64 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 3 of 4
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 15, 1976
R. H. Mereness (Asbestos Information Association) to Participants on Task Force Status and Forwarding of Hans Weill, M.D., Comments on the Proposed OSHA Asbestos Standard, with Weill Statement (1976)
A cover memo from the Asbestos Information Association's executive director describes the schedule for the industry's comment package to OSHA on the proposed revision of the asbestos standard (comment deadline April 9) and forwards Dr. Hans Weill's…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents
Asbestos Information Association/North America, "Asbestos and Health" (undated, excerpt)
Excerpt of an industry association publication titled "Asbestos and Health." It summarizes the association's position on asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma and other tumors, and on risk to the general public, citing the 1971 NAS Asbestos Panel…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents
Asbestos Information Association/North America, Recommended Work Practices for Using Asbestos in Drilling Mud
Booklet titled 'Recommended Work Practices for Using Asbestos in Drilling Mud', apparently issued by the Asbestos Information Association/North America. The legible parts of the page 2 image show a table of contents and an introduction on the OSHA…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents
Asbestos Information Association/North America, Recommended Work Practices: Molding and Fabrication of Asbestos-Containing Plastic Products (c. 1975-1976)
An industry booklet of recommended work practices for plants that mold and fabricate asbestos-containing plastic products. It summarizes the OSHA asbestos standard and gives general and specific recommendations on dust control, housekeeping,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents
Asbestos Information Association/North America Pamphlet 'Asbestos in Water: A Hazard to Health?' (c. 1975)
A five-page pamphlet from the Asbestos Information Association/North America about asbestos in water. It discusses gastrointestinal cancer and asbestos exposure, asbestos-cement pipe, the Reserve Mining case, asbestos filters and FDA and EPA…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 20, 1974
R. H. Mereness to AIA Members forwarding Dr. Irving J. Selikoff's Answers to Thirteen Questions (1974)
A 20 May 1974 Asbestos Information Association memorandum to members enclosing Dr. Irving J. Selikoff's 14 May 1974 letter, which answers 13 questions put to him by the AIA board. The letter addresses crocidolite versus chrysotile hazard, fiber…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 8, 1977
R. H. Mereness (Asbestos Information Association) to Members: Report of State Initiatives for Asbestos Regulation as of December 1, 1977 (1977)
An Asbestos Information Association memorandum to members reporting on state initiatives to regulate asbestos as of December 1, 1977. The cover memo explains how state OSHA plans and state NESHAPS air programs work. It is followed by Attachment I, a…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 18, 1976
Harrison B. Rhodes (Asbestos Information Association) to R. T. Rinaldi, California Standards Board, Transmitting 'An Estimate of Occupational Exposure to Asbestos in the State of California' (1976)
Cover letter from the Asbestos Information Association to the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, enclosing a report estimating the numbers of workers, exposure levels and work locations for asbestos use in California. The…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 14, 1975
R. H. Mereness (Asbestos Information Association) to Members Transmitting FDA Rule on Asbestos-Form Particles in Parenteral Drugs, with Federal Register Excerpt (1975)
A one-page memorandum from the Asbestos Information Association's executive director sends members the FDA regulation on asbestos-form particles in drugs for parenteral injection, as published in the Federal Register of March 14, 1975, and says a…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 25, 1980
Asbestos Information Association/North America Press Statement Responding to the NIOSH Recommendation to Reduce the OSHA Asbestos Exposure Limit (1980)
A press statement issued by the Asbestos Information Association/North America responding to the NIOSH recommendation that OSHA reduce the permissible asbestos exposure level from 2 fibers to 0.1 fiber. It quotes AIA/NA President Thomas A. Dougherty…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 15, 1976
R. H. Mereness (Asbestos Information Association) to Participants in Industry Response to OSHA Asbestos Proposal, Forwarding Dr. Hans Weill's Statement (1976)
A cover memo from the Asbestos Information Association's executive director describes the schedule for the industry's comments to OSHA on the proposed revision of the asbestos standard (comment deadline April 9) and forwards a statement by the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 15, 1972
Asbestos Information Association/North America (M. M. Swetonic) to the Editor of The Wall Street Journal Objecting to Barry Newman's Asbestos Article (1972)
A six-page letter from the Asbestos Information Association/North America to the Wall Street Journal disputing a June 7, 1972 article on asbestos by Barry Newman. The letter lists what it calls errors in the article, including its treatment of brake…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · 1975
Asbestos Information Association/North America, Recommended Work Practices: Fabrication and Use of Asbestos Paper Products
Booklet of recommended work practices for plants that fabricate and use asbestos paper products, prepared by the AIA/NA Standards and Technical Committee. It summarizes the OSHA asbestos standard, gives general and specific recommendations on dust…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents
Asbestos Information Association, "Asbestos and Health" (undated)
A five-page industry booklet-style paper on asbestos and health, issued by the Asbestos Information Association. It describes asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma as occupational risks, says there is no evidence of risk to the general public…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents
Asbestos Information Association/North America, Recommended Work Practices: Shop and Field Fabrication of Asbestos Sheet Products
A booklet of work practice recommendations for dust control when cutting and fabricating asbestos-cement and similar sheet products with shop and portable tools. It summarizes the OSHA asbestos standard, covers housekeeping, training, waste disposal…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 17, 1976
R. H. Mereness (Asbestos Information Association) to OSHA Docket Officer, Transmitting TBA Industrial Products Statement and Tables on English Asbestos Factory Cohort (1976)
Letter from the Asbestos Information Association to the OSHA docket officer, supplementing its 8 April 1976 comments on the proposed asbestos exposure standard. It transmits a statement and ten data tables from TBA Industrial Products Ltd. on dust…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 12, 1972
M. M. Swetonic (AIA/NA) to Member Companies on the June 22 Meeting about the OSHA Asbestos Standards (1972)
Circular letter announcing a special AIA/NA meeting on June 22, 1972 at the Harvard Club, New York, to discuss industry action on the new OSHA asbestos standards. It lists six areas where the association proposed to support further studies. It also…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 1, 1981
T. A. Dougherty (Asbestos Information Association/North America) to Thorne Auchter, OSHA, Urging Revised Asbestos Regulations (1981)
Letter from the president of the Asbestos Information Association/North America to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, following a March 12 meeting. It described the association's view of government asbestos regulation and urged OSHA to…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 26, 1973
Matthew M. Swetonic (Asbestos Information Association/North America) to Member Companies Transmitting the Robert Sherrill New York Times Magazine Article on Asbestos (1973)
A cover letter from the AIA/NA Executive Secretary transmits a copy of Robert Sherrill's January 21, 1973 New York Times Magazine article on asbestos disease and says an AIA/NA letter to the Times about it was attached. The letter calls the article…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents
Asbestos Information Association/North America, Recommended Work Practices: Use and Handling of Asbestos Textile Products (c. 1975-1976)
Industry booklet from the Asbestos Information Association/North America giving recommended work practices for plants that make and handle asbestos textile products (braids, lap, cloth). It summarizes the OSHA asbestos standard, gives general and…