R. G. Hanlon to Attached Distribution Forwarding Du Pont Respirator Study on Protection Against Asbestos (1984)

Union Carbide internal memo of November 6, 1984 forwarding a Du Pont study on respirator protection for asbestos removal, circulated to members of Organization Resources Counselors. The enclosures are Du Pont's October 16, 1984 post-hearing brief to the OSHA docket, the study 'Respirator Workplace Protection Factors for Asbestos' with tables and figures, and a distribution list. The memo says Du Pont found disposable respirators gave protection equivalent to re-usable elastomeric facepiece respirators.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Union Carbide internal memo from R. G. Hanlon, Nov. 6, 1984, 'Respiratory Protection for Asbestos'
• Pages 2-5: Du Pont Legal Department letter and post-hearing brief to OSHA Docket No. H-033C, Oct. 16, 1984
• Pages 6-15: Du Pont study text: Respirator Workplace Protection Factors for Asbestos (summary, procedure, sampling, results, conclusions)
• Page 16: References
• Pages 17-22: Tables I-VI (respirators studied, sampling comparison, median concentrations, protection factors)
• Pages 23-28: Figures 3-8: workplace protection factor distributions by respirator
• Page 29: Union Carbide distribution list

People and organizations

From Richard G. Hanlon (HS&EA (Originating Dept.)) to SEE ATTACHED DISTRIBUTION (distribution list on page 29, including E. K. Jensen).

• Richard G. Hanlon (author)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• American Optical Co (named)
• DuPont (named)
• Haskell Laboratory for Toxicology and Industrial Medicine (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• Organization Resources Counselors, Inc (named)
• OSHA (named)
• U.S. Department of Labor (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: NIOSH · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-847 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 29 pages. Production numbers A10475 to A10503.