289 results for “General Electric”, page 12 of 15
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Medical study · Medical research · 1977
Health aspects of man-made mineral fibres. A review
…in production for over 40 years. The diameter of the fibres has in general been too large to cause a high concentration of respirable fibrous dust during manufacturing or use. Medical studies in several countries of…
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Court case · Pennsylvania Supreme Court · September 19, 1973 · in the opinion
Utter et al. v. Asten-Hill Mfg. Co. (1973)
…exposed, in this industry, as he might very well be, to the common cold and that it is peculiar to the industry and not common to the general public." 203 Pa. Superior Ct. at 462, 201…
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Company document · Motley 1000 · 1974
Asbestos Information Association/North America, Asbestos and Health Booklet (1974)
…been found with exposure only to chrysotile. It quoted the 1972 Lyon conference that there was "no evidence of a risk to the general public at present" from mesothelioma, and described research the industry was funding…
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Company document · Motley 1000 · June 24, 1978
Asbestos Information Association Press Release on a Safe Level of Asbestos Exposure (1978)
…dated 6/24/78, regarding asbestos-related disease. "Asbestos represents no health risk to the general public ... Based on medical evidence to date, the asbestos industry believes that the present federal exposure standard of two fibers…
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Company document · Motley 1000 · January 25, 1978
Asbestos Information Association Technical Committee Papers and Draft Letter Selling the Enterline Study (1978)
…in the context of an existing attorney-client privilege," and said Enterline and his colleagues had worked "under our general direction and supervision." It also offered counsel's June 1977 "State of the Art" draft memorandum…
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Company document · JM Knowledge Chronology · April 14, 1971
C. L. Hite to B. Mulder on Waukegan's Red Slip Cases and the Union (1971)
…Manville's own chronology of what the company knew describes this document as follows: C.L. Hite (Waukegan) writes to B. Mulder (General Headquarters), dated 4/14/71, regarding Waukegan's handling of red slip cases…
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Company document · JM Knowledge Chronology · April 17, 1979
Dr. Paul Kotin to F. L. Pundsack on Waukegan's Failure to Report Occupational Disease Cases to OSHA (1979)
…cases immediately to OSHA, along with an explanation for the failure to comply." Two days later J-M's associate general counsel recommended amending the logs without telling OSHA (Markusson's memo). Waukegan's handling of…
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Company document · Motley 1000 · July 31, 1978
Hilton C. Lewinsohn and Harrison B. Rhodes on Medical Surveillance in the AIA Industry Statement (1978)
…M policy except in California. A handwritten change to the draft softened the line that the general public is not at risk to say the industry considers it not at risk. It follows Marsh's June…
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Company document · Motley 1000 · June 2, 1978
John H. Marsh to T. A. Dougherty and Others on an Industry-Wide Asbestos-Health Position (1978)
…said "Asbestos workers do not seem to be more susceptible to lung cancer than other people unless they smoke," that there was "by no means general agreement" about the role of crocidolite and amosite in mesothelioma…
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Company document · JM Knowledge Chronology · August 1970
Johns-Manville, "History of Johns-Manville Health Research" (1970)
…air (see Jackson's 1951 request). It also reports that a University of Pittsburgh study of J-M retirees found some causes of death higher than in the general population, and that in the McGill study…
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Company document · JM Knowledge Chronology · April 22, 1976
R. S. Lamar to W. H. Ashton of Johnson & Johnson on Rubino's Talc Mortality Study (1976)
…others at J-M, and the letter is filed under "Talc (general)." In Johns-Manville's chronology Johns-Manville's own chronology of what the company knew describes this document as follows: R.S. Lamar (J…
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Company document · JM Knowledge Chronology · February 11, 1977
W. A. Cooper to Dr. Paul Kotin on the History of J-M's Employee Education About Asbestos (1977)
…and warned against taking dust home on work clothes. The J-M and industry papers told the public there was "no evidence" of risk to the general public. For the March 1974 customer seminars Cooper mentions…
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Magazine · Asbestos Magazine · 1971
Asbestos Magazine, 1971
…1971 February 1971 Garlock Inc. Mar. 1971 March 1971 General Asbestos & Rubber Co. Apr. 1971 April 1971 The Raybestos Co. May 1971 May 1971 Mikesell Brothers Co. May 1971 May 1971 United States Asbestos Co. June…
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Magazine · Asbestos Magazine · 1973
Asbestos Magazine, 1973
…From EPA May 1973 May 1973 Ferro-Tech Solves Asbestos Dust Problems June 1973 June 1973 Fiber Analysis & Measurement The Scanning Electron Microscope Jan. 1973 January 1973 General Articles on Asbestos Fable—Fact or Fiction? Jan…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 28, 1972
Glen W. Sutton to F. H. Larrison Transmitting the Bureau of Mines Asbestos Dust Health Study of the Calidria Plant (1972), with Report and Larrison Reply to California Division of Industrial Safety
…list for the Bureau of Mines health study (asbestos dust), October 4-6, 1971 Report text: introduction, general information, description of study, discussion and results, conclusions and recommendations Figures 1-3: asbestos fiber concentrations in time…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 1974
IOEH Newsletter No. 37 from P. V. Pelnar, with McGill Report on Health Surveillance in Asbestos Workers (1974)
…page Enclosure 7 cover letter from Becklake and Ducic to QAMA, clinic governors and unions, December 19, 1973 Second page of the McGill report on lung function tests, questionnaire and general conclusions, dated December 19, 1973
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 6, 1977
J. M. Cleverdon to Linde Environmental Coordinators Transmitting Chemicals and Plastics Guidance on EPA Asbestos Insulation Removal Rules (1977)
…Guidance for Compliance with EPA Asbestos Regulation': applicability, removal and disposal practices, notification requirements, form of notice, general notes (pages appear in reverse order) Draft transmittal letter from R. A. Huber, Chemicals and Plastics, May 9…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 8, 1977
R. E. Byrne, Jr. to American Polytherm Company on California's Occupational Cancer Control Act Asbestos Reporting Requirement (1977)
…1977, from R. E. Byrne, Jr. to American Polytherm Company on California asbestos reporting Enclosure: Union Carbide-typed copy of California General Industry Safety Orders Section 5208, Asbestos, marked 'Accurate but not official' (subsections (a)-(g))
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 1974
G. J. Weihs, Chrysotile Asbestos, Group 7 (Shorts): Market Analysis, with Morgan Guaranty Transmittal Letter to W. C. Thurber (1974)
…table of contents Summary, conclusions, recommendations, the product, the market in general Tables 1-4: captive fiber sources, asbestos product manufacturers and plants, number of manufacturers, domestic market by use Floor tile market, Calidria floor tile…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 22, 1977
Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics Guidance for Compliance with EPA Asbestos Regulation, with Brownsville Plant Asbestos Disposal Correspondence (1977)
…0128) Form of Notification: notice of intent to demolish or renovate involving friable asbestos insulation (BRG 0129) General notes on the EPA regulation and its overlap with the OSHA standard (BRG 0130) Attachment 1: excerpts from…