Technical Center IH/EP to D. L. Johnson on Asbestos Monitoring During Insulation Stripping in the 704 Powerhouse, South Charleston (1979)

Internal report on air sampling for asbestos fibers on October 26, 1979, while construction workers stripped and bagged insulation from an exhaust duct in Building 704 Powerhouse. It states that dust on the workers' breathing zone samples was too heavy to count fibers, gives results for the other samples in a table, and recommends showing workers an industrial hygiene slide presentation on handling asbestos materials.

People and organizations

From Ruth Clise (Technical Center Industrial Hygiene Group (report prepared by)); George F. Hurley (Report approved by) to Mr. D. L. Johnson; Mr. C. W. Carman (copy to); Mr. G. F. Hurley (copy to); Mr. C. R. Johnson (copy to); Mr. D. R. Paugh (copy to); Mr. P. A. Perry (copy to); Mr. C. E. Richardson (copy to); Mr. H. L. Robinson (copy to); Mr. E. C. Shipley (copy to).

• Ruth Clise (author)
• George F. Hurley (author, copied)
• D. L. Johnson (recipient)
• C. W. Carman, Jr. (copied)
• C. R. Johnson (copied)
• D. R. Paugh (copied)
• P. A. Perry (copied)
• C. E. Richardson (copied)
• H. L. Robinson (copied)
• E. C. Shipley (copied)
• Technical Center (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• 3M (named)
• Norton Company (named)
• Technical Center Industrial Hygiene Group (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Industrial Hygiene · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-2611 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCC 024180 to UCC 024183.