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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG)
DATE: Undated
DOC#: USG071
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Undated Legal - USG response to interrogatories to MD Attorney General
The following represents this defendant's best current information:
ORGANIZATION I
Gypsum Association
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DATES OF MEMBERSHIP
HEALTH HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS ATTENDED BY USG PERSONNEL
1930-present
Asbestos discussed at all of the following:
Membership meetings:
10/27/71-10/28/71 - E. W. Duffy, W. W. HoLloway, A. J. Watt
4/5/72 - J. H. Crumbaugh, A. R. Rump, C. G. Gramor, A. J. Watt, M. L. Hepsher, W. W. Holloway
4/4/73 - J. S. Bush, W. W. Holloway, A. J . Watt, C. G. Gramor, J. D. May, J. J. McLaughlin
10/10/73-10/12/73 - W. W. Holloway, A. J. Watt
Safety Committee Meetings:
9/20/66 - P. D. Fix, G. R. Krug
9/17/67 - C. P. Kipp
3/19/68-3/20/68 - G. R. Krug
10/25/71 - W. E. Halley, J. D. Cornell, J. M. Rochers
9/19/73 - J. D. Cornell 3/7/74 - J. D, Cornell, M. R. Helton
8/14/74 - J. D. Cornell
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO USG
Minutes of meetings, but these documents are not in this defendant's files - produced to this defendant in ocher litigation by Gypsum Association.
This defendant does not know if such individuals actually attended meetings listed in documents produced to this defendant by Gypsum Associa tion in other litigation.
Also, some test results are in this defendant's files.
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Manufacturing l Mining Committee: 4/3/73 - W. H . Holloway, H. D. Gobrecht 4/9/74 - W. W. Holloway
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a/10/16 - J. O- coinell. K- * VJ. Lewis
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Technical Committee: 2/14/73-12/16/73 - J. . Crumbaugh
8/1/,7,,3-b8//33//1a3 - Ju.. H. CrSuemlbbaeugh, A. L. Hampton, R. L. aerue
11/73 and 1/74 - unknown 2/13/74-2/15/74 - J. . Crumbaugh
8/7/74-8/9/74 - J. H. Crumbaugh, r , l . Selbe
Board of Directors: 4/5/73. 10/12/73 - A. J- Wfttt
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ORGANIZATION
DATES OF
membership
55. Industrial Health Foundation 1(9b7u4d-g1e9t81
(But not Industrial. Hygiene cutbacks
Foundation)
forced USG
to drop
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HEALTH HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS DISCUSSED AT
MEETINGS ATTENDED BY USG PERSONNEL ----
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Ho business meetings Some "discussionals" Asbestos was discussed at the following meetings:
Industrial Hygiene Diqest Monthly Abstracts T/T^l/!
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Annual Business Reporta (JDC's)
Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Asbestos Sampling Chemicals for Industrial Hygiene
C. Roe 1978-1979
Toxicology Chemicals and Engineering S H Berning 1/10/79-1/12/79
Industrial Hygiene Techniques Update, Industrial Hygiene
S. H. erning - 1, /12/79-11/1-4/79
Advanced
Seminar Regarding Industrial Health J. D. Cornell - 6/8/75-6/9/75
Other oersonne 1 involved: J. D Cornell, S. H . Berning, K. S. Freeman, C . Roe
Lime Association
National Insulation Manufacturers Association (Founded in 1958) (How TIMA)
Thermal Insulation Manufacturers Association
exact dates unknown
1973-1974
unknown unknown
1974-present none
none
Minutes produced in other litigation (Wm. Simpson deposition) (1958-7)
Some mass correspondence letters regarding committees j. D. Cornell was on health and safety, public information, medical and scientific dated 1978 to the present.
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ORGANIZATION
National Insulation Contractors Association (Associate Member)
_ National Safety Council
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HEALTH h a z a r d s o f a s b e s t o s d i s c u s s e d a t
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unknown
none
(perhaps 1972-present?)
1914-oresent Pr
none
National Mineral Wool Association
19437-1957 mid 1960`s mid 1970's
Contracting Plaster and Lathers International (Associate Member)
1960-1969 .
International Association 1970-1976 Wall andCeiling Contractors (Associate Member)
Gypsum Drywall Contractors International (Associate Member)
1960-1976 unknown 7-1976
Association of Wall and
Ceiling Contractors Industries International - Gypsum Drywall Contractors International (Associate Member)
1976-1979
none none none
none none
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DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO USG
NICA By Laws dated 1975| NICA's 1981 Annual Report
Transactions from 1912-1978 records of all presentations and papers produced at Phillip E. Schmidt, deposition and document production April n . 1984, in Neil Woods.
none
Some documents in H. V. Cook's and J. Edwards' files
Some documents in M. V. Cook s and J. Edwards' files
Some documents in M. V. Cook's and J . Edwards' files
Some documents in M. V. Cook's and J. Edwards' files
organization
DATES OE MEMBERSHIP
nnrilMENTS AVAILABLE TO SG
Association of Wall and Ceiling Contractor Industries International
American Society of Safety Engineer
1980-present none
exact dates unknown
unknown
none none
American Industrial Hygienists Association
exact dates unknown
unknown
none
. Employing Plasterers
- Association G (Associate Member)
Metal Lath Aseociation
present
unknown
1950'e-1964
unknown
none none
Palp and Paper Institute
Hardboard Association
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Health and Safety Council
of Asbestos Cernent
Products Association
1 9 5 0 1s-1961 1950'-1964 19677-1971?
unknown
unknown
G. R. Krug " 11/i9/68 A. Tobey (deceased)
C. P. Kipp (deceased) or L. 5/19/70; 11/19/70 2/17/70; 2 / 18/70; 3/19/70;
none
)vember 21, 156 -uq ta Kipp re: meeting id various minutes from iher meetings.
Asbestos Information Association of North America Unknown if a member
not a member none
not a member National Bureau of Standard
1978 - JRockville m O S H re:
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-oil K S. Freeman (retired) 1, jointly sponsored by NBS an ibestos and Health
none none
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ORGANIZATION
f DATES OF MEMBERSHIP
American Standards,
Association (never a memberi
served on committees)
became ANSI - 1969
similar to ASTM 1(sustaining
member)
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unknown; involvement at least 15 years ago
HEALTH HAZARDS OF ASBESTOS DISCUSSED AT MEETINGS ATTENDED B Y u s e PERSONNEL unknown
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO USG
Asbestos Textile Institute
never a member
none
SOEH/IOEH
never a member
"Occupational Exposures to Fibrous and Particulate Dust and Their Extentions into the Environment" 12/5/77-12/7/77 J. D. Cornell (others?)
none
"Membership information pertaining to these organizations is not available in this defendant's files.
USG does not and has not belonged to:
Quebec Asbestos Mining Association - QAMA Asbestos Research Council of England
Public Health Bulletin Service Plastering and Lath Association
Chicago Plastering Institute Perlite Institute
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