R. J. Sexton to S. C. Giambruno on Johns Manville Thermobestos Insulation Block Dust Survey, with Attached Institute Plant Industrial Hygiene Reports (1962)

A 14-page set of Institute Plant internal papers on dust from fabricating insulation blocks and pipe covering. The cover memo from the plant medical director discusses Johns Manville's "Thermobestos" blocks and a proposed trip by industrial hygienist R. E. Peele to Manville, N.J. Behind it are Peele's reports, a 1963 note on "Carey-Temp" pipe covering, a Carey-Temp dust-sampling memo, a Johns Manville report excerpt, survey forms, a Kaylo insulation dust study, and handwritten notes.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo, R. J. Sexton, M.D., to S. C. Giambruno, 4 Dec 1962, on the Insulation Block Dust Survey of the Construction Insulation Shop and Johns Manville's invitation to Peele
• Page 2: Memo, R. E. Peele (Industrial Hygiene) to R. J. Sexton, 29 Nov 1963, on a visual check of Carey-Temp pipe covering fabrication in the Construction Insulation Shop, Bldg 511-2018
• Page 3: Memo dated 26 Aug 1965 (as OCR reads) from Industrial Hygiene to K. B. Lanham, Insulation Fabrication Shop, on dust sampling while Carey-Temp block was cut with a grinder machine; poorly legible
• Pages 4-5: Peele report on Johns Manville "Thermobestos" blocks: the March and July 1962 hygiene reports, the 20 Nov 1962 Johns Manville visit, and F. G. Comerford's inquiry (page 2 headed R. J. Sexton, 3 December 1962)
• Pages 6-7: Excerpt from a Johns Manville industrial hygiene laboratory report on dust from insulation blocks (OCR largely garbled)
• Pages 8-9: Handwritten Industrial Hygiene Evaluation and Survey forms with air-sampling data
• Pages 10-12: Report 'Particulate Matter in Air: Dust Breathed by the Employees while Cutting and Installing Kaylo Insulation', plant-wide survey, Plant 514, with photographs and dust-count table
• Pages 13-14: Handwritten notes headed Friday, February 8, 1963, and a further handwritten page

People and organizations

From R. J. Sexton, M.D. (Plant Medical Director, Medical Department - Plant 512) to S. C. Giambruno (Industrial Relations).

• R. J. Sexton (author)
• S. C. Giambruno (recipient)
• Institute Plant (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Central Purchasing Department (named)
• Design and Construction Department (named)
• Institute Plant Medical Department (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Plant 512 (named)
• Safety Department (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos insulation: pipe covering, block, and insulating cement · Industrial Hygiene · Johns-Manville · Kaylo | Mesothelioma Claims · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-1441 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 14 pages. Production numbers AO0308.