H. H. Frazier to Peter Barna on Use of AMATEX Asbestos Tape in Plant 512 (1979)

Memo from H. H. Frazier to Peter Barna on three brands of insulating tape used at the Institute Plant. It reports that AMATEX tape contained raw asbestos fibers including dust, cites measurements of 0.03 to 1.9 fibers per cc at the Technical Center, and recommends that AMATEX no longer be purchased. Handwritten notes added to the first page, signed Ed Kivett and dated 4/4/79, say Maintenance will stock asbestos-free tape instead.

People and organizations

From H. H. Frazier (Industrial Hygiene, Plant 512 (role inferred from memo text; not stated in header)) to Mr. Peter Barna; Dr. B. H. Avashia (copy); Mr. C. W. Carman (copy); Mr. C. W. Evans (copy); Mr. R. G. Hull, Jr. (copy); Mr. G. F. Hurley (copy); Mr. S. E. Illikainen (copy); Mr. E. H. Kivett, Jr. (copy); Mr. H. C. McGinnis (copy); Mr. D. R. Morgan (copy); Mr. G. F. Morris (copy); Mr. D. R. Paugh (copy); Mr. R. E. Peele (copy); Mr. E. C. Powell, Jr. (copy); Dr. R. J. Sexton (copy); Mr. F. Williams (copy).

• H. H. Frazier (author)
• Peter Barna (recipient)
• Bipin H. Avashia (copied)
• C. W. Carman, Jr. (copied)
• C. W. Evans (copied)
• R. G. Hull, Jr. (copied)
• George F. Hurley (copied)
• Stan Illikainen (copied)
• E. H. Kivett, Jr. (copied)
• G. F. Morris (copied)
• D. R. Paugh (copied)
• Robert Eugene Peele (copied)
• E. C. Powell, Jr. (copied)
• R. J. Sexton (copied)
• Fred Williams (copied)
• Institute Plant (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Amatex Corporation (named)
• Medical Department (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Plant 512 (named)

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This is document UC-27 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages.