Union Carbide Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology Documents, Including D. E. Deese on Sandblasting (1967)

The exhibit is a compilation of Union Carbide industrial hygiene papers from a records-center folder labeled 'Industrial Hygiene Reports'. It includes a December 1967 memo on sandblasting and silicosis with respirator and air-supply recommendations. It also includes a March 1964 memo and procedures on toxicology of chemical products and labeling. Late 1963 to early 1964 correspondence on hiring a Texas-area industrial hygienist follows, and the last pages are part of an undated soil and groundwater sampling plan for the Brownsville Plant. Pages 41-81 were not provided.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover/routing sheet labeled 'Industrial Hygiene Reports' with UCC Records Center (Morrisville, Vt.) return stamp
• Pages 2-3: D. E. Deese internal memo 'Sandblasting', Dec. 18, 1967, on silicosis and dust counts in blasting hoods, with distribution list
• Pages 4-6: Recommendations for Sandblasting Operations (respirators, air hose, compressors, air conditioning, shed location)
• Pages 7-8: List of Bureau of Mines approved Type CE abrasive-blasting helmets, hoods and masks
• Pages 9-11: Graphs on air hose and compressor performance (OCR garbled; images not provided)
• Pages 12-14: Memo of March 13, 1964 transmitting 'Toxicology of Chemical Products - Responsibilities and Procedures', with distribution list
• Pages 15-25: Toxicology of Chemical Products - Responsibilities and Procedures (range-finding tests, labeling, shipment, dissemination of reports, personnel)
• Pages 26-28: Types of Toxicological Tests (tables, OCR garbled, apparently printed upside down)
• Page 29: Sample precautionary and experimental labels (OCR garbled)
• Pages 30-31: Request form for toxicity studies and precautionary labeling, with label committee action section
• Pages 32-33: R. P. Barry to A. P. Moss, Jan. 8, 1964, on industrial hygiene needs at Seadrift; page 33 is a handwritten routing note to H. B. Coons
• Page 34: H. B. Coons to A. P. Moss, Jan. 6, 1964, on Brownsville industrial hygiene (mainly noise)
• Pages 35-37: H. E. Allspach to A. P. Moss, Jan. 2, 1964, on a Texas Area industrial hygienist (page 36 mostly illegible)
• Pages 38-39: A. P. Moss transmittal memo, Dec. 24, 1963, forwarding Ketcham's letter (page 39 appears blank)
• Page 40: First page of Dec. 17, 1963 letter to A. P. Moss proposing a Texas Area industrial hygienist (continues on pages not sent)
• Pages 82-86: Undated soil and groundwater sampling plan for the Brownsville Plant: tables of sites and sample estimates, personnel, schedule, cost

People and organizations

From D. E. Deese (Industrial Hygienist, Gulf Coast Area).

• Donald E. Deese (author)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Pangborn Corporation (named)
• U.S. Bureau of Mines (named)
• W. W. Sly Manufacturing Company (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Industrial Hygiene · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · U.S. Bureau of Mines.

About this copy

This is document UC-1265 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 86 pages. Production numbers DE 004942 to DE 004882.