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Group I Safety Department Memorandum Clarifying Respirator Use for Asbestos Insulation Removal, with Attached OSHA Asbestos Standard Compliance Guideline (1972)

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A one-page memorandum from the Group I Safety Department dated October 27, 1972 clarifies the statement on mandatory Type C respirators during removal of asbestos insulation. It says the work can be done without respirators if monitoring shows no exposure hazard. Attached is a Guideline for Compliance with the OSHA Asbestos Standard (Federal Register, June 7, 1972) covering exposure limits, air sampling and fiber counting, recordkeeping, medical examinations, and signs and labels. A blank asbestos data sheet is also attached.

Author
Group I Safety Department (Group I Safety Office)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Group I Safety Department
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-2360
Date
October 27, 1972
Number
Bates UCC 003322 to UCC 003328
Library no.
ACL Doc 17348 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17348
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Memorandum, Group I Safety Department, 'Asbestos Guidelines Clarification', October 27, 1972 (UCC 003322)
  • Pages 2-6: Guideline for Compliance with OSHA Asbestos Standard (Federal Register Vol. 37 No. 110, June 7, 1972); initials NHK:gk and date 9-20-72 at the end (UCC 003323-003327)
  • Page 7: Typical Asbestos Data Sheet, blank form for fiber count and concentration calculation (UCC 003328)

People and organizations

From Group I Safety Department (Group I Safety Office) to Industrial Hygienists (distribution list); OSHA Representatives (distribution list); E. C. Powell, Jr. (name at top of page, with a received stamp).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Fiber Counting · NIOSH · OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard · Threshold Limit Value (TLV).

About this copy

This is document UC-2360 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers UCC 003322 to UCC 003328.

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Group I Safety Department (Group I Safety Office). “Group I Safety Department Memorandum Clarifying Respirator Use for Asbestos Insulation Removal, with Attached OSHA Asbestos Standard Compliance Guideline.” October 27, 1972. Union Carbide documents, UC-2360, Bates UCC 003322 to UCC 003328. Union Carbide Corporation, Group I Safety Department. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17348. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17348.

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