22 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 12, 1975
R. J. Klotzbach to W. C. Thurber Transmitting Answers to Supplemental Interrogatories 5 and 8 in Roderman et al. v. Union Carbide (1975)
Cover memo from Klotzbach to Thurber transmitting answers to questions 5 and 8 in Roderman v. Union Carbide Answer to Question 5: Technology Department history, functions, quality assurance and safety responsibilities Answer to Question 8: asbestos…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 12, 1975
R. J. Klotzbach to W. C. Thurber Forwarding Answers to Supplemental Interrogatory Questions 5 and 8, Roderman et al. v. Union Carbide (1975)
…questions 5 and 8 prepared as background for supplemental interrogatories in Roderman et al. v. Union Carbide Corporation et al. The cover memo gives the timeline of asbestos claims, process and product development and first shipments…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · 1981
King City Audit: 1981 Safety and Health Audit Report on the King City Plant, Union Carbide Metals Division (1981)
Report of a 1981 safety and health audit of the King City plant. It reviews the health program, physical examinations, industrial hygiene sampling for asbestos, radiation and noise, employee protection, emergency procedures and governmental…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 9, 1971
L. P. Twichell to J. F. Emerson and F. H. Larrison, Jr. on RG-244 Expansion (1971)
Memorandum confirming recent conversations about expanding RG-244 operations. It called for moving from three shifts, five days to three shifts, seven days, proceeding with a Phase I facility expansion from 700 tpy to 1,000 tpy, and plant tests on a…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 10, 1969
R. L. Folkman to J. C. Stephenson Transmitting H. F. Reichard's Summary of UCC Asbestos Market Patterns (1969)
A confidential memorandum from R. L. Folkman to J. C. Stephenson forwarding a summary by Hal Reichard of the asbestos market, with commentary on possible ways of marketing the product line. The attached two-page table, 'UCC Asbestos Market…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 28, 1976
R. L. Folkman to Dr. H. B. Rhodes Requesting Paragraphs on Asbestos Exposure, with Attached Wall Street Journal Article on NIOSH Recommendation (1976)
Internal correspondence from R. L. Folkman to Dr. H. B. Rhodes asking for a couple of paragraphs on the company's marketplace and operations, to be sent to Mr. Kroft regarding the attached item. The attachment is a Wall Street Journal article by…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 2, 1971
E. Epremian to Asbestos Meeting Distribution Transmitting NRC Airborne Asbestos Extracts and Summary of Asbestos Laws (1971)
Internal memo of September 2, 1971 from E. Epremian sending background for the September 8 asbestos meeting on Environmental Factors. The enclosures are extracts of the 1971 National Research Council report 'Airborne Asbestos' (conclusions and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 19, 1979
John L. Myers to W. G. Alesio, G. R. Bailey and Others on Strategic Planning for the Calidria Asbestos Business (1979)
Internal memo from John L. Myers responding to a 4/3/79 memorandum from Bob Rebholtz on defining the asbestos business and industry. Myers described the Calidria business as mining, milling and marketing short fiber asbestos, said a single industry…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 28, 1980
J. T. Kelly to R. L. Folkman Transmitting the Asbestos Strategy Package for the King City Calidria Business (1980)
A cover memo from J. T. Kelly of Financial Control transmits the latest asbestos strategy package, which assumes an OSHA TLV of no more than 1.0 fiber per cc and estimates the cost of a 0.5 fiber limit at King City. The attached slides cover the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 4, 1977
H. B. Rhodes to R. L. Folkman on the NIOSH Asbestos Recommendation and the King City Plant, with Attached Request and Wall Street Journal Article (1977)
Internal letter in which H. B. Rhodes answered R. L. Folkman's December 28, 1976 request for comment on the NIOSH asbestos statement. He summarized the OSHA 1975 proposal and the NIOSH position, said the King City plant was generally meeting the 2…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 31, 1980
R. W. Rebholz Transmittal to G. R. Bailey, R. L. Folkman and F. J. Shortsleeve of J. L. Myers' 1981 Asbestos Business Budget Narrative, with Myers' Memo and 'The Asbestos Business - 1980 & 1981' (1980)
Exhibit consists of a one-page cover note from R. W. Rebholz forwarding the 1981 Asbestos Business Budget narrative, a Myers-to-Rebholz internal memo dated October 28, 1980, and Myers' five-page report 'The Asbestos Business - 1980 & 1981'. The…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 15, 1971
F. H. Larrison, Jr. to J. F. Emerson on Federal and State Inspection of Airborne Asbestos Dust at the King City Mill (1971)
Letter reporting an inspection of the King City facility for airborne asbestos dust by three Federal Bureau of Mines inspectors and two California Division of Industrial Safety inspectors on October 5, 1971. It describes the sampling done, the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 13, 1980
R. W. Rebholz to G. R. Bailey and Others on Asbestos Business Meetings (1980)
Memorandum dated March 13, 1980 announcing that, with the Mineral Products Meeting on March 27, Dr. Rhodes would discuss the current status of health-related regulations on the promotion and use of asbestos products. A discussion to update the…
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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 · October 10, 1969
R. L. Folkman to J. C. Stephenson Transmitting H. F. Reichard's Summary of the Asbestos Market (1969)
A confidential memorandum from R. L. Folkman to J. C. Stephenson forwarding a summary of the asbestos market prepared by Hal Reichard. The memo says the summary gives a quick overview of the market and suggests possible means of marketing the…
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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 · December 10, 1971
J. E. Skvarla to P. J. Colpoys on Weighting Agent Made from King City Asbestos Tailings (1971)
Internal correspondence from J. E. Skvarla to P. J. Colpoys reporting that an experimental 180 lb lot of oil well weighting agent made from King City plant tailings had been shipped. It lists the lot's specifications against the required ones, gives…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 1, 1980
H. B. Rhodes to Asbestos SPU Distribution on Status of Asbestos Regulatory Matters, with Presentation Text and Figures (1980)
Internal Metals Division cover memo from Harrison B. Rhodes dated April 1, 1980, enclosing the text and figures of his March 28, 1980 presentation to the Asbestos SPU Committee on asbestos regulatory matters, plus suggested changes to the asbestos…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 3, 1980
J. T. Kelly to G. R. Bailey and Others Transmitting Draft Asbestos Strategic Plan for the Metals Division (1980)
A one-paragraph internal cover memo from J. T. Kelly sends a rough draft of the asbestos strategic plan for review at a March 28 meeting. The attached slide-style draft covers the short fiber asbestos and viscosity control businesses at King City,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 9, 1971
L. P. Twichell to J. F. Emerson and F. H. Larrison, Jr. on RG-244 Expansion (1971)
Memorandum confirming recent conversations about expanding RG-244 production. It recommends moving from three shifts five days a week to three shifts seven days, proceeding with the Phase I expansion from 700 to 1,000 tpy, and having Engineering…