Asbestos Handling and Asbestos Removal/Disposal Checklists for Insulation Removal Jobs, East Tank Farm and Other Plant Areas (1985-1986)

A set of plant checklist forms recording jobs in which asbestos insulation was removed, mostly in May and June 1986, with a few forms dated May 1985. Each form gives the date, job description, estimated quantity removed, location (for example Area III, Zone C, Bldg. 174, East Tank Farm), the craftsmen involved, and yes/no checks for barrier tape, warning signs, protective clothing, respirators, wet-down, disposal and clean-up. Page 1 records 120 feet removed on 6-25-86, with 'Dumpster Sealed or Wet Down' marked No.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-32: Asbestos Handling-Checklist forms for insulation removal jobs, dated about May-June 1986 (pages 1-2 dated 6-25-86 and 6-24-86), mostly East Tank Farm, Bldg. 174, plus pipe rack and Bldg. 151/223 jobs
• Pages 33, 35-39: Maintenance Checklist for Asbestos Removal/Disposal forms (April 1984 form version), with a yes/no/N-A checklist and a list of people involved in the job
• Pages 34, 40: Asbestos Handling-Checklist forms for small removal jobs
• Page 141: Asbestos Handling-Checklist form, date and details largely illegible in OCR
• Pages 142-145: Maintenance Checklist forms for stripping asbestos from Tank 4612/22 (Bldg. 36, May 1985); comments note laborers were given an asbestos safety review

People and organizations

From L. W. Spangle (Supervisor (signature on the page 1 and 2 checklists)) to Area Safety File (routing copy 1); W. C. Young (Safety Dept. (routing copy 2)); B. P. Johnson (Trucking (copy 3 on the Maintenance Checklist form)).

• B. P. Johnson, Jr. (recipient)
• William C. Young (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Safety Department (named)

About this copy

This is document UC-2283 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 145 pages. Production numbers UCC 002061 to UCC 002205.