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

Internal industrial hygiene report on air sampling done October 26, 1979 while Construction workers stripped and bagged asbestos-containing insulation from an exhaust duct in the Building 704 Powerhouse in South Charleston. It reports that dust on the five workers' breathing zone samples was too heavy to count fibers, gives results for area and two other breathing zone samples, and recommends showing workers the Industrial Hygiene slide presentation on handling asbestos.

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; C. W. Carman (copy to); G. F. Hurley (copy to); C. R. Johnson (copy to); D. R. Paugh (copy to); P. A. Perry (copy to); C. E. Richardson (copy to); H. L. Robinson (copy to); 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 IH/EP (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-2615 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCC 024191 to UCC 024194.