W. F. Blythe, Jr. to D. L. Johnson, E. C. Shipley and E. J. Tawney on Asbestos Monitoring of Insulators at Institute, West Virginia (1979)

Internal industrial hygiene report on personal and area air sampling for asbestos during removal of insulation from a 3-inch steam line at the Institute, West Virginia plant on March 17 and 19, 1979. Results ranged from 0.2 to 3.4 fibers/cc for personal samples, with lower results when the insulation was wetted. The report concluded exposures were below OSHA limits and recommended wet methods and posted barricades and signs.

People and organizations

From W. F. Blythe, Jr. (Technical Center Industrial Hygiene Group (report prepared by)); G. F. Hurley (Approved by) to Mr. D. L. Johnson; Mr. E. C. Shipley; Mr. E. J. Tawney; Mr. L. R. Noble (copy); Mr. H. L. Robinson (copy).

• William F. Blythe, Jr. (author)
• George F. Hurley (author)
• D. L. Johnson (recipient)
• L. R. Noble (recipient)
• H. L. Robinson (recipient)
• E. C. Shipley (recipient)
• E. J. Tawney (recipient)
• Technical Center IH/EP (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• OSHA (named)
• Technical Center Industrial Hygiene Group (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-3288 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers UCC 000394 to UCC 000395.