M. A. Patel to W. L. Browning and J. W. Perry, Jr. on Asbestos Monitoring in the Gasket Shop, Institute Plant (1981)

Internal memo reporting area and personal asbestos exposure monitoring in the Gasket Shop (laundry, Building 3 of the Construction Department) at the Institute Plant, done by the plant's industrial hygiene group on October 2 and 9, 1981. It states exposures above the permissible limit did not occur, that workers wore respirators, and asks that monitored workers be told their results. An attached table lists four samples, with fiber concentrations from <0.1 to 0.4.

People and organizations

From Manhar A. Patel (Institute Plant Industrial Hygiene (reference IH/EP)) to W. L. Browning (Institute Plant); J. W. Perry, Jr. (Institute Plant); C. W. Carman (copy recipient); M. L. Mills (copy recipient); L. R. Noble (copy recipient); D. R. Paugh (copy recipient); R. E. Peele (copy recipient); H. H. Frazier (copy recipient); R. J. Sextoe, M.D. (copy recipient); F. Williams (copy recipient).

• Manhar A. Patel (author)
• W. L. Browning (recipient)
• J. W. Perry, Jr. (recipient)
• C. W. Carman, Jr. (copied)
• H. H. Frazier (copied)
• M. L. Mills (copied)
• L. R. Noble (copied)
• D. R. Paugh (copied)
• Robert Eugene Peele (copied)
• Fred Williams (copied)
• Technical Center (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Construction Department (named)
• Institute Plant 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-3375 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers UCC 008967 to AU4054.