19 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 6, 1977
H. B. Rhodes to E. J. Kleber on Union Carbide's Decision Not to Respond to NIOSH Request re Calidria RG-244 (1977)
…of Health, Education, and Welfare) letter to Union Carbide Corp. about carcinogen information and warnings, signed by the Director Table 1: substances regulated as human carcinogens by OSHA NIOSH product response form (CDC 2.1) for…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 1, 1975
John L. Myers to R. E. Byrne, Jr. and Others Enclosing GDCI Drywall Issue with Rhodes and Ingalls Article on Asbestos and Silica Dust (1975)
…L. Ingalls, Union Carbide (part 1) Continuation pages: editor's comments and the article's section on asbestos exposure in the tape joint industry Gold Bond advertisement for asbestos-free joint compounds W. W. Henry Company…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 16, 1975
H. B. Rhodes to R. E. Byrne, Jr. and Others on OSHA Regulations for Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (1975)
Internal memo from H. B. Rhodes of the "Calidria" Asbestos department reporting that NIOSH had sent OSHA its criteria document for a crystalline silica regulation. It describes the proposed regulation, says RG-144 and RG-244 were checked and no…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 22, 1974
H. B. Rhodes Report of Call on Gypsum Drywall Contractors International Safety Task Force Meeting, San Antonio (1974)
Report of call by H. B. Rhodes on his attendance at the Gypsum Drywall Contractors International (GDCI) Safety Task Force meeting on July 22, 1974. It records discussion of OSHA asbestos rules, asbestos-free joint compound, a planned variance…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 20, 1975
H. B. Rhodes Report of Call to General Motors Research Lab (Dr. W. Krebs) on Fiber Counting Methods for Ground Plastic Samples (1975)
…of counting and identifying fibers in air samples from spraying and grinding of Calidria-containing plastic. It describes GM's optical and SEM procedure, compares it with Union Carbide's approach, and recommends that K. S…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 16, 1975
H. B. Rhodes to R. E. Byrne, Jr. and Others on OSHA Regulations for Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica, with W. C. Thurber Memo to J. L. Myers on Customer Asbestos Data Sheets (1975)
A April 16, 1975 internal memo from H. B. Rhodes reported that NIOSH had sent OSHA its criteria document and recommended standard on crystalline silica. It attached a summary of the recommended standard (exposure limit, medical exams, warning…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 16, 1977
H. B. Rhodes to R. E. Byrne, Jr. and Others on Health Standards for Amorphous and Crystalline Silica, with Attached OSHA and NIOSH Materials (1977)
Union Carbide internal memo, H. B. Rhodes to distribution, Health Standards for Amorphous and Crystalline Silica (Feb. 16, 1977) Asbestos Information Association memorandum for the record, Status of Silica Standards, signed B. J. Pigg (Feb. 7…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 23, 1972
H. B. Rhodes to R. E. Byrne, Jr. and Others Transmitting Product Information Questionnaire for Chrysotile Asbestos (1972)
…transmitting a Product Information Questionnaire prepared for a specific customer and said to be cleared by legal and medical staff in New York. The attached questionnaire gives Union Carbide's answers on chrysotile asbestos (Imcobest, Visbestos…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 22, 1974
H. B. Rhodes Report of Call on Gypsum Drywall Contractors International Safety Task Force Meeting (1974)
Report of call by H. B. Rhodes on a July 22, 1974 Gypsum Drywall Contractors International (GDCI) Safety Task Force meeting. It records discussion of OSHA asbestos regulations, efforts to replace asbestos in joint compound (mud), the GDCI plan to…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 14, 1973
H. B. Rhodes to Sales and Management Staff on Revision of Emergency Temporary Standard on Certain Carcinogens and Customer Inquiries on Asbestos (1973)
Internal memo reporting that customers had asked whether asbestos is a carcinogen, a question tied to an OSHA regulation defining carcinogen by a list of fourteen organic compounds that does not include asbestos. It told recipients they could say…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 16, 1974
H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers on Dr. C. S. Thompson's Visit to Niagara Falls: Silica Criteria, Talc Exemption and Fiber Counting (1974)
Memorandum reporting an informal October 10, 1974 visit by Dr. C. S. Thompson to the Niagara Falls laboratories. It covers the pending NIOSH silica criteria document, the status of the talc exemption from OSHA asbestos regulations, and disagreement…
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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 · 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…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 18, 1978
H. B. Rhodes to G. L. Dickson and Others Transmitting Briefing Package on the HEW Asbestos Information Campaign (1978)
Internal Metals Division memo from Harrison B. Rhodes sending a Briefing Package on the HEW (Secretary Califano) asbestos information campaign to sales and technical staff. The package summarizes the campaign, which it calls emotional and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 6, 1977
H. B. Rhodes to E. J. Kleber on NIOSH Request for Information re RG-244, with Attached NIOSH Letter (1977)
…Kleber, July 6, 1977, on NIOSH letter requesting information re RG-244 NIOSH (HEW/Center for Disease Control) letter to Union Carbide Corp, Niagara Falls, on carcinogen information request, signed by the Director Table 1: substances…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 1, 1974
H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber on Airborne Asbestos Dust Levels for Intermittent Batch Dumping of Open Chrysotile Fiber (1974)
Internal cover memo from H. B. Rhodes transmitting a report on airborne asbestos dust levels for intermittent batch dumping of open chrysotile fiber. He wrote that the data were compiled because of OSHA's "work practices" emphasis in the revision of…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 6, 1977
H. B. Rhodes to Calidria Sales Staff on Assuring Customers of Toxic Substances Control Act Inventory Compliance, with Sample Letters (1977)
…Rhodes to Calidria sales staff, on responding to customer requests about TSCA inventory compliance Sample letter to R. E. Heinerman, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Munising Paper Division, about Asbestos Fiber H. P. Pellets Sample letter to E…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 16, 1975
H. B. Rhodes to R. E. Byrne, Jr. and Others on OSHA Regulations on Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (1975)
Internal memo from H. B. Rhodes reporting that NIOSH had sent OSHA its criteria document on crystalline silica, and advising that the attached summary could be used with customers. It states that RG-144 and RG-244 were checked and no crystalline…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 1, 1975
H. B. Rhodes Call Reports to T. P. Norris, W. C. Thurber and J. E. Walsh on Meetings and Calls with Gypsum Drywall Contractors International, OSHA and Asbestos in Joint Compound (1974-1975)
Compilation of six Union Carbide call reports by H. B. Rhodes (May 1974 to May 1975) on contacts with the Gypsum Drywall Contractors International (GDCI), plus the agenda and attendee list for the July 22, 1974…