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FILE NAME: Kaiser Gypsum (KG) DATE: 0000 DOC#: KG049 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Legal - Responses to 1st Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON 8 FOR KING COUNTY 9 10 SYLVIN W. PICKNER and EVELYN I.) 11 PICKNER, a married couple, ) 12 Plaintiffs, j ) 13 v. ) 14 OWENS CORNING, et al., ) ) 15 Defendant. ) No. 98-2-09390-1 SEA KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, IN C .'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 16 17 PROPOUNDING PARTY: SYLVIN W. PICKNER and EVELYN I. PICKNER 18 RESPONDING PARTY: KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. 19 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 20 No single person associated with Kaiser Gypsum has the knowledge necessary to supply every 21 answer to these interrogatories and request for production, and a number of individuals who might have 22 had personal knowledge of the matters addressed by these interrogatories are either deceased or no 23 longer employees of Kaiser Gypsum. 24 25 KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. 'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR O D I PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 1 U l \ IU S2-585596.1 I Kl A I I IN H L wm iam s, K stner & Gibbs f l l c Two Union Square, Suite 4100 Mail Addre" : p o - 21920 *" 1. Washington 98111-3926 (206) 628-6600 1 Further, Kaiser Gypsum objects to these interrogatories on the grounds that they are vague, 2 ambiguous, overbroad as to time, scope, products and location not in issue, and seek information not 3 relevant to the issues in this lawsuit. 4 Without waiving said objections and in the interest of full disclosure, Kaiser Gypsum responds 5 solely with regard to its Seattle facility and with regard to products identified by plaintiff. 6 Kaiser Gypsum continues its ongoing investigation to locate information regarding the subject 7 matter of these interrogatories and reserves its right to supplement these interrogatory responses as may 8 be necessary, if and when, such further information becomes available. 9 INTERROGATORY NO, 1: 10 State your full legal name, date of incorporation, principle place of business and whether you are a private or public corporation. 11 RESPONSE: 12 Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. was incorporated on December 1, 1952 in the State of 13 Washington. Its principal place of business is Pleasanton, California, and it is a privately held 14 corporation. 15 INTERROGATORY NO. 2: 16 For each year between 1950 and 1978, identify your officers and directors. 17 RESPONSE: 18 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, burdensome, 19 ambiguous, and overbroad, as it contains years when Kaiser Gypsum was not doing business, and thus 20 it is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Without waiving said 21 objections, Kaiser Gypsum responds: see Exhibit A attached hereto. 22 INTERROGATORY NO. 3: 23 Please relate your corporate history from 1948 to the present, including, but not limited to, any 24 mergers, acquisitions, name changes or re-incorporations or secession of business operations. /25 RESPONSE: KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, IN C .'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 2 S 2 -5 8 5 5 9 6 .1 Williams, K astner & Gibbs PLLC Two Union Square, Suite 4100 Mail Address: P.O. Box 21926 Seattle, Washington 98111-3926 (206) 628-6600 1 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, and 2 overbroad, as it contains years when Kaiser Gypsum was not doing business, and thus it is not 3 reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Without waiving said objections, 4 Kaiser Gypsum responds: 5 Kaiser Gypsum was organized and incorporated in 1952. On June 19, 1952, Permanente Cement 6 Company (later known as Kaiser Cement Corporation) formed a wholly owned subsidiary named Kaiser 7 Gypsum Company. On December 1, 1952, Kaiser Gypsum Company was merged with Pacific Coast 8 Cement Company, a Washington corporation and another subsidiary of Permanente Cement Company. 9 At the time of the merger, racin e Coast Cement Company had no assets or operations. The name of 10 the combined company was then changed to Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. In 1978, Kaiser Gypsum 11 Company, Inc. ceased all business operations. 12 INTERROGATORY NO. 4: 13 Have you at any time engaged in the sale of a product which contained asbestos fibers? If so, please identify 14 (a) the names o f your entities selling each of those products; 15 (b) the trade or brand name of each asbestos containing product sold by you; (c) the dates each product was manufactured or sold; 16 (d) a description of each product including the type and percentage of asbestos contained in said product; 17 (e) how each product was packaged; and (f) your gross sales o f each asbestos containing product between 1950 and 1978. 18 RESPONSE: 19 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, and 20 overbroad, as it seeks information about types of products and places not at issue in this litigation and 21 years when Kaiser Gypsum was not in business. Thus, this interrogatory is not reasonably calculated 22 to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. As to subsection (f), Kaiser Gypsum objects to this on 23 the grounds that it is unduly burdensome, harassing and not reasonably calculated to lead to the 24 25 KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. 'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 3 S2-585596.1 wauams, u s in e r & cabs f l l c Two Union Square, Suite 4100 Mail Address: p.o. Box 21926 Seattle, Washington 98111-3926 (206) 628-6600 1 discovery of admissible evidence. Further, Kaiser Gypsum responds that it does not possess complete 2 information for its Seattle facility for said years. 3 Without waiving said objections, Kaiser Gypsum responds that the following products which 4 contained asbestos fibers for various periods of time were manufactured at its Seattle facility. 5 1. Joint Compound Powder 6 This product was manufactured at Seattle from 1969 to 1975 and contained 7.5% to 10% 7 chrysotile asbestos. This off-white powder was packaged and sold in sacks of 10 and 25 pounds. 8 2. Finishing Compound Powder 9 This product was manufactured at Seattle from 1969 to 1975 and contained 3.5% to 11 % 10 chrysotile asbestos. It was white to off-white powder and packaged in sacks of 25 pounds. 11 3. One-Dav Joint Compound Powder 12 This product was manufactured at Seattle from 1970 to 1975 and contained 3.5% 13 chrysotile asbestos. It was a white to off-white powder and packaged in sacks o f 25 pounds. 14 4. Three Purpose Compound Powder 15 This product was manufactured at Seattle from 1969 to 1975 and contained 5% to 11% 16 chrysotile asbestos. This was a white to off-white powder and packaged in sacks o f 25 pounds. 17 5. Dual-Purpose Pre-Mix Compound 18 This product was manufactured at Seattle from 1969 to 1975 and contained 2.5% to 4% 19 chrysotile asbestos. This was a white to off-white or light buff colored paste and packaged in buckets 20 or cartons of 4 to 5 gallons. 21 6. Pre-Mix Topping Compound 22 This product was manufactured at Seattle from 1971 to 1975 and contained 1% chrysotile 23 asbestos. This was a white to off-white colored paste, packaged and sold in buckets o f 4 or 5 gallons 24 and cartons of 4 gallons. 25 INTERROGATORY NO. 5 : KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. 'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 4 S2-585596.1 wniiam,, Kastner &gm* fllc Two Union Square, Suite 4100 m u Addres: p.o. Box 21926 Seattle, Washington 98111-3926 (206) 628-6600 1 Identify the date, if any, on which you ceased the sale o f asbestos-containing products. 2 RESPONSE: 3 By 1975, Kaiser Gypsum's Seattle plant ceased to manufacture products containing asbestos. 4 INTERROGATORY NO. 6: 5 For each product identified in response to Interrogatory No. 4, identify all warnings you 6 employed to protect the purchasers said products from asbestos-related harm including in your answer 7 the text of said warning and the date on which it commenced. 8 RESPONSE: 9 Beginning in 1972, Kaiser Gypsum affixed caution labels to the packages and containers of its 10 asbestos-containing products. The warning label, as prescribed by OSHA, read: 11 CAUTION: contains asbestos fibers; avoid creating dust; breathing asbestos dust may cause serious bodily harm. 12 13 14 15 16 INTERROGATORY NO. 7 : 17 State the date on which you learned that asbestos poses a hazard to human health. 18 RESPONSE: 19 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, 20 overbroad, and assumes that any type of asbestos, in any condition or in any amount, poses a hazard 21 to human health. 22 Without waiving said objections, Kaiser Gypsum responds that it became aware generally 23 sometime in the 1970s that users of some asbestos-containing building products could be at risk of 24 inhaling quantities o f respirable asbestos fibers sufficient to pose a potential hazard to their health. ;25 INTERROGATORY N L 3 : KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. 'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 5 S2-585596.1 Williams, K astner & Gibbs PLLC Two Union Square, Suite 4100 M ailAdd: P .O .B o x 21926 Seattle, Washington 98111-3926 (206) 628-6600 1 Identify all measures you employed to protect the users of your asbestos-containing products 2 from any asbestos-related harm. 3 RESPONSE: 4 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, 5 overbroad, and not sufficiently limited in time or scope. Without waiving said objections, Kaiser 6 Gypsum responds that it placed warning labels on its asbestos-containing products upon learning that 7 such products posed potential health hazards to end users. 8 INTERROGATORY NO. 9: 9 Identify all measures you employed io protect your employees from any asbestos-related harm. 10 RESPONSE: 11 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, 12 and overbroad. Further, Kaiser Gypsum is informed and believes that plaintiff was neither employed 13 by Kaiser Gypsum, nor present at any of its plants at any time. Thus, events occurring at any Kaiser 14 Gypsum plant have no relevance to the conditions allegedly experienced by plaintiff. Therefore, this 15 interrogatory is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. 16 INT ERROGATORY NQ, IQ: 17 Identify all trade publications to which you subscribed between 1950 and 1978. 18 RESPONSE: 19 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, 20 overbroad, and unintelligible as to the word "trade publications". Furthermore, this interrogatory 21 contemplates years when Kaiser Gypsum was not in business. Thus, this interrogatory is not reasonably 22 calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Without waiving said objections, Kaiser 23 Gypsum responds that it is informed and believes it was a member of the Gypsum Association from 24 approximately 1952 to approximately 1978, and believes it may have received its publications. 25 INTERROGATORY NO. 11: KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. 'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 6 S 2 - 5 8 5 5 9 6 .1 w aiu n , K-stner &c m * pl l c Two Union Square, Suite 4100 Mail Addreu: P.O. Box 21926 Seattle, Washington 98111-3926 (206) 628-6600 1 Do you maintain a computerized listing of the sales of your asbestos-containing products? If so, describe the information stored on said computer including whether said sales are broken down by 2 geographic area, the type of computer program and the manner in which specific sales information can be retrieved. 3 RESPONSE: 4 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, 5 overbroad in time, place, and scope. Furthermore, this interrogatory calls for information which seeks 6 to invade the purview o f the attorney-client privilege and doctrine of attorney-work product. 7 INTERROGATORY NO. 12: 8 For each asbestos product identified in response to Interrogatory 4, state the gross sales 9 of said product in the State of Oregon between 1965 and 1980. 10 RESPONSE: 11 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is burdensome, 12 harassing, vague, ambiguous, overbroad and unintelligible as written. Additionally, this interrogatory 13 seeks information regarding time periods when Kaiser Gypsum was either not in business, was not 14 selling to the State of Oregon, and/or was not manufacturing asbestos-containing products. Thus, this 15 interrogatory is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Further, 16 Kaiser Gypsum responds that it does not possess complete information for Oregon sales for said years. 17 INTERROGATORY NO. 13: 18 For each asbestos product identified in response to Interrogatory No. 4, identify the entity from whom you purchased the asbestos for use in said product. 19 RESPONSE: 20 Kaiser Gypsum is informed and believes that the following at one time or another were its 21 suppliers o f chrysotile asbestos: 22 1. John K. Bice 23 2. Harrison & Crosfield 24 3. Carmonia Chemical Company 25 KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC.'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 7 S2-585596.1 Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC Two Union Square, Suite 4100 Mail Address: P.O. Box 21926 Seattle, Washington 98111-3926 (206) 628-6600 1 4. Philip Carey Corporation (Carey Canadian Asbestos) 2 5. Western Chemical Company 3 6. Johns-Manville 4 7. Union Carbide 5 8. E.S. Browning 6 9. Loomis Chemical Company 7 10. Benson Chemical 8 11. Paul W. Wood (Johns-Manville) 9 10 INTERROGATORY NO. 14: 11 Identify the legal relationship between Kaiser Gypsum Corporation and Kaiser Cement Corporation. 12 RESPONSE: 13 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, 14 overbroad, and unintelligible as written, as there was no such entity as "Kaiser Gypsum Corporation". 15 Furthermore, this interrogatory is vague and ambiguous as to "legal relationship" and calls for "legal" 16 opinion beyond the scope of responding defendant's knowledge. Without waiving said objections, and 17 as Kaiser Gypsum understands this question, iyaiser Gypsum responds, it was a wholly-owned 18 subsidiary of Kaiser Cement Corporation. 19 20 21 INTERROGATORY NO. 15: 22 For each year between 1955 and 1975, identify the plant manager of your Seattle plant and 23 his/her four principal subordinates. 24 RESPONSE: 25 KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC.'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 8 S2-585596.1 Williams, K astner & Gibbs PLLC Two Union Square, Suite 4100 Mail Address: P.O .B ox 21926 Seattle, Washington 98111-3926 (206) 628-6600 1 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, and 2 overbroad. Without waiving said objections, Kaiser Gypsum responds that, as of November 1, 1970, 3 the manager of the Kaiser Gypsum Seattle plant was M. Slavich. At this juncture, Kaiser Gypsum is 4 unable to discern who the plant manager's "four principal subordinates" would have been. Thus, 5 discovery is ongoing into this matter and Kaiser Gypsum reserves its right to supplement this response, 6 should further information be discovered. 7 INTERROGATORY NO. 16: 8 For each year between 1955 and 1975, identify the plant manager of each of your Oregon plants and his/her four primary subordinates 9 RESPONSE: 10 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, 11 overbroad as to time, place and scope. Further, this interrogatory is not reasonably calculated to lead 12 to the discovery of admissible evidence, as Kaiser Gypsum's Oregon plant never made the types of 13 asbestos-containing products at issue in this case. Without waiving said objections, Kaiser Gypsum 14 responds that as of November 1, 1970, the manager of Kaiser Gypsum Oregon plant was J. Cassidy. 15 At this juncture, Kaiser Gypsum is unable to discern who the plant manager's "four principal 16 subordinates" would have been. Thus, discovery is ongoing into this matter and Kaiser Gypsum 17 reserves its right to supplement this response, shojuld further information be discovered. 18 INTERROGATORY NO. 17: 19 Identify all contracts and/or re-branding agreements between you and Owens-Coming Fiberglas 20 including in your answer the date said contract was entered into, the terms of said contract and the dates that said contract was in effect. 21 RESPONSE: 22 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, 23 and overbroad as to time, place and scope. Without waiving said objections, Kaiser Gypsum responds 24 25 KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. 'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 9 S ?-'W i06 1 Williams, K astner & Gibbs PLLC Two Union Square, Suite 4100 m.uAure: p.o. Box21926 Seattle, Washington 98l l 1-3926 62061 628-6600 1 that, it never had a "contract and/or rebranding" agreement with Owens-Coming Fiberglas as to the 2 types of products at issue in this litigation. 3 INTERROGATORY N Q -lg : 4 For each o f the following individuals (named in Documents PLTF 001 - PLTF 1384) please state (a) the individual's full name; 5 (b) whether they are alive or deceased; (c) their current address and telephone number or, if you do not know these individuals' 6 current address, their last known address; (d) what position, they held in your company; 7 (e) whether they are currently employed by you. 8 R.L.Allgood L. Beck 9 L.M . Bryan J.W . Blewett 10 C. E. Caprye R.C. Crowle 11 G. J. Chavalas D . R. Canham 12 J.D . Cassidy J.D . Chambers 13 P.D . Crelman H . C. Dupuis 14 G.C. David N .D . Dicks 15 L.R. Flicker P.J. Franklin 16 P.T. Framlom J.W . Glweitt 17 R.W . Grigg C. R. Grimme 18 J.M . Garoutte D . H. Homan 19 J.P. Hughes P.A . Hawkins 20 W .D. Hopper R.J. Hoffman 21 R.L. Jones G. James 22 J. B. Kirk R.L. Murh 23 J.F. Modaff Richard Madden 24 William McKinnon B.J. Murphy 25 P.D . Orleman KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, IN C .'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 10 S2-585596.1 wrniams, Kastner &cabs n x c Two Union Square, Suite 4100 m . u Add*,: p .o . box 21926 Seattle, Washington 981H-3926 f2061 628-6600 1 J.W. Post G. M. Perry 2 J.K. Parker J.C . Reilly 3 C.F. Radier E . N. Reddick 4 J.P. Rohrer A1 Raffaelli 5 Mike Slavich F . H. Schaper 6 T.V. Smith E.M. Schaper 7 E.W. Schaper S. Steffens 8 J. Schlenner J.H . Scheahan 9 A.J. Trommershausan W.L. Traub 10 S.R. Witt R J . Wibom 11 H . L. Weightman J.I. Walker 12 J.H . Walton V. Whitecage 13 RESPONSE: 14 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, 15 overbroad, burdensome, oppressive, and violative of said employees' rights to privacy. Given the fact 16 that Kaiser Gypsum has not manufactured a product since 1978, there is no one currently employed who 17 is able to identify the full names of said individuals, their names and addresses, any positions which 18 they may have held or whether they are living or dead. Additionally, Kaiser Gypsum objects to this 19 interrogatory on the grounds that it is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible 20 evidence. See response to Interrogatory No. 19. 21 22 INTERROGATORY NO. 19: 23 For each individual identified in Interrogatory 18, state whether that person has ever been 24 deposed in asbestos-related litigation and identify the case, jurisdiction, cause number and the attorneys who represented the defendant and plaintiff at said deposition. 25 KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. 'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 11 SP.ciRqqoA 1 wniiams, Kastner &cat* pllc Two Union Square, Suite 4100 m;i Address: p.o. Box 21926 Seattle, Washington 98111-3926 /->r\sOv OQ A f\ 1 RESPONSE: 2 Kaiser Gypsum incorporates its response to Interrogatory No. 18 as though fully set forth herein. 3 Without waiving said objections, Kaiser Gypsum responds that W .L. McKinnon, former research 4 engineer, was deposed on August 2, 1984 in the following case: Robert Butts v. Kaiser Gypsum 5 Company, Inc., et al., Contra Costa Superior Court No. 251401; Harlan C. Dupuis, former manager 6 o f research and development, was deposed on April 16, 1985 in the following case: Kathryn Maksim 7 v. USG, et al., San Francisco County Superior Court Case No. 768674; Thomas V. Smith, former 8 technical advisor for accessory products was deposed on March 11, 1992 in the following case: 9 Michael Richie, et al. v. Raybestos Manhattan, et a t., San Francisco Superior Court No. 933324; 10 Richard C. Crowle, former merchandising manager, was deposed on July 26, 1995 in the following 11 case: Central Weslyn College v. W.R. Grace, et a l , U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 12 Charleston Division, Civil Action No. 2:87-1860-8. The attorneys who represented the various parties 13 at those depositions are identified in the transcripts. 14 INTERROGATORY NO, 20: 15 Your attention is directed to documents PLTF 0001 to PLTF 1384 that were served upon your counsel by the undersigned in the Winter of 1998. If you contend that any of the foregoing documents 16 is not genuine, set forth the factual and legal basis for your contention. 17 RESPONSE: 18 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, 19 overbroad, and unduly burdensome. Without waiving said objections, Kaiser Gypsum responds that, 20 as to those documents authored by or directed to Kaiser Gypsum, Kaiser Gypsum does not contest their 21 genuineness. However, Kaiser Gypsum is unable to attest to the genuineness of any document not 22 authored or directed to Kaiser Gypsum, including, but not limited to, the following documents: PLTF 23 0001 through PLTF 0003; PLTF 0366 to PLTF 0372. Additionally, Kaiser Gypsum cannot attest to 24 the genuineness of any document referring to Permanente Cement, Kaiser Cement and Gypsum '25 Company or Kaiser Cement Corporation. KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. 'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS ' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 12 S2-585596.1 Williams, Kastaer &Gibbs PLLC Two Union Square, Suite 4100 Mail Address: P.O. Box 21926 Seattle, Washington 98111-3926 061628-6600 1 INTERROGATORY NO. 21: 2 Identify every person who supplied information to answer these Interrogatories including in your 3 answer the specific interrogatory for which each person supplied information. 4 RESPONSE: 5 As previously stated above, Kaiser Gypsum ceased all marketing activities in 1978, thus no one 6 person associated with Kaiser Gypsum provided information for a specific interrogatory herein. The 7 information provided in response to the interrogatories comes from a collection o f information gathered 8 throughout the years from various different sources. y 10 il REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION 12 1. 13 Produce all documents in your possession that were generated before 1978 and refer or relate to any human health hazard associated with asbestos including, but not limited to, memoranda, letters, journal articles or notes. 14 RESPONSE: 15 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this request on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, overbroad and 16 not limited in time, scope, or location. Furthermore, this request is burdensome and oppressive and 17 assumes that Kaiser Gypsum possesses such documents. Without waiving objections, Kaiser Gypsum 18 refers plaintiff to documents PLTF 0001 to PLTF 1384, which were served upon responding defendant's 19 counsel in the W inter o f 1998. 20 21 2. 22 Produce minutes of all meetings of your Board of Directors held between 1950 and 1980 that refer or relate to your asbestos-containing products. 23 RESPONSE. 24 25 KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, IN C .'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 13 SP-SRSSOA 1 WilKajns, K astner & Gibbs PLLC Two Union Square, Suite 4100 Mail Addresa: P.O. Box 21926 Seattle, Waihington 98111-3926 r?rvti s?8-firv> 1 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this request on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, overbroad and 2 not reasonably limited in time, scope, or location. Furthermore, this request is violative of Kaiser 3 Gypsum's right to privacy as a privately held corporation and seeks information which is proprietary 4 in nature. Additionally, this request is vague and ambiguous as to "refer or relate to". Without 5 waiving objections, Kaiser Gypsum responds, as it understands the request, that none of the minutes 6 of its Board of Directors' meetings "refer or relate to" its asbestos-containing products. 7 8 3. 9 Produce, for inspection and copying, original copies of all documents used to promote the sale of any product identified in response to Interrogatory 4, including, but not lim itai to, catalogues, magazine advertisements, product lists, photographs, technical specifications and flyers. 10 RESPONSE: 11 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this request on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, overbroad, 12 unduly burdensome, and harassing. Furthermore, this request is not limited in time or scope and thus 13 seeks information which is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. 14 Without waiving objections, Kaiser Gypsum refers plaintiffs to documents PLTF 0001 to PLTF 1384, 15 which were served upon responding defendant's counsel in the Winter of 1998. 16 17 4. 18 Produce all manuals, specifications and instructions that you provided to the customers of any asbestos-containing products sold by you between 1965 and 1978. 19 RESPONSE: 20 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this request on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, overbroad, 21 unduly burdensome, and harassing. Furthermore, this request is not limited in time or scope and thus 22 seeks information which is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. 23 Moreover, plaintiff has testified that he did not pay attention to or read any literature regarding any 24 products used by other trades. Thus, this interrogatory is not reasonably calculated to lead to the 25 KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, IN C.'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 14 S2-585596.1 wm*TM, Kastner & cab* pllc Two Union Square, Suite 4100 mu Addre: p.o. Box 21926 se ttle , whington 98111-3926 <206> 628-6600 1 discovery o f admissible evidence. Without waiving objections, Kaiser Gypsum refers plaintiffs to 2 documents PLTF 0001 to PLTF 1384, which were served upon responding defendant's counsel in the 3 Winter o f 1998. 4 5 5. 6 Produce all documents that refer or relate to your decision to stop manufacturing asbestoscontaining products including, but not limited to, board minutes, technical and safety advisories and unprivileged legal opinions. 7 RESPONSE: 8 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this request on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, overbroad, 9 unduiy burdensome, and harassing. Furthermore, this request is not limited in time or scope and thus 10 seeks information which is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. 11 Without waiving objections, Kaiser Gypsum refers plaintiffs to documents PLTF 0001 to PLTF 1384, 12 which were served upon responding defendant's counsel in the W inter of 1998. 13 14 6. 15 Produce for inspection and copying, original photographs o f all products identified in response to Interrogatory 4 in their packaged form. 16 17 18 RESPONSE: 19 Kaiser Gypsum objects to this request on the grounds that it is vague, ambiguous, overbroad, 20 unduly burdensome, and harassing. Furthermore, this request is not limited in time or scope and thus 21 seeks information which is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery o f admissible evidence. 22 Without waiving objections, Kaiser Gypsum refers plaintiffs to documents PLTF 0001 to PLTF 1384, 23 which were served upon responding defendant's counsel in the W inter of 1998 24 -)25 KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, IN C .'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 15 S2-585596.1 Wiffianw, K astoer & Gibbs PLLC Two Union Square, Suite 4100 Mail Address: P .O .B o x 21926 Seattle, Washington 98111-3926 i?06\ 1 7. 2 Produce deposition or trial transcripts of any individual identified in Interrogatory 18 in any asbestos-related litigation. 3 RESPONSE: 4 Kaiser Gypsum would be willing to produce any deposition or trial transcripts o f any individuals 5 identified in its response to Interrogatory 18 at a mutually convenient location at the expense of 6 propounding party. 7 8 INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION SUBMITTED this 14th day of 9 May, 1998 10 WEINSTEIN & BERGMAN 11 12 Matthew P. Bergman, WSBA #20894 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ! 22 23 24 25 KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, IN C .'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS ' FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS - 16 S2-585596.1 w niiam s, i c s t n e r & Gibb* p l l c Two Union Square. Suite 4100 Mail AddTM: p.o. Box21926 Seattle, washing, 98111-3926 (206^ 628-6600 1 K A ISE R G Y PSU M C OM PAN Y, IN C .'S RESPO N SES T O P L A IN T IF F S ' F IR S T SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TO 2 DEFENDANT K AISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. 3 VERIFICATION 4 5 I am an authorized representative o f Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. and am authorized to make 6 this affidavit on its behalf. I have read the foregoing responses to interrogatories and requests for 7 production and believe the responses to be correct. 8 9 10 11 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me on th e H - 12 1998. 13 14 N otaiy Public in and for t. residing at ( 15 My commission expiresyWVt 16 i DIANE MARIE HAYES 17 COMM. 1185147 ^ NOTARY PUBUC-CAUFORNIA ) 0 CONTRA CO STA COUNTY 18 C O M R EXP MAY 29, 2002 j* 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Sylvin W. P ickn er a n d E velyn /. P ickner v. O w ens Corning, et al. 27 King C ounty, W ashington Case No. 98-2-09390-1 SEA 28 15. As of October 1953, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: Henry J. Kaiser L. S. Corey E. H. Heller D. V. McEachem E. E. Trefethen, Jr. G. J. Shea H. W. Morrison W. Marks W. A. Marsh C. R. Olsen Paul S. Marrin C. E. Harper Paul E. Rogers Bryce Simpson Chad F. Calhoun As of September 1954, the following were officers/directors o f Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: Henry J. Kaiser E. E. Trefethen, Jr. H. W. Morrison G. J. Shea D. V. McEachem E. H. Heller A. Christensen W. Marks Alan Christensen W. A. Marsh Coral R. Olsen Peter S. Hass C. E. Harper Paul E. Rogers Bryce Simpson Chad F. Calhoun Paul Marrin -1- S2-585585.1 As of October 1955, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: A. Christensen G. J. Shea E. H. Heller D. V. McEachem E. E. Trefethen, Jr. Henry J. Kaiser W. Marks Claude E. Harper W. A. Marsh Paul Rogers Bryce Simpson Chad F. Calhoun Paul S. Marrin As o f November 1956, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: E. H. Heller Edgar F. Kaiser Henry J. Kaiser W. A. Marsh D. V. McEachem G. J. Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. W. Marks A. D. Christensen H. W. Morrison Claude E. Harper W. A. Marsh Carl Olsen V. E. Cole Paul Rogers Bryce Simpson Paul S. Marrin Chad F. Calhoun - 2- S2-585585.1 As of October 1957, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: E. H. Heller Henry J. Kaiser Edgar F. Kaiser W. A. Marsh D. V. McEachem H. W. Morrison G. J. Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. William Marks Claude E. Harper V. E. Cole R. A. Costa Carl R. Olsen W. A. Marsh Edgar F. Kaiser Paul E. Rogers Paul S. Marrin Chad F. Calhoun Bryce Simpson As o f August 1958, the following were officers/directors o f Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: E. H. Heller W. A. Marsh D. V. McEachem H. W . Morrison G. J. Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. A. Christensen Henry J. Kaiser Edgar F. Kaiser William Marks Carl R. Olsen W. A. Marsh Edgar F. Kaiser Paul E. Rogers Paul S. Marrin Chad F. Calhoun Claude E. Harper -3- S2-585S85.1 Bryce Simpson R. A. Costa As of December 1959, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: A. Christensen E. H. Heller W. A. Marsh H. W. Morrison G. J. Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. Henry J. Kaiser Edgar F. Kaiser D. V. McEachem William Marks W. A. Marsh Wiiiiam Marks Chad F. Calhoun Robert Costa Claude E. Harper Paul S. Marrin Carl Olsen Paul Rogers Bryce Simpson As of December 1960, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: A. Christensen E. H. Heller Henry J. Kaiser Edgar F. Kaiser William Marks W. Marsh H. W. Morrison G. J. Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. Chad F. Calhoun Robert Costa Claude Harper Paul S. Marrin Carl Olsen -4- S2-585585.1 Paul Rogers Bryce Simpson As o f November 1961, the following were officers/directors o f Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: A. Christensen William Marks W. Marsh H. W . Morrison G. J. Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. E. H. Heller Henry K. Kaiser Edgar F . Kaiser W. A. Marsh John Bosche Chad F. Calhoun R. A. Costa J. J. Hague Claude E. Harper Paul S. Marrin Carl Olsen E. F. Schaper Bryce Simpson As o f December 1962 the following were officers/directors o f Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: A. Christensen Peter S. Hass Edgar F. Kaiser William Marks Wallace Marsh H. W. Morrison E. E. Trefethen, Jr. Henry J. Kaiser G. J. Shea W. A. Marsh William Marks John Bosche Chad F. Calhoun R. A. Costa -5- S2-585585.1 J. J. Hague Claude E. Harper Carl Olsen E. H. Schaper Bryce Simpson As of December 1963, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company. Inc.: A. Christensen Peter S. Hass Henry J. Kaiser William Marks W. A. Marsh H. W. Morrison G. J. Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. Edgar F. Kaiser W. A. Marsh William Marks John Bosche K. A. Conningham R. A. Costa J. J. Hague Claude E. Harper Carl Olsen E. H. Schaper Bryce Simpson As of December 1964, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: A. Christensen Claude E. Harper Peter S. Hass William Marks Paul S. Marrin Gilbert Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. H. W. Morrison Edgar F. Kaiser Henry J. Kaiser -6- S2-585585.1 D. A. Rhoades J. A. Bosche K. A. Conningham R. A. Costa J. J. Hague Carl Olsen E. H. Schaper / Bryce Simpson As o f December 1965, the following were officers/directors o f Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: A. Christensen Peter S. Hass Claude E. Harper Edgar F. Kaiser Henry J. Kaiser William Marks Paul S. Marrin Lloyd L. Mazzera D. A. Rhoades Gilbert Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. Henry J. Kaiser H. W. Morrison William Marks John Bosche K. A. Conningham R. A. Costa J. J. Hague Carl Olsen E. H. Schaper Bryce Simpson As of December 1966, the following were officers/directors o f Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: J. B. Bonny A. Christensen Claude E. Harper Peter S. Hass Edgar F. Kaiser Henry J. Kaiser -7- S2-585585.1 William Marks Paul S. M am n Lloyd L. Mazzera D. A. Rhoades G. J. Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. William Marks John Bosche K. A. Conningham R. A. Costa J. J. Hague Carl Olsen E. H. Schaper Bryce Simpson As of December 1967, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: J. B. Bonny A. Christensen Claude E. Harper Peter S. Hass William Marks Paul S. Marrin Lloyd L. Mazzera D. A. Rhoades G. J. Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. Edgar F. Kaiser William Marks John H. Bosche K. A. Conningham R. A. Costa J. J. Hague Carl Olsen E. H. Schaper Bryce Simpson As o f December 1968, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: A. D. Christensen Claude Harper -8- S2-585585.1 Peter Hass Lloyd Mazzera D. A. Rhoades J. B. Bonny G. J. Shea John F. Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. John Bosche K. A. Conningham R. A. Costa J. J. Hague Carl Olsen E. H. Schaper Bryce Simpson As of December 1969, the following were officers/directors o f Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: J. B. Bonny Claude Harper Peter Hass William Marks Lloyd Mazzera D. A. Rhoades E. E. Trefethen, Jr. A. D. Christensen Edgar F. Kaiser Gilbert Shea John Shea John Bosche K. A. Conningham R. A. Costa R. A. Crowle Paul J. Franklin J. J. Hague E. H. Schaper Bryce Simpson As of December 1970, the following were officers/directors o f Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: Edgar F. Kaiser E. E. Trefethen, Jr. -9- S2-585585.1 Peter Hass John Bosche K. A. Conningham Robert Costa R. C. Crowle P. J. Franklin J. J. Hague E. H. Schaper Bryce Simpson R. G. Hohnsben J. B. Bonny A. D. Christensen Claude Harper Peter Hass Edgar F. Kaiser William Marks Lloyd Mazzera D. A. Rhoades John Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. As o f December 1971, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: J. B. Bonny Alan Christensen Claude Harper Peter Hass Edgar Kaiser William Marks D. A. Rhoades John Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. John Bosche K. A. Conningham Robert Costa Richard Crowle C. W. Eshelman P. J. Franklin J. J. Hague T. P. Heffelfinger R. G. Hohnsben James K. Parker S2-585585.1 -10- James C. Reilly E. H. Schaper Bryce Simpson As o f December 1972, the following were officers/ directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: Garfield O. Anderson J. B. Bonny Alan Christensen Peter Hass Claude Harper Edgar Kaiser William Marks W alter E. Ousterman, Jr. James Reilly D. A. Rhoades John Shea Alfred Yee E. E. Trefethen, Jr. John Bosche K. A. Conningham Robert Costa Richard Crowle C. W. Eshelman Paul Franklin J. J. Hague T. P. Heffelfinger R. G. Hohnsben James Parker E. H. Schaper As of December 1973, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: Garfield Anderson Alan Christensen Claude Harper Peter Hass Edgar Kaiser Walter Ousterman James Reilly John Shea SZ-585585.1 -ll- E. E. Trefethen, Jr. William M. Witter Alfred A. Yee John Bosche A. B. Brown, Jr. K. A. Conningham Robert Costa Richard Crowle C. W . Eshelman Paul J. Franklin J. J. Hague T. P. Heffelfinger R. G. Hohnsben James Parker E. H. Schaper As of December 1974, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: Garfield Anderson G. J. Chavalas Alan Christensen Robert Costa Peter Hass Walter Ousterman James Reilly William R. Roesch John Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. William Witter Edgar Kaiser Alfred Yee John Bosche A. B. Brown D. R. Canham Robert Costa R. C. Crowle P. J. Franklin J. J. Hague T. P. Heffelfinger R. G. Hohnsben James K. Parker E. H. Schaper S 2 -585585.1 -12- As of December 1975, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: Edgar Kaiser E. E. Trefethen, Jr. Garfield Anderson G. J. Chavalas Alan Christensen Peter Hass Walter Ousterman James Reilly William R. Roche John Shea William M. Witter Alfred Yee A. B. Brown, Jr. T. P. Heffelfmger D. W . Henning R. G. Hohnsben D. B. Hunn J. G. Nelson W. E. Ousterman J. K. Parker J. C. Reilly Genevive Robbins P. T. Smith J. I. Walker As o f December 1976, the following were officers/directors of Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.: Garfield Anderson G. J. Chavalas Alan Christensen Peter Hass W alter Ousterman James Reilly William Roche John Shea E. E. Trefethen, Jr. William Witter Alfred Yee Edgar Kaiser S 2 -585585.1 -13- A. B. Brown Ann L. Farley M ary L. Glenn T. Heffelfinger R. G. Hohnsben D. B. Hunn J. G. Nelson J. K. Parker J. C. Reilly J. P. Rowe P. T. Smith J. I. Walker S 2 - 5 8 5 5 8 5 .1 -14- PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION This docum ent contains personal inform ation obtained from personnel files of form er employees of K aiser Gypsum Company, Inc. ("Kaiser Gypsum "). Such in form ation m ay be protected by the privacy laws of various states a n d is only being disclosed because its disclosure has been ordered by the H onorable R obert Lasnik for use in the below-referenced lawsuit. Any further use or dissemination of the below personal inform ation outside of the purposes of the below-referenced law suit has not been authorized by the Honorable Robert Lasnik. Accordingly, any person who uses or disseminates the below personal information beyond the purposes and needs of the below -referenced law suit does so at his or her exclusive peril, an d w ith the knowledge and understanding th at such use or dissemination may subject them to personal liability in the event any such form er employee brings a claim or lawsuit for the breach of their privacy rights. RE: Sylvin Pickner v. Kaiser Gypsum King County Superior Court, Washington, No. 98-2-Q9390-1SEA P laintiffs Interrogatory No. 18--Names and Addresses of Purported Employees R .L . Allgood: Robert Allgood, former plant manager, Antioch, L. Beck: Leroy Beck, former senior buyer, L .M . B ryan: Leon Bryan, manager, advertising, J.W . Blew ett: John Blewett, former manager of manufactured products, C .E . C aprye: Charles Caprye, former plant manager, Seattle. J R .C . C row le: Richard Crowle, former vice president of merchandising, G .J. C havalas: Gus Chavalas, deceased. S2-6CQ03G.1 COMTDENTIAL INFORMATION DO NOT DISCLOSE OR USE WITHOUT -1- READING THE DISCLOSURE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS DOCUMENT D .R . C an h am : Dean Canham, Kaiser Cement sales and marketing, J.D . Cassidy: John Cassidy, deceased. J.D . Cham bers: Unknown. P.D. Crelm an: Unknown. H .C . D upuis: Harlan Dupuis, manager, research and development, G .C . Davis: Kaiser Cement regional sales' N.D. D icks: Norman Dicks, Seattle operatio L.R . Flicker: Leonard Flicker, deceased. P .J. F ra n k lin : Paul Franklin, vice president, manufacturing P.T. Fram lom : Unknown. J.W . Glweitt: Unknown. f R.W . G rigg: Ralph Grigg, deceased. C . R. G rim m e: Conley Grimme, Kaiser Cement,] J.M . G aro u tte: Former Kaiser Cement plant superintendent, deceased. D. H. H om an: Don Homon, purchasing,] J.P. Hughes: Unknown. P.A. H aw kins: Peter Hawkins, former Kaiser Cement manager W.D. H opper: William Hooper, Kaiser Cement, CONTTDENTLAL INFORMATION DO NOT DISCLOSE OR USE WITHOUT READING THE DISCLOSURE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS DOCUMENT R .J. H offm an: Ralph Hoffman, position unknown, R .L . Jones: Robert Jones, Kaiser Cement, G . Jam es: George James, former plant superintendent J.B . K irk: Unknown. R .L. M urh: Unknown. J.F . M odaff: James Modaff, former plant manager, Delanco, deceased. R ichard M adsen: Former director of advertising,! W illiam M cK innon: Former senior research engineer, B .J. M u rp h y : Bob M urphy, former vice president o f sales, 152.' P.D . O rlem an: Deceased. J.W . Post: James Post, former manager of process engineering,! G .M . Perry: Unknown. J.K . P ark er: James Parker, J .C . Reilly: James Reilly, executive vice presjdent o f administration and fm ance, Kaiser U Cement, deceased. C.F. R adier: Unknown. E.N. R eddick: Unknown. J .P . R o h rer: John P. Rohrer, former vice president of marketing, Kaiser Cem ent,| S 2 - 6 0 0 0 3 0 .1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION DO NOT DISCLOSE OR USE WITHOUT READING THE DISCLOSURE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS DOCUMENT AI R afaelli: Former senior research chem ist,1 M ike Slavich: Form er plant manager, Seattle, deceased. F .H . Schaper: Unknown. T .V . Sm ith: Thomas Smith, former supervisor of accessory research, Antioch, E .M . Schaper: Unknown. E .W . Schaper: Unknown. S. Steffens: Stanley Steffens, position unknown, 5| J . Schlenner: John Schlenner, position unknown, J.H . Scheahan: Unknown. A .J. T rom m ershausan: Unknown. W .L . T ra u b : William Traub, office manager Antioch, S .R . W itt: Samuel W itt, deceased. R J . W ib o r a ^ R ic h a r^ W ib ^ ^ fo r m e rs a fe ty a n d industrial director, ^ntioch, H .L . W eightm an: H oward Weightman, deceased. J .I. W alker: Deceased. J.H . W alton: Joseph W alton, former director of personnel and safety, Kaiser Cement Corporation, V. W hitecage: Vincent W hitecage, former buyer, Jacksonville, 14 S2-60Q03C.1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION DO NOT DISCLOSE OR USE WITHOUT -4- READING THE DISCLOSURE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS DOCUMENT I l 5SS fio Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Corporation GYPSUM DIVISION ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS November I, 1970 K P U F G238 ) ') MANAGEMENT GYPSUM DIVISION I PLTF 0240 SALES * \? PLTF 0241 MERCHANDISING ~o r~ ~n P r^> CONTROLLER PLTF 0243 OPERATIONS 5 PLTF 0244 c.7 XA3S2> GYPSUM COMPANY, l mlvOSAnduw 1152! P e Fbcv K A l^ "I ir. U U U t>! t-' Anlgocc Caprye C assid y Chancers Die ks Honan y.odaff Crlenan V/.L. Traub J.H . Walton R .J . V/iborn S.H. Witt cc : ? .J . Franklin G .3. Kirk J.C. R e illy D ate F rom AT S u b jec t Idarch 1, 1965 L.R. F lick er KC 24S 2 H ealth Hazard; The a tta ch ed m a teria l has "been receiv ed f r e e the Gypsun A sso c ia tio n and i s presented fo r your in i'c r e a tio n . In connection 7/ith p rotection against asbestos d u st, i t i s advised to use a resp irator w ith a f i l t e r e sp ec ia lly designed for asbestos dust. sb PLTF 0502 c 0 ? Y ASBESTOS IS POINTY!) OUT AS-..CAUS5 Q ? .i . W L f l W; ? Z by Alcen Blakeslee A? S cien ce W r i t e r c 0 P Y NEW YORK (AP) -- Medical s p e c i a l i s e s p o in te d a s tro n g f i n g e r of suspicion today at asbestos as a cause not only of lung cancer b u t a l s o o f a n o th e r extrem ely r a r e f o r a o f f a t a l human c a n c e r . This c a n c e r , known as m eso th elio m a, in v o lv es t h e l i n i n g o f the abdominal and chest c a v itie s . Much of th e s p e c i a l i s t s ' e v id e n c e cones f r o a a u to p s y s t u d i e s o f men w orking w i t h a s b e s to s as an i n s u l a t i o n c a t e r i a l . They s a id i t a ls o is p o ss ib le chat dust fr e a products contain ing asbestos night be exposing people generally to soae r is k of c a n c e r s . How much r i s k t h e r e m ight b e , th e y s a i d , th e y cou ld not te ii. Release Dust Asbestos is used not only fo r insulation but as a flooring m a te ria l, in autoaobile brake shoes, and in cany other applicatio n s. Ordinary wear and te a r , they s a id , n ig h t re le a s e dust in to the atmosphere. The r e p e r - was p r e s e n t e d to th e American P u b lic H e a lth A s s o c i a t i o n by D r s . I r v in g J . S e l i k o f f and Jacob Churg of th e Mount S i n a i H o s p i t a l , New York, and E . C u y le r Hammond, S c .D ., d i r e c t o r of s t a t i s t i c a l r e s e a r c h fo r t h e A n e rican Cancer S o c i e t y . D r. Hamr.-nd i s known f o r h i s s t u d i e s o f c i g a r e t t e smoking i n r e l a t i o n s h i p to lung cancer. A sbestos is a m ineral, magnesium s i l i c a t e , and about 3 1/2 m illion tons of i t are used worldwide each year, they said . In 1935, worldwide usage amounted to about 500 tons, the re s e a rc h e rs said. -iny, hard p a rtic le s of asbestos can lodge in the lungs during mining, processing and a p p lica tio n of asbestos-containing m aterials, or p o ssib ly from dust ra ise d through normal wear, they sa id . "Ue had p r e v i o u s l y found c h a t lung cancer and p o s s i b l y g a s t r o i n t e s t i n a l c a n c e r were m arkedly i n c r e a s e d in in c id e n c e among a sb e sto s insulation worker," they said. PLTF 0503 2 Increase Noted Now t h e y a l s o f i n d a m arkedly h ig h i n c r e a s e among s u c h w orkers o f mesothelioma, a cancer so rare i t is not classed sep a ra tely as a cause o f death in the in tern ation al c la s s ific a tio n of d ise a se s. As a prims example, th ey rep orted fin d in g 10 deaths due to th is fo rm o f c a n c e r i n a s tu d y o f 307 d e a th s among New York and New J e r s e y b u i l d i n g t r a c e s u n ion members engaged in u s in g a s b e s t o s a t l e a s t o c c a s io n a lly as an in su la tio n m a ter ia l. By c o n t r a s t , t h i s form o f cancer was found to be th e c a u s e o f d e a t h among o n ly th r e e out o f more than 3 0 ,0 0 0 a u t o p s ie s in a study o f the general population sponsored by the American Cancer S o ciety . Other Studies O ther s t u d i e s showed a h ig h in c id e n c e n o t o n ly o f lu n g cancer but m e s o t h e lio m a s among p e r so n s who had a s b e s t o s p a r t i c l e s i n t h e i r lungs a t the time of th eir deaths, they said , " It would appear that mesotheliom a must be added to th e n e o p l a s t i c (cancer) r isk s o f a s b e sto s in h a la tio n and jo in s lung c a n c er (53 out o f 307 death s) and probably cancer o f th e stomach and c o lo n (34 of 307 death s) as a s ig n if ic a n t c o m p lica tio n o f such in d u s tr ia l exposure in the United S ta tes," th eir report s a id . The c a n c e r s may not appear u n t i l 20 t o 30 y e a r s a f t e r a s b e s t o s d u s t i s in h a le d or sw allow ed, th e y s a i d . S in c e th e p a r t i c l e s do n e t d i s s o l v e , t h e y may rem ain in body t i s s u e a s a c o n t i n u o u s source th at might in c ite ultim ate cancer. D r . Hammond s a i d one v e r r y i s w hether a few or e v e n a s i n g l e p a s t e x p o s u r e m ig h t s e t t h e s t a g e f o r c a n c e r . He s a i d t h i s i s a m atter c a llin g for no; a research . Taking precautions to avoid breathing in asbestos dust is a main p r o te c tio n fo r in d u s tr ia l w orkers, he and Dr. S e l i k o f f s a id . PLTF 0504 % PL i F 0434 HAZARDS Cr SCALDING WATER T hree men w ere s e v e r e ly b u rre d when showered by sc a ld in g w ate r d u rin g a p l a n t o p e r a t i o n to c le a n o u t a sto p p e d d r a in . The tem p eratu re o f t h e I w a te r was kr.owr. b u t c o r r e c tio n o f exposure by th e w earing o f p r o t e c t i v e c l o t h i n g e t c . was r.o t ta k e n . Next t i n e y o u r nan do a job where t h e r e i s any p o s s i b i l i t y of. b u m s from h o t w a te r be ce. ta in and take ALL p r e fi cautions n ecessary . VISUAL EDUCATION As a p a r t o f th e c o n tin u a l e f f o r t o f S a fe ty T ra in in g and E d u c a tio n , th e k S a fe ty D ir e c to r i s developing a s e r ie s o f co lo red s lid e s and s c r i p t i c o v e rin g s a f e t y s u b j e c t s , ta k e n and a p p lic a b le to o u r o p e r a tio n s . The f i r s t s e t or. ey e i n j u r i e s i s now re a d y f o r y o u r u se. We a ls o have s l i d e s on l i f t tr u c k s , l i f t i n g ard lo ck o u ts -- a l l yours fo r use upon your r e quest to the S afety D irector. i ir.T .T I k I I I i PLTf 0433I RAW M A TERIAL P' ' Lu ..N DRYW AH ACCE.-ORY PRODUCTS APPROVALS: ^ ^f t f ASBESTOS 7RF10 uLETIN NO: DATE: PAGE: RM-J045 6/20/72 1 of 1 CANCELS: DATE: RM-J045 12/4/6? USES: APPROVED SOURCE: ALTERNATE SOURCE *: Joint and Finish Compounds, Texture Pc Philip Carey Johns-Manvill e S P E C IF IC A T IO N S : 1. M ix in g Water Requirement 2. Free moisture (200F) ' 480 to 550 2.0% 3. Color Light Gray 4. Grit 0 .0 5 % maximum. A ll passing 80 mesh screen 5. Calcium carbonate ( C O 2 method) 1 .0 % maximum 6 . Canadian screen 7. pH (10% dispersion) 8. Wet bulking 0.0-0.0-0.0-16.0 7-8 250-350 The following information is for Kaiser Gypsum Company personnel only: PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 7 H-d B W n - V- f S Testing Schedule: Take a minimum of one 1/2 pound sample from each pallet in shipment, with u maximum of 20 samples. Test two random samples for grit and wet bulking. Test 10 samples for mixing water requirements. 'Retain a representative sample from each shipment for one year. SAFETY: Employees should wear respirators when handling, weighing and batching asbesk * Use Alternate Source In emergency only due to color. For regular use, Alternate Source must be rechecked by Research and "approved." PLTF0216 - 10- RAW M ATERIAL BU' 'E ,. DRYW ALL ACCES. RY ' PRODUCTS USES: APPROVED SOURCE: ALTERNATE SOURCE *: ASBESTOS 7RF9 I LETiN N O : DATE: PAGE: RM-JG46 6/20/72 1 of 1 CANCELS: DATE: RM-J04 12/9/69 Joint ano Finish Compounds, Texture Paints Philip Carey Johns-Monville SPECIFICATIO NS: 1. M ix in g Water Requirement 2. Free moisture (200F) 3. C olor 4. Grit 5. C a lciu m carbonote ( C O ^ method) 6. Canodian screen 7. pH (10% dispersion) 8. W et bulking 450 to 550 2.0% Light Gray 0 .0 5 % maximum. A ll passing 80 mesh screen 1 .0 % maximum 0.0-0.0-0.0-16.0 7-8 ' 200-300 The follow in g information is For Kaiser TSypsum Company personnel only: Testing Schedule: Take a minimum of one 1/2 pound sample from each pallet in shipment, with a maximum of 20 samples. Test two random samples for grit and wet bulking. Test 10 samples for mixing water requirements. Retain a representative sample from each shipment for one year. ! SAFETY: Employees should wear respirators when handling, w eighing and batching asbestos * Use Alternate Source in emergency only due to color. For regular use, Alternate Source must be rechecked by Research and "approved." -1 0 - PLTF 0217 BA'H .'ATZRIAL ! D am a accessi products ASBESTO3 SG 210 Union Carbide (SG-210) BULLETIN N O : DATE: PAGE: CANCELS: DATE: RM J -047 6/20/72 1 of 1 P.M-J2D 9/13/67 gECIFICATTOMSi 1. M agnetite () 2. R e fle c ta n c e , G. E. P h o to v o lt ( ) 7 . Dry Bulk D en sity^ l b s / c u .f t . 4 . Wet S c r e e n , R e ta in on 80 mesh (%) 32? mesh 2 .5 maximum 6 8 .0 minimum 5-6 0 . 8 maximum 1 5 .0 maximum WARN!MG Em ployees sh ou ld wear r e s p ir a t o r s when h a n d lin g , w eig h in g and batching a sb esto s. I ( 1 -1 0 - PLTF 0218 RAW MATERIAL B ' " l . .i N DRYW ALLACC. .ORY \ PRODUCTS APPROVALS: ASBESTOS 7TF1 /U ILE TIN NO: DATE: ' PAGE: RM-JC50 6/20/72 lofi CANCELS: DATE: RM-J050 1/26/71 USES: Joint and Finish Compounds, Texture Points APPROVED SOURCE: Philip Core/ ALTERNATE SOURCE V Johns-Monville SPECIFICATIO NS: 1. M ix in g W ater Requirement 330 to 370 2. Free moisture (200F) 3. Color 2 .0 % maximum Light Gray 4. Grit 0 .0 5 % maximum. A ll passing 80 mesh screen 5. C alciu m carbonate (C C > 2 method) 1 .0 % maximum 6. Canadian screen 0 .0 -0 .0 -0 .0 -1 6 .0 7. pH (1 0 % dispersion) 7.5-8.5 8. Wer bulking 100-130 \ I I I I I I I The follow ing information is for Kaiser Gypsum Com pany personnel only: Testing Schedule: Toke a minimum of one 1/2 pound sample from each pallet in shipment, with a maximum of 20 samples. Test, two random I samples for grit and wet b u lk in g. Test 10 samples for mixing water requirements. Retain a representative sample from each shipment for one year. I S A F E T Y : Employees should wear respirators when handling, w eighin g and batching asbestos! * Use Alternate Source in emergency on ly due to color. For regular use, Alternate I Source must be rechecked by Research and " a p p r o v e d ."' I PLTF 0219 _______I  i I I i I f f I I N I I I I KA. JR GYPSUM CO M PAN ' iNC. To H. C. Dupuis AT KC 2453 INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM Dats 5 November 1971 copm to i H. L. Weightman 3 T . V. Smith from at 1 * A. F. R a f f a e l l i Antioch s u i t e r ASBESTOS FIBER The a t t a c h e d re cap shows th e ty p e o f a s b e s to s and amount used i n our Accessory p ro d u c ts, ranging from a low of 1% to about 10i. This asbestos fib e r is a basic part of each product to provide reinforcement and r e s is t a n c e to cracking o f th e m ateria l on drying. In a d d itio n , the asb esto s co n tro ls other product performance such as mixing w ater, coverage, and a p p lic a tio n q u a litie s . I f L e g isla tio n banning the use o f asbestos fib e r is re s tr ic te d to con stru ctio n products that are spray-applied, our accessory products affected w i l l be K-Spray, Watl T e x tu re , R adiant Heat Compound (Santa Ana) and R a d ia n t Heat S u rfa cin g Compound. A ll of t h e s e formulas r e q u ir e some f i b e r o u s raw m a t e r ia l f o r e f f e c t i v e job performance. The Y/alltex formulas use a very s h o r t fib ered a s b e s to s , while th e o th er th r e e products use a' l o n g e r f i b e r (7D and JL g r a d e s ) . A s u b s t i t u t e raw m a t e r ia l may be a v a i l a b l e , such as c o t t o n f i b e r , which w i l l r e p la c e th e long fib e r e d a s b e s to s with no ' l o s s in th e product q u a lity and performance. I f a s b e s to s f i b e r i s banned from a l l of our accessory p roducts, ne w ill be .face d w ith a more d i f f i c u l t problem o f s u b s t i t u t i o n or re fo rm u la tio n . The :Wall T ex tu re and a l l o f th e j o i n t *nd f i n i s h compounds use a s h o rt f i b e r a s b e s t o s . I n one product (Topping Compound) we have reduced th e f i b e r p e r c e n ta g e t o l e s s than 1%, b u t we do n o t have any experience on product develop ment w ith no asbestos f i b e r . /c Attachment -3- PLAINT1FFS i EXHIBIT /o /A PLTF 0333 C O * ll Tts S U B JtC T IN T E R -O F F IC E M EM O RAN DU M G. B. K ir k 1 1 4 5 KB J . w . 3 1 e w e tt - 2459 R . C. Crow le - 2447 H, C. D u p u is - 2453 P . J . F r a n k lin - 2451 J . C. R. Grimme - 2470 E. G. M. P e r r y - 2657 T U S n b n <1 o r - _ OUST J . H W alton - 1586 . Asbes to s - L abeling K aiser F ftOM K. P a rk e r - 2649 N. R ed d ick - 2 6 5 ^ T Cernent P ro d u c ts September 2S , J . E. Toocey 2641 1972 T h is memorandum d e a ls w ith th e la b e lin g o f th e pack ag es of K a is e r Gypsum Company, I n c ., f o r i t s v a r io u s gypsum p ro d u cts c o n ta in in g a s b e s to s or o th e r m a te r ia ls , t h a t some sources have a lle g e d to be in ju rio u s to h ealth , and is w ritte n at th e re q u e s t of Jim P arker. I t i s my r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h a t K a i s e r Gypsum n o t a p p l y c a u t i o n or w arning la b e ls to any of i t s packages, ex cep t those con t a i n i n g a s b e s t o s , and a s t o th e m , c a u t i o n l a b e l s s h o u ld be a p p lie d to each package, which la b e ls a re to be p rin te d in l e t t e r s of s u f f ic ie n t siz e and c o n tra st as to be read ily v i s i b le and le g ib le . The la b e ls s h a ll s t a t e : ' CAUTION Contains A sbestos E ibers Avoid C re a tin g Dust 3 r e a t h i n g A s b e s t o s D u s t May C a u s e S e r i o u s B o d i l y Harm Im m ediately below the la b e l bu t not n e c e s s a rily in le tte rin g 0 f th e same s i z e , in s e r t "Above la b e l is in com pliance with f e d e r a l R e g u la tio n s r e la tin g , to O ccu p atio n al, S a fe ty , and H e a l t h S t a n d a r d s , 29 CFR 1 9 1 0 . 9 3 a . " -phe r e a s o n f o r u s i n g t h e f o r e g o i n g l a b e l o n l y f o r a s b e s t o s c o n ta in in g p ro d u c ts is t h a t th e y are th e only gypsum pro d u cts wh i c h F e d e r a l l a w s , a t t h i s t i m e , r e q u i r e t o be m a r k e d . The_ T-^frulation went in to e f f e c t J u ly 7, 1972. T h e re fo re , every t s h o u l d be made t o im m e d ia te ly com ply w i t h i t . The y j p e l s h o u ld be a p p l i e d by s t e n c i l , s t a m p s , s t i c k e r s , or w h a t e v e r may b e t h e m ost c o n v e n ie n t m eans f o r p ro m p t c o m p lia n c e . i s recom m ended t h a t no r e f e r e n c e be m ade, or w arning g iv en , aS t o th e e f f e c t of any o th e r m a te r ia l m ark eted by K aiser ' Qypsum o r tre a tm e n t g iv en i t s p r o d u c ts , su ch as m ixing or PLAINTIFF'S * EXHIBIT ^ PLTF0302 2 s a n d in g , b e c a u se th e r e a r e no e x i s t i n g F e d e r a l o r S t a t e laws o r r e g u l a t i o n s w h ich r e q u i r e t h e n * a n d t h e r e a p p e a r s t o be c o n s id e ra b le confusion and c '.sagreement as to t h e i r need, or w hether or n ot any harm ful e f f e c ts r e s u lt from such other m a te ria l. T herefore, a t th is stag e, to volunteer in stru c t i o n s may g i v e r i s e to- i n f e r e n c e s , i m p l i c a t i o n s , c o n s t r u c t i o n s , t h e c o r r e c t n e s s o f w h i c h i s now i n d o u b t , a n d t h e e f f e c t o f w h i c h may be t o a d d f u r t h e r t o t h e c o n f u s i o n . T h is memorandum does n o t d e a l w ith th e use and h a n d lin g of a s b e s to s and o th e r m a te r ia ls in gypsum m an u fa ctu rin g opera t i o n s i n o u r p l a n t s s i n c e o u r S a f e t y , M e d ic a l, an d IR o rg an izatio n s are involved w ith these m atters. rz : jn * The above i s b ase d or. a co m p re h en siv e i n v e s t i g a t i o n which E rn ie and I have made. However, th e re is a p ro lif e r a tio n of law s, r u l e s , re g u la tio n s , e t c . , is s u in g from govern m ental bodies a t th is tim e dealing w ith p o te n tia lly harm f u l s u b s t a n c e s and t h e l i k e . T h e r e f o r e , i f any o f you aov know, o r l a t e r le a rn , of any req u irem en t fo r applying w arning or caution la b e ls to our products, please advisQ me o r E r n i e R e d d i c k . PLTF 0303 T o G. B. X. A r Oakland KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM Date to: 197A 115! v e t n e tt C opie to J . W. B lew ett (v ia GBK) T. Y. Sm ith H. L. Weightnan A. F. ttaftaei-L i_________ f *om J.NSc Sheahan a t Antioch R 4 D S u bjec t DST FECM JOINT COgQUKD JOB OPERATIONS Fl A. 1 .0 y--7 00022 We have r e c e iv e d a group o f th ree rep orts from the Gypsum A ssociation `coverin g amounts o f a sb estos and s i l ic e o u s d u sts generated during airin g and sanding o f jo in t compounds on t y p ic a l jo b s. The o v e r a ll summary by the t e s t i n g agency s t a t e s , "There was evidence of exposure o f workers to airborne co n cen tra tio n s o f a sb e sto s and both t o t a l and r e s p ir a b le s il ic e o u s dust in excess o f accep ta b le lim its as estab lis h e d by CSHA. Because c f th e h igh co n cen tra tio n s o f t o t a l dust gener ated cu rin g th e mixing and sanding a c t i v i t i e s , i t i s c le a r th a t control o f th e t o t a l dust problem would provide an in h eren t c o n tr o l o f the asso c ia te d a s b e s to s and s i l i c a problems as w e ll." The f i r s t r ep ort d eals w ith dry and premix products from th e other fiv e major gypsum companies, w ith 7GC m a ter ia ls n ot in c lu d e d . The dust sam p le s c o lle c t e d were so heavy th a t r e lia b le t e s t s fo r asb estos could not be made, and on ly s ilic e o u s dust values are rep orted. The second rep o rt covers a recheck using dry and premix products from two 'cf th e above companies on s i l ic e o u s d u st v a lu e s . The th ir d rep o rt covers a sb esto s du st from th e products used fo r the second r e to r t. \ summary o f th e t e s t data i s attach ed . A lso attach ed i s a summary o f our own t e s t s on our own prod u cts. ACTION ^ l RTD: 1) Review and recommendation as to whether a sb e sto s warning la b e ls may l e g it im a t e ly be removed from our premia prod u cts. The law sta te s th a t "mo la b e l i s required where a sb e sto s f ib e r s have been modified by a ten d in g agent, c o a tin g , binder or other m aterial so that during any r ea so n a b ly fo r e se e a b le u s e , no airb orn e co n cen tra tio n s o f asbes to s f i b e r s in excess o f th e prescrib ed e xposure lim it s w i l l be r e le a s e d ." Our company i s th e only major company carrying the asb es to s warning on i t s premix ar.d i t is c o s tin g us b u sin e ss. 2) Recommendation as to company s p o s itio n on what i s next step to be taken by the Gypsum A sso c i t .on Study Committee on t h is p roject, That conni*.te r i s already cn record ir. favor o f placin g the asbestos warning and a dust warning o : a l l bags and p a i l s c: jo in t compound . JSS/sc Attachment PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT (p }*>&& y //- ) PLTr I i I a B I I fe I k I 1 I I SLW.XR'f C~ GYrSUll ASSOCIATION RIPOETS VTO err September 1973 t e s t s - S iliceou s Dusts (asbestos dust data act r e lia b le ) Mixing o f 5 dry powder jo in t compounds (not including Kaiser) Worker exposure (breathing zone): Total dust - S.9 to 21.6 mg/cu m Respirable dust - 1.3 to 9.1 ng/cu a General araa exposure: Total dust - 10.3 to 31.0 cg/cu m Respirable dust - 0 .8 to 2 .6 mg/cu m Sanding o f jo in ts from 3 dry powders and 5 premises Worker exposure (breathing zone): Total dust - 72.5 to 241.1 mg/cu m Respirable dust - 1.5 to 5.6 mg/cu m General area exposure: Total dust - 27.7 to 136.7 mg/cu a Respirable dust - 1 .1 to 23.0 mg/cu m 8 hr TWA OSKA lim it 3.1 to 9.7 2.1 to 15.0 1.0 to 15.0 0.7 to 5.0 * net ca lcu la b le because samples too small to analyze for free s i l i c a content needed for the ca lcu la tio n . Rescirable dusts are sp ecific s iz e fractions of the total dust. The OoKA l i c i t amounts v ary b ecau se th o y a re dependent on th e amount c f s i l i c a p re s e n t. SSST5S: 1) 2) 3) T h ere y?.s no s i g n i f i c a n t d if f e r e n c e among d u s t l e v e l s g e n e ra te d by sending J o i n t s w hich used d ry powder compounds v e rsu s th o s e which used prenix com pounds . No one m a n u fa c tu re r's p ro d u c t was s i g n i f i c a n t l y c l o s e r to complying w ith GSrLA l i m i t s th an were th e o th e r s . I t i s s a id t h a t the in d iv id u a l w orker i s u n lik e ly to have none than 2 h rs . d ir e c t exposure to mixing or sending each workday. PLTF 0496 SUMJ.ARi Or GYPSUM ASSOCIATION RZPCKTS 5 5 C C tl2 -..5 Z r 5 r I November 1973 t e s t s - S ilic e o u s Dusts M ixing of two dry powder jo in t compounds Worker exposure (breathing zone): T o ta l d u st - 11.7 and 33-8 mg/cu m i 8 h r TWA OSEA Limit i R e sp ira b le dust - <8.5 and 6 .9 mg/cu m G eneral area exposure: i T o ta l d u st - 121.6 and 9 2 .3 mg/cu m R e sp irab le dust - 13.8 and 12.2 mg/cu m Sanding o f jo in ts from 2 dry powders Worker exposure (breathing zone): T o ta l d u st - 109.5 and 196.3 mg/cu m 6 .7 and 5.4 i 1 .3 and * i 8 .8 and 5.C K R e sp ira b le dust - 3.3 and 2 .0 mg/cu m I G e n e ra l a re a exposure: T o ta l d u st - 96,4 and 7 6 .5 mg/cu m R esp irab le dust - 14.6 and 7 .6 mg/cu m Sanding o f jo in ts from 2 premixes Worker exposure (breathing zone): T o ta l d u st - 6 9.2 and 8 7 .3 mg/cu a 8 .3 and 4 .0 I 3 .3 and 1.9 I 9 .4 and 10.0 I R e sp ira b le dust - 3.9 and 6 .4 mg/cu m I /UK,. G eneral area exposure: T o ta l d u st - 54.9 and 9 1.3 mg/cu m R e sp ira b le dust - i .9 and 7 .9 5 .6 and 1.5 I * and 3.1 * Not c a l c u l a b l e b ecau se sam ples to o sm a ll to an aly ze f o r f r e e s i l i c a c o n te n t needed fo r the c a lc u la tio n . I I The OSHA l i m i t amounts vary because th e y a re dependent on th e amount o f s i l i c a p re se n t. K1 1) I t i s s a id t h a t th e in d iv id u a l w orker i s u n l i k e l y to have more than 2 h r s . d i r e c t exposure to mixing o r sanding each workday. I I PLTF0497 |  1' i r 4 * I * t z T u ro n trra n o r SZZiAZI GF CYrS'JM ASSCCIATICN 5ZPCRTS November 1973 test3 - Asbestos Dust (fibers longer than 5 micrometers) OSHA Standard - continuous exposure 5 fibers/cc OSHA Standard - peak exposure 10 fibers/cc Worker exposure (breathing zone): Mixing: 1st dry compound 2nd dry compound Sanding: 10 min, sagrol.es avg 1st dry compound 2nd dry compound 4.4 fibers/cc 1st premix 4.2 2nd premix 10.8 31.4 fibers/cc 7.6 fibers/cc 30 min, samples aliquoted 4 redeposited 39.4 fiber 14.8 U .l 9.7 6 o f 13 sanding te sts (10 min. samples) indicated concentrations in excess of 5 fibers. 2 o f 13 sanding te3ts (10 min. samples) indicated concentrations in excess of 10 fib ers. U SES: 1) I t i s said that the individual wojker is unlikely to hr.ve more than 2 hrs. d irect exposure to mixing or sanding each workday. PLTF 0498 HYLTf OF T3S? WITH KGC COMPOUNDS BY WLGN C .JSID S Asbestos Dust (fib ers longer than 5 micrometers) Worker exposure (breathing zone): Mixing joint compound with d r ill m ix Mixing finishing compound with potato masher Sending joint done with Premix Topping Sanding joint done with Premix Duel Purpose Sanding joint done with Finishing Compound fibers/cc 54.6 66.5 4.3 1.1 2.8 USE: Since in no case the sampling time was longer than 2 minutes, these datazshould be used only as general guides to indicate gross rela tiv e differences. PLTF 0499