282 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 8 of 15
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 4, 1977
H. B. Rhodes to R. L. Folkman on NIOSH Asbestos Recommendation and Calidria Exposure Levels, with Folkman's Request and WSJ Article (1977)
Internal Union Carbide Metals Division letter in which H. B. Rhodes responded to R. L. Folkman's December 28, 1976 request for comment on the NIOSH asbestos statement. He summarized the OSHA proposal and the NIOSH…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 31, 1974
H. B. Rhodes to G. L. Dickson, E. J. Kleber, T. P. Norris and J. E. Walsh on OSHA Inspections of Calidria Customers (1974)
Internal memo from H. B. Rhodes reporting five instances in which Calidria customers described what he called overzealous application of OSHA asbestos regulations by inspectors. It asks recipients to gather facts from customers using an attached…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 27, 1976
Harrison B. Rhodes to Doug Merrill (Kelly-Moore Paint Co.) on the NRDC Petition to Ban Asbestos in Patching Compounds (1976)
Letter from Union Carbide's Technology Manager to the technical director of Kelly-Moore's Paco Textures Division. It refers to a petition by the National Resources Defense Council to ban asbestos in consumer patching compounds…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 31, 1975
H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber on Asbestos Fiber Count Summary for Calidria Asbestos (1975)
Internal Union Carbide memo transmitting a requested summary of asbestos fiber counts for RG-244 and RG-600 materials. It explains the assumptions used, including a 0.1 fiber/cc background level, the exclusion of two…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 31, 1978
Harrison B. Rhodes (signed by John L. Myers) to Dr. J. J. Welsh and T. W. Carmody on Sputum Cytology Results from the King City Asbestos Plant (1978)
A January 1978 memo forwarding Mr. Malacarne's discussion of sputum cytology results from the King City asbestos plant, asking whether the data were sufficient for journal publication or could be used to enhance the company's image. The memo gives…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 15, 1976
Harrison B. Rhodes to Herman Brunotte (NY State Department of Labor) on Fiber Counts of Two Samples and Fibrous Talc vs. Anthophylite (1976)
Letter from Union Carbide's Technology Manager to a New York State Department of Labor official confirming a phone call and reporting fiber counts of 30.8 and 26.5 fibers for two samples. It says…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 16, 1975
H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber, J. V. Murray and J. L. Myers on the NICA OSHA Commentary (1975)
A one-page Union Carbide internal memo from H. B. Rhodes forwards a National Insulation Contractors Association (NICA) commentary on OSHA asbestos regulations. Rhodes points to one paragraph (Article IX, page 7) saying OSHA allowed contractors…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 21, 1973
H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers on Interpretation of EPA Asbestos Regulations, with Attached Comments and Questions (1973)
A May 21, 1973 internal memo from H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers forwarding a compilation of comments and questions on the new EPA asbestos emission regulations. The memo says most customers are not major emission sources, suggests legal counsel…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 21, 1975
H. B. Rhodes to Ken Campbell (Montello, Inc.) on OSHA Signs, Medical Examinations and Monitoring, with Attached Amoco Oil OSHRC Decision (1975)
Letter, H. B. Rhodes (Union Carbide) to Ken Campbell, Montello, Inc., April 21, 1975, transmitting enclosed information on OSHA matters Attachment by HBR on signs requirements, medical examinations (OSHA meeting, OSHRC digest) and monitoring OSHRC Decision…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 6, 1977
H. B. Rhodes to E. L. Aasen (Georgia-Pacific) on CPSC Action Toward a Ban on Asbestos Spackling and Joint Compounds, with Aasen's Reply (1977)
Letter, H. B. Rhodes (Union Carbide Metals Division) to E. L. Aasen (Georgia-Pacific), May 6, 1977, on the CPSC vote and hearing process, with handwritten notes dated 5/11/77 Letter, E. L. Aasen (Georgia…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 28, 1977
Harrison B. Rhodes to Dr. William Krebbs (General Motors Research) Transmitting Spraying Data, with Attached Report of Call on Fiber Counting Methods (1977)
…to Dr. William Krebbs, General Motors Research Laboratories, Feb. 28, 1977, forwarding spraying data Union Carbide Report of Call by H. B. Rhodes, dated 3/20/75 (typed 3/21/75), telecon with Dr. W. Krebs…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 23, 1974
H. B. Rhodes Transmittal and Report 'Supervisbestos: A Review of Product Quality Trends and Competitive Market Position' (1974)
A one-page internal memo from H. B. Rhodes transmitting a 1974 report on Supervisbestos, the Calidria asbestos mud additive sold for oil well drilling through Montello. The report reviews product quality trends from 1971 to 1974 and the competitive…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 9, 1973
H. B. Rhodes to E. T. Shallow (Dow Chemical) Transmitting 'The Safe Use of Calidria RG-244 in Corrosion Resistant Tank Fabrication' (1973)
…Union Carbide's legal department and now included three previously omitted tables. Rhodes said he had no objection to Dow's rewrite man deleting further portions but that the final result should be discussed with Union…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 28, 1975
H. B. Rhodes to J. V. Murray on Dow Toxicology Literature, Transmitting Myers Plastics Paper, Talk Script and RG-244 Brochure (1975)
A cover memo from H. B. Rhodes to the UCC Law Department forwarding background on the Dow toxicology literature: John L. Myers's May 1974 SPE paper 'Chrysotile Asbestos in Plastics', an annotated script of Myers's October 1974 NACE talk, and the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 30, 1982
H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber on Calidria Asbestos Potential Liability at the Bound Brook, New Jersey Plastics Operations (1982)
…employee examinations, four workmen's compensation cases, a third-party suit against Union Carbide, and the planned legal approach. A Table 1 attachment lists UCC Metals Division shipments to Bound Brook for 1965 and 1970-1973…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 22, 1976
H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber Transmitting Revisions to the Calidria Asbestos Material Safety Data Sheet, with Annotated 1972 Sheet and Law Department Comments (1976)
…W. C. Thurber, September 22, 1976, on revisions to the asbestos Material Safety Data Sheet Union Carbide Material Safety Data Sheet for chrysotile asbestos (Calidria), dated September 1, 1972, with handwritten edits Letter, Charles F. Raeburn…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 25, 1977
H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers on Asbestos Warning Labels, with Raybestos-Manhattan Label Attached (1977)
Internal Metals Division memo in which H. B. Rhodes sent J. L. Myers a copy of the asbestos warning label used by Raybestos-Manhattan. He suggested a similar label might have worker-protection aspects and add defense against possible future…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 23, 1981
Safety Audit Team (R. L. Folkman, E. A. Piersall, H. B. Rhodes) to R. J. Kronkhyte, J. L. Myers and R. O. Marsten on the King City Safety/Health Audit (1981)
Internal memo from the Metals Division Safety department reporting the conclusions of its October 26-27, 1981 safety/health audit of the King City plant. It reviews follow-up items from the prior audit, rates the safety program elements, and notes…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 31, 1978
Harrison B. Rhodes to E. A. Piersall Transmitting J-M Letter on EPA Regulation of Taconite Tailings as Asbestos (1978)
Union Carbide internal memo, Rhodes to Piersall, Oct. 31, 1978, on regulation of taconite tailings as asbestos Johns-Manville Sales Corporation letter, R. P. Carter to J. Padgett, EPA, Oct. 9, 1978, objecting to EPA taconite…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 6, 1977
H. B. Rhodes to E. J. Kleber on Not Responding to the NIOSH Request for Information on Calidria RG-244 (1977)
…J. Kleber, July 6, 1977, on the NIOSH request (RG-244) NIOSH (HEW/CDC) letter to Union Carbide, signed by John F. Finklea, M.D., asking what measures were taken to inform employees and users of…