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Who and What is the White Lung Association (WLA)
1) A one-page summary of the White Lung Association that includes a mission, purpose, goals, who they assist and work with, and what services they provide to asbestos victims.
2) Brief summaries of the National Non-Profit Asbestos Victims…
2) Brief summaries of the National Non-Profit Asbestos Victims…
Correspondence: James Fite, WLA to Robert McNally, USEPA re: FOIA request and separation of NY and NJ WLA chapters, June 11, 1990
Correspondence between James Fite, WLA Executive Director, and Robert McNally, U.S. EPA. Fite submits 1) notification that the NY and NJ WLA chapters were separated from the national organization due to violations of organizational bylaws and 501 C3…
WLA NY State Office: NY Asbestos Watch, City Council Hearing on Proposed Asbestos Control Code (Thursday, June 20, 1985), Fact Sheet on Asbestos Control Act, Intro 891
A flyer and fact sheet for the City Council hearing on the proposed asbestos control code - the Asbestos Control Act on June 20, 1985, which includes information about the proposed act, and how the public can support the Asbestos Control Act.
WLA NY State Office: Asbestos Control Act - Proposed Asbestos Legislation, submitted by the White Lung Association; May, 1984
A comprehensive proposal for reformed asbestos legislation in New York City from the WLA NY State Office: the Asbestos Control Act, Intro. 891, to 1) institute an asbestos exposure assessment program; 2) institute standards for handling, removal, and…
Medical and Exposure Record Access: A Factsheet about OSHA's "Right to Know" standard.
A factsheet about OSHA's "Right to Know" standard, workers' rights to obtain medical records, exposure records, company studies—including their own medical records, several types of exposure records, the company's duties/responsibilities, OSHA…
Respirators: A Factsheet by MaryCOSH (Maryland Committee on Occupational Safety and Health)
A MaryCOSH factsheet featuring information about respirators, which were required or, at a minimum, recommended for use in many labor industries.
Letter and Press Release from Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust to Plantiffs' Counsel, December 28, 1988
1) A letter to Plaintiffs' Counsel from the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust's Executive Director, Marianna S. Smith, establishing rules for contacting the Trust; submitting Proof of Claim forms; expiration dates and extensions of statutes…
WLA: Asbestos Victims Oppose Manville Bankruptcy Settlement, September 5, 1986
A statement from the White Lung Association opposing the Manville Corporation bankruptcy, reorganization plan, and the settlement as a means of protecting the company, its assets, its subsidiaries, and officers from future suits against them.Despite…
Manville Trust correspondence between Paul Safchuck, WLA and law firms
1) Paul Safchuck's (President, WLA) memorandum to WLA staff regarding the Manville Trust, including estimates of the number of claims, dates for submission of proof of claim forms, payments to the trust, and corporate claims. Questions to Manville…
Paul Safchuck Testimony re: Asbestos Hazards Program, Legal Issues Concerning Asbestos Exposure, 1984
First 4 pages of Paul Safchuck's (WLA President, former Dundalk branch president) 1984 Congressional testimony regarding the Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act Bill Program (also known as the Miller Bill).
EPA Asbestos Regulations
A MaryCOSH factsheet containing information about newly-released regulations established by the Clean Air Act of 1970 that enabled the EPA to set emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants, including asbestos, beryllium, and mercury. The EPA…
WLA: Guidelines for Abatement
A factsheet with instructional information about safe asbestos abatement.
WLA: Refresher Courses Offered to Extend EPA/AHERA Accreditation - January, 1989
A list of courses offered by the White Lung Association for EPA/AHERA accreditation.
Correspondence: Individuals incarcerated in and employed by MD Penitentiary re: evidence of asbestos in prison facilities
Letters from people incarcerated in the Maryland State Penitentiary to Jim Fite and the White Lung Association, seeking assistance in compelling the state of Maryland to address facilities issues that needlessly exposed incarcerated individuals to…
Correspondence regarding asbestos in prisons: Jim Fite/WLA and Maryland agencies (DPSCS, DHMH, OSHA, Dept. of Labor)
Correspondence between Jim Fite (Executive Director, WLA) and several Maryland agencies (Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Division of Correction, Maryland Penitentiary; Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Environmental…
Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos to clients: Proof of Claim forms for Manville Corporation, November 1986 - February 1987
Letter from the Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, counsel for over 70% of the plaintiffs in the over 8,700-victims consolidated case against Manville Corporation (formerly Johns-Manville), instructing plaintiffs to complete proof of claim forms and…
Baltimore City Asbestos Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation Consolidation File No. 89236704, April 24, 1990
Correspondence from the Baltimore City Circuit Court's consolidation of asbestos personal injury and wrongful death cases, notifying counsel for defendants and plaintiffs of the consolidation. The file includes the Memorandum Opinion, Order of…
First Alleged Asbestos Health Warnings Supplied with Products
A list of the first years that major corporations notified the public of the potentially harmful health effects of asbestos.
Asbestos: Chronological Highlights, 1898 - 1973
A comprehensive chronology of asbestos-related events, starting in 1989 with the death of Henry Ward Johns, founder of Johns-Manville Corporation (whose cause of death was later understood to be asbestos-related illness), and ending in 1973 with…
The Asbestos Cover-Up by Barry Castleman
Barry Castleman's The Asbestos Cover-Up. The Playboy Foundation, a philanthropic initiative founded by Hugh Hefner in 1965, provided funding to print this publication.