author of the May 9, 1977 reply on page 3)). “Harrison B. Rhodes to E. L. Aasen (Georgia-Pacific) on CPSC Action Against Asbestos Spackling Compounds, with Georgia-Pacific Reply.” May 6, 1977. Union Carbide documents, UC-5134, Bates A00414. Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division (Calidria Asbestos). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19625. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19625.
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