IT Corporation Health and Safety Plan for Environmental Closure of Six Tanks at the Union Carbide Brownsville, Texas Plant

Health and safety plan prepared by IT for emptying and decontaminating six storage tanks at Union Carbide's Brownsville, Texas plant, which was being dismantled. It contains IT's general health and safety policy, a site-specific plan, MSDS sheets for the chemicals involved, plant contractor safety rules and confined-space entry forms. The policy section mentions potential occupational exposure to lead and asbestos; the tank contents listed are caustic, toluene and formic acid.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover sheet: Health and Safety Plan, Environmental Closure of Six Tanks, Union Carbide, Brownsville, Texas
• Pages 2-13: IT Health and Safety Policy: responsibilities, medical program, training, hazard assessment, work zones, protective equipment, heat stress, subcontractors, site security
• Pages 14-21: Site-specific Health and Safety Plan: objectives, hazards, protection levels, decontamination, emergency procedures, follow-up report
• Pages 22-32: Appendix A: Material Safety Data Sheets for sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, toluene, formic acid and Parkem PK624
• Pages 33-40: Appendix B: Brownsville Plant vendor safety instructions and safety rules for outside contractors
• Pages 41-58: Appendix C: Tank entry procedure, confined-space entry permit, tailgate safety meeting form and emergency numbers (pages 41-53 not in the OCR sent)

People and organizations

From IT Corporation (International Technology Corporation) (contractor; Occupational Safety and Health Department) to Ms. Belia Cortez (Client Contact, Union Carbide Brownsville Plant).

• Belia Cortez (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-1694 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 58 pages. Production numbers BRC 0649 to BRC 0706.