Manhar A. Patel to R. E. Sergent on Asbestos Training for Services Department Personnel (1987)

Internal memo from an industrial hygienist transmitting slides used to train Services Department employees who are not routinely involved in asbestos abatement but may be exposed to asbestos in their work. The memo states that HEPA respirators are required for work above the ceiling where asbestos insulation is present until exposure monitoring data are collected. The attached slides list do's and don'ts for maintenance work around asbestos-containing materials.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo from Manhar A. Patel to R. E. Sergent, April 6, 1987, on asbestos training for Services Department personnel and HEPA respirator requirement
• Page 2: Slide: Procedure to follow in non-asbestos abatement maintenance work (list of 'do not' items)
• Page 3: Slide: list of 'do' items (wear HEPA respirator, inform supervisor, HEPA vacuum, wash hands, wash clothes and shower)

People and organizations

From Manhar A. Patel (EM&TS - HS&EA, Industrial Hygiene) to R. E. Sergent (Division 704); P. L. Graham (copy, 725); P. D. Gossage (copy, 701/4); C. P. Maxwell (copy, 701/2); R. E. McEldowney (copy, 770/208); R. V. Poling (copy, 701/4); R. W. Scoular (copy, 701/4).

• Manhar A. Patel (author)
• R. E. Sergent (recipient)
• P. D. Gossage (copied)
• P. L. Graham (copied)
• Charles P. Maxwell (copied)
• R. E. McEldowney (copied)
• R. W. Scoular (copied)
• Technical Center (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• OSHA (named)
• Services Department (named)

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

About this copy

This is document UC-3269 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers UCC 016887 to UCC 016889.