18 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 1974
G. J. Weihs, Chrysotile Asbestos (Group 7, Shorts) Market Analysis for Union Carbide Marketing Services (1974)
A confidential internal Union Carbide market analysis of short-fiber (Group 7) chrysotile asbestos. It estimates 1973 U.S. consumption and forecasts to 1980 by end use (floor tile, drilling muds, joint compound, paints, adhesives, ceiling…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 1974
G. J. Weihs, Chrysotile Asbestos (Group 7, Shorts) Market Analysis, Union Carbide Marketing Services Department (1974)
Internal market analysis of Group 7 (short fiber) chrysotile asbestos, dated March/April 1974. It estimates 1973 U.S. consumption and forecasts to 1980 by end use (floor tile, drilling muds, joint compounds, paints, adhesives, ceiling tile, paper,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 10, 1983
F. L. Smith, Jr. Trip Report on Customer Service Dust Counts at Michael-Walters Industries, Valier, Illinois (1983)
Trip report (Report No. 83-M-1) on a January 6, 1983 visit to Valier, Illinois, to collect airborne asbestos samples at Michael-Walters Industries during manufacture of "Stoppit", a stopping wall sealant, with further monitoring in a coal mine in…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 22, 1984
H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber on MSDS and Product Label for the Asbestos Alteration Product, Synthetic Olivine, with Draft Data Sheet and Label (1984)
…Material Safety Data Sheet for Synthetic Olivine (draft 2/6/84, effective date March 1, 1984), Union Carbide Metals Division, Danbury, CT Draft product label 'Forsterite' with caution statement on dust irritation (Attachment 1) Memo, H…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 29, 1980
P. R. Sherman Design Memorandum on Asbestos Bagging Improvement at King City (1980)
Design memorandum (Design Memo No. 1, Revision No. 0, File No. 11217) by P. R. Sherman on improving the bagging of asbestos shipments at King City, CA. It describes efforts to develop a dust-free bag with a better bag wrap and a bag closure system…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 12, 1982
Fred L. Smith to B. L. Ingalls on Plenum Test of King City Tailings and Raw Ore Samples (1982)
Memo dated May 12, 1982, transmitting results of controlled-environment tests on King City tailings and raw ore samples. Samples were agitated on a Derrick pan vibrator in a closed chamber, airborne fibers were collected on filters, and counts were…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 3, 1984
H. C. Lewinsohn to S. L. Baye and Others Transmitting Draft OSHA Testimony on Medical Examinations Required for Asbestos Workers (1984)
A July 3, 1984 cover memo from Dr. Hilton C. Lewinsohn to company physicians, lawyers and managers transmitting the "final" draft of his proposed testimony for the OSHA informal asbestos rulemaking hearing in Washington. The attached draft, "Medical…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 9, 1984
John L. Myers to S. L. Baye on Air Monitoring Reports and a Customer Dust-Count Listing (1984)
Internal memo from John L. Myers to the Law Department enclosing a list of customer and other air monitoring reports prepared by Fred Smith, and suggesting how the reports could be organized for use in litigation. Attached are a template page for an…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 12, 1982
John Myers to W. C. Thurber, S. L. Baye and E. A. Grimes Forwarding the AIA/NA Summary of Ontario Royal Commission Asbestos Hearings (1982)
A short routing note from John Myers to W. C. Thurber, S. L. Baye and E. A. Grimes, dated 8/12/82, saying the AIA/NA spent about $50,000 with K & E on this and offering the full proceedings. Attached are a cover letter of August 6, 1982 from the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 21, 1983
F. L. Smith to D. F. Kapral on the Estimated Business Loss if the Asbestos TWA Limit Drops to 0.5 Fiber/cc (1983)
Internal memo with an attached 10-page explanation and customer table estimating the business Union Carbide might lose if the allowable asbestos TWA fell from 2.0 to 0.5 fiber/cc. The memo says the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 31, 1983
B. L. Ingalls to R. E. Byrne, D. F. Kapral and F. L. Smith on Law Department Review of the Asbestos Dust Count Report Insert, with Related Memo to J. B. Rouse and Insert Text (1983)
Exhibit of three pages. A January 31, 1983 internal memo from B. L. Ingalls says J. B. Rouse of the UCC Law Department reviewed the asbestos dust monitoring report insert on procedures, limits and conditions and recommended minor revisions. It is…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 12, 1984
H. C. Lewinsohn to T. A. Lincoln and Others Transmitting Draft OSHA Testimony on Medical Examinations for Asbestos Workers (1984)
An internal Union Carbide memo from Dr. H. C. Lewinsohn circulated, for comment by June 20, 1984, his draft testimony for OSHA's asbestos rulemaking hearing. Attached are a draft cover letter to the OSHA docket…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 3, 1984
H. C. Lewinsohn to S. L. Baye and Others Transmitting Draft OSHA Asbestos Standard Testimony on Medical Examinations for Asbestos Workers (1984)
A July 3, 1984 cover memo from Dr. Hilton C. Lewinsohn circulated the "final" draft of his testimony for the OSHA informal rulemaking hearing on the proposed asbestos standard. The attached draft, "Medical Examinations Required for Asbestos…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 1984
H. C. Lewinsohn to S. Baye, J. B. Browning and Others Transmitting Revised Draft OSHA Asbestos Testimony on Medical Surveillance (1984)
A June 1984 internal Union Carbide memo from Dr. H. C. Lewinsohn transmits a revised draft of testimony he proposed to submit on July 12, 1984 at the OSHA informal rulemaking hearing on occupational exposure to…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 3, 1983
Ed Van Den Ameele to S. L. Baye, W. F. McClure and R. F. Wolff on a Proposed Press Statement About the OSHA Emergency Asbestos Standard (1983)
Memorandum sending the Law Department and Metals Division a draft press statement, prepared by John Meyers at King City, responding to OSHA's emergency temporary asbestos standard. The draft says the company did not expect short-term adverse effects…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 9, 1984
John L. Myers to S. L. Baye on Air Monitoring Reports and a Proposed Listing of UCC Asbestos Dust Counts (1984)
Internal memo from John L. Myers to the Law Department enclosing a list, prepared by Fred Smith, of customer and other air monitoring reports, and proposing that the fewer than 400 reports be summarized in three listings for use in litigation. The…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 20, 1983
G. L. Dickson to J. T. Kelly on the Impact of a 0.5 Fiber/cc TWA Standard on 1984 Calidria Sales (1983)
Internal memo in which G. L. Dickson of Calidria Asbestos responded to a report by Fred Smith estimating a 31.5% loss in sales if OSHA lowered the asbestos standard from 2.0 to 0.5 fibers/cc. Dickson gave five reasons he considered Smith's…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 17, 1982
B. L. Ingalls to D. F. Kapral on the 6/11/82 Niagara Falls Meeting about Chemical Treatment of Asbestos to Reduce Toxicity (1982)
…discussion of disease mechanisms, the limits of a surface-only treatment for Union Carbide's tailings and products, the regulatory climate, and the conclusion that Union Carbide would not pursue the process for the immediate future.