1940 WOOD CONVERSION Co ASBESTOS History Conwed Weyerhaeuser Insulation Catalog

Description

For Sale
: Hard-to-find, out of print original vintage trade catalog / brochure for products sold by the business in the title, WOOD CONVERSION Co., St Paul MN, (Conwed, a division of Weyerhaeuser.)
Catalog provides illustrations and/or photos, feature descriptions and basic specifications for products, NU-WOOD Interior Finish - Lath - Sheathing - Roof Insulation and BALSAM WOOD Heat Insulation - Sound Deadening
This company has a history of
asbestos
use & has been involved in
asbestos litigation
. Asbestos isn't mentioned in this catalog that I can see. Additional asbestos info regarding this company online includes more than quoted here:
INFORMATION SHEET FOR FORMER CONWED WORKERS Minnesota Department of Health September 1993
HOW WERE WORKERS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS AT CONWED? Asbestos was used at the Conwed Corporation (Wood Conversion Company) plant in Cloquet, Minnesota, in making ceiling tiles and other products from 1958 through 1974. Mixing, sawing, grinding, and other processes used in making these products created asbestos-containing dusts that were inhaled by many workers. This is how most workers were exposed to asbestos.
WERE ANY WORKERS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS BEFORE OR AFTER 1958-1974? Asbestos was used at the Cloquet plant in the manufacturing process during the years 1958-1974, and this is when the greatest number of workers were exposed. It is possible, however, that some workers were exposed to asbestos outside this time period. For example, workers involved with maintenance and repair of equipment that had asbestos insulation, such as steam pipes and boilers, may have been exposed to asbestos before or after this time period.
WHICH WORKERS HAD THE MOST EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS? We do not have information on actual levels of asbestos in the plant air. Asbestos dust levels probably varied at different locations and at different times. Overall, people who worked in the following departments probably had more exposure to asbestos than other workers: •Nuwood Board Mill •Nuwood Finishing •Nuwood Shipping •Balsam Wool Pulp Mill •Lo Tone •Maintenance and Repairs People who worked in the dustiest jobs for the longest periods of time would have had the most exposure to asbestos.
Condition:
very good
Page Size:
approx
8-1/2 x 11- inches
Pages:
16
Shipped
flat in acid proof bag/backing board w/ extra cardboard, secure envelope affixed with bright red DO NOT BEND sticker
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