W. H. Barlow to J. B. Leverton on Asbestos Removal and Showers for Workers, with Attached Texas Air Control Board Delegation Memo and EPA Notice (1979)

A packet opening with a February 12, 1979 memo from W. H. Barlow to J. B. Leverton asking whether the Texas City plant's asbestos removal procedure needs revision, with particular concern that showers be provided for workers. Behind it are a January 29, 1979 internal memo on EPA delegation of NSPS/NESHAPS regulations (including asbestos) to the Texas Air Control Board and the EPA Dallas notice of that delegation. The first page carries handwritten routing notes and comments.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo, W. H. Barlow to J. B. Leverton, Feb. 12, 1979, 'Asbestos Removal', with handwritten annotations and routing notes
• Pages 2-3: Internal correspondence dated Jan. 29, 1979 to W. H. Barlow and others, 'Delegation of EPA Responsibilities for NSPS and NESHAPS Regulations to Texas Air Control Board', including an asbestos paragraph
• Page 4: EPA (Dallas) notification of delegation of NSPS/NESHAPS to the Texas Air Control Board (attachment to the Jan. 29 memo)

People and organizations

From W. H. Barlow to Mr. J. B. Leverton; Mr. J. C. Ledvina (copy); Ms. A. P. Yalcinkaya (copy).

• W. H. Barlow (author)
• J. B. Leverton (recipient)
• J. C. Ledvina (copied)
• A. Perihan Yalcinkaya (copied)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Bechtel (named)
• EPA (named)
• Health and Environmental Affairs Department (named)
• Texas Air Control Board (named)
• Texas Employers' Insurance Company (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: EPA · NESHAP · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-1130 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCTC 17265 to UCTC 17268.