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A 4 December 1962 cover memo from Plant Medical Director R. J. Sexton transmits a 3 December 1962 memo from industrial hygienist R. E. Peele about Johns Manville 'Thermobestos' insulation blocks. Peele's memo reviews two 1962 industrial hygiene reports on dust released when the blocks were cut with band saws, and Johns Manville's invitation to visit Manville, N.J. Sexton says he opposes accepting the invitation. A Johns Manville test report excerpt with dust concentration data follows.
- Author
- R. J. Sexton, M.D. (Plant Medical Director, Medical Department - Plant 512); Robert E. Peele (Industrial Hygienist, Industrial Hygiene - Plant 512)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company, Institute Plant (Charleston, West Virginia)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-79
- Date
- December 4, 1962
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 15363 · asbestosclaims.law/library/15363
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Memo, R. J. Sexton to S. C. Giambruno, 4 Dec 1962, on the Insulation Block Dust Survey and Johns Manville's invitation to Peele
- Pages 2-3: Memo, R. E. Peele to R. J. Sexton, 3 Dec 1962, on Johns Manville 'Thermobestos' dust reports and the 20 Nov 1962 meeting with Johns Manville representatives
- Pages 4-6: Excerpt of a Johns Manville Industrial Hygiene Laboratory report: discussion of dust tests on insulation blocks, test photograph, and appendix table of atmospheric dust concentrations
People and organizations
From R. J. Sexton, M.D. (Plant Medical Director, Medical Department - Plant 512); Robert E. Peele (Industrial Hygienist, Industrial Hygiene - Plant 512) to S. C. Giambruno (Industrial Relations); R. J. Sexton, M.D. (Medical Department).
- Robert Eugene Peele (author)
- R. J. Sexton (author, recipient)
- S. C. Giambruno (recipient)
- Institute Plant (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Central Purchasing Department (named)
- Design and Construction Department (named)
- J-M Industrial Hygiene Laboratory (named)
- Johns Manville Industrial Hygiene Laboratory (named)
- Johns-Manville (named)
- Medical Department (named)
- Plant 512 (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Industrial Hygiene · Johns-Manville · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
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This is document UC-79 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages.
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“R. J. Sexton to S. C. Giambruno on Johns Manville Thermobestos Insulation Block Dust Survey, with R. E. Peele Memo and Johns Manville Test Data.” December 4, 1962. Union Carbide documents, UC-79. Union Carbide Chemicals Company, Institute Plant (Charleston, West Virginia). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 15363. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/15363.
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