W. F. Blythe, Jr. to A. S. Howard and Others on Asbestos Monitoring at the Institute Powerhouse (1977)

Internal memo reporting air sampling on August 15, 1977 during removal of insulation possibly containing asbestos at the Institute, West Virginia powerhouse. It reports two personal samples (2.59 and 2.61 fibers/cc) and one area sample (0.48 fibers/cc), compares them to the OSHA limit, and notes that several workers were not wearing respirators. The attached table lists the sample results by employee, time and concentration.

People and organizations

From W. F. Blythe, Jr. (Industrial Hygiene (originating dept. IH/EP)) to Mr. A. S. Howard; Mr. D. R. Paugh; Mr. H. L. Reveal; Mr. E. C. Shipley; Mr. J. W. Biddle (copy); Mr. C. W. Carman (copy); Mr. G. F. Hurley (copy); Mr. L. R. Noble (copy); Mr. F. Williams (copy).

• William F. Blythe, Jr. (author)
• J. W. Biddle (recipient)
• C. W. Carman, Jr. (recipient)
• A. S. Howard (recipient)
• George F. Hurley (recipient)
• L. R. Noble (recipient)
• D. R. Paugh (recipient)
• H. L. Reveal (recipient)
• E. C. Shipley (recipient)
• Fred Williams (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Asbestos Exposure in Insulators and Insulation Workers · NIOSH · OSHA · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-3235 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers UCC 016683 to UCC 016684.