W. B. Troutman to Mailing List A-8 on Asbestos Handling Procedures at the South Charleston Plant (1979)

Internal memo from the South Charleston plant Safety Director to a mailing list, transmitting a Maintenance Department procedure for handling asbestos-containing insulation. The memo and the attached seven-page procedure describe health effects, OSHA limits, and required precautions for removal, cleanup, disposal, monitoring and EPA notification.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover memo from W. B. Troutman, Safety Director, to Mailing List A-8, Oct. 5, 1979, on asbestos handling
• Pages 2-4: Attached Section XVIII, health and safety considerations for craftspersons handling asbestos-containing material, including OSHA limits (dated October 4, 1979)
• Pages 5-7: Mandatory precautions and procedures check list: respirators, work area, wet cleanup, disposal, clothing, monitoring, EPA notification, warning signs and caution labels

People and organizations

From William B. Troutman (Safety Director) to Mailing List A-8.

• William B. Troutman (author)
• South Charleston Plant (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Environmental Protection Department (named)
• Maintenance Department (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Safety Department (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · OSHA · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-3262 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers UCC 016840 to UCC 016846. The same document is also document UC-2310, UC-2313, UC-3461, UC-3860.