M. A. Patel Transmittal of T. E. Hanning Summary of OSHA's Amended Asbestos Standard (1986)

Patel's July 22, 1986 internal correspondence forwarded a summary of OSHA's June 20, 1986 amendment to the asbestos standard (29 CFR 1910.1001), noting the permissible exposure limit was reduced from 2.0 to 0.2 f/cc with an action level of 0.1 f/cc. Attached were Hanning's July 11, 1986 memo, a multi-page summary of changes covering monitoring, respirators, clothing, hygiene, signs, labeling, medical surveillance and record keeping, and a distribution list.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Patel internal correspondence to distribution list, July 22, 1986, on amended asbestos standard
• Page 2: Hanning memorandum, July 11, 1986, transmitting summary of final OSHA rules on asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite and actinolite
• Pages 3-7: Summary: Changes Between the Original and Amended Asbestos Occupational Health Standard
• Page 8: Distribution list of names with mail codes (R/D grade 12 and above)
• Page 9: Page with no OCR text; content not determined

People and organizations

From Manhar A. Patel (Technical Center Industrial Hygienist); T. E. Hanning (Health, Safety and Environmental Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology Services Department) to See Distribution List; S. W. Clark, D. A. Gosselin, V. H. Johnkoski, J. A. Leonard, J. B. Leverton, C. P. Maxwell, J. E. Neff, T. P. Raby (addressees of the July 11, 1986 Hanning memorandum).

• Terry E. Hanning (author)
• Manhar A. Patel (author)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Engineering, Manufacturing, and Technology Services (Union Carbide) (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Fiber Counting · NIOSH · OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard · Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-3479 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 9 pages. Production numbers UCC 017456 to UCC 017463.