Cal/OSHA Standards Board Summary of April 26, 1979 Fresno Public Hearing, with Excerpts from 'A History of Union Carbide Corporation' (1979)

The exhibit combines a fax copy of the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board's summary of its April 26, 1979 public hearing in Fresno with parts of a corporate history of Union Carbide. The hearing summary covers proposed standards on asbestos spraying, the general industry asbestos order (Section 5208) and lead, and records comments by Union Carbide representatives John Myers and Harry Rhodes. The history excerpts cover the company's origins from 1890 to 1920 and a closing list of current products and services.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-11: California OSHSB summary of the April 26, 1979 Fresno public hearing (fax copy dated 09/09/2002): attendees, asbestos spraying and Section 5208 asbestos standard, lead standard
• Page 12: Blank page
• Pages 13-40: A History of Union Carbide Corporation, Chapter One 'Genesis (1890-1920)', with figures
• Pages 41-158: Not sent for cataloging; contents unknown
• Pages 159-163: History appendix: 'Principal Products and Services - Current' and partnerships and joint ventures

People and organizations

• Appeals Board (named)
• Asbestos Workers Local Union No. 16 (named)
• Associated Roofing Contractors (named)
• California Chamber of Commerce (named)
• California Farm Bureau (named)
• California Manufacturers Association (named)
• Chevron Research Company (named)
• Communications Workers of America (named)
• Division of Occupational Safety and Health (named)
• E. I. DuPont Company (named)
• Flintkote (named)
• General Motors (named)
• Lead Industries Association, Inc (named)
• McKinsey & Company (named)
• Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Plasterers' Local Union No. 2 (named)
• Riverside Cement (named)
• Southern California Edison Company (named)
• State of California (named)
• The W. W. Henry Company (named)
• UAW Local Union No. 1797 (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)
• W.R. Grace (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard · W.R. Grace.

About this copy

This is document UC-5356 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 163 pages.