A. E. Wood to All Department Heads on Use of Non-Asbestos Gaskets at South Charleston (1985)

Memorandum from A. E. Wood reporting that the GR shop had used non-asbestos gaskets on pump heads since 1983 to decrease asbestos exposure, and that inspected non-asbestos gaskets showed binder attack by process chemicals. It sets out an action plan to identify pumps and re-gasket them with asbestos, Grafoil or Teflon gaskets, and attaches chemical resistance tables dated January 30, 1985.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memorandum from A. E. Wood on use of non-asbestos gaskets and action plan
• Pages 3-5: Hazardous and Toxic Material Questionnaire tables of gasket binder chemical resistance (medium, low, high impact potential), dated January 30, 1985

People and organizations

From A. E. Wood (Silicones & Urethane Intermediates Engineering, South Charleston, West Virginia) to All Department Heads; W. E. Ballard (copy); D. H. Harrah (copy); F. M. Holmes (copy); D. J. McNeil (copy); D. J. Moody (copy); B. G. Stump (copy); W. S. Walker (copy); P. G. West (copy); J. N. Wickert (copy).

• A. E. Wood (author)
• W. E. Ballard (copied)
• F. M. Holmes (copied)
• D. J. McNeil (copied)
• D. W. Moody, Jr. (copied)
• B. G. Stump (copied)
• W. S. Walker (copied)
• P. G. West (copied)
• Silicones and Urethane Intermediates Engineering (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• DuPont (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Gaskets and Mechanical Packing · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-2414 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers UCC 015715 to UCC 015719.