Manhar A. Patel to R. C. Proffitt on Asbestos Monitoring in the Storeroom, 511 Construction Department (1983)

Internal Union Carbide correspondence reporting a May 9, 1983 industrial hygiene monitoring survey of asbestos dust exposure while an employee handled asbestos spiral-wound gaskets in the 512 Construction Department storeroom. It reports that exposure above the 2 fiber/cc limit was unlikely, recommends monthly wet cleaning of the gasket bin with a respirator, and attaches a sampling data sheet.

People and organizations

From Manhar A. Patel (511 Industrial Hygiene/Environmental Protection, Technical Center) to R. C. Proffitt (512 (Construction Department)); M. E. Bell (copy recipient); C. W. Maxwell (copy recipient); M. L. Mills (copy recipient); L. R. Noble (copy recipient); D. R. Paugh (copy recipient); R. E. Peele (copy recipient); A. L. Postlethwait (copy recipient); W. F. Williams (copy recipient).

• Manhar A. Patel (author)
• R. C. Proffitt (recipient)
• Mark E. Bell (copied)
• Charles P. Maxwell (copied)
• M. L. Mills (copied)
• L. R. Noble (copied)
• D. R. Paugh (copied)
• Robert Eugene Peele (copied)
• Technical Center (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Technical Center Industrial Hygiene Group (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-3209 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers UCC 016613 to UCC 016615.