T. L. Grittie's Industrial Hygiene Results on Asbestos Air Monitoring at Union Carbide Plant Operations (1987)

Eight one-page "Industrial Hygiene Results" reports dated April 6-7, 1987. Each reports airborne asbestos fiber sampling taken in January and February 1987 during plant tasks, including K-40 operator duties, pipe, reactor and heater de-insulation, gasket removal and transite roof removal. Each compares the results with OSHA limits and the action level, and makes recommendations.

What the document holds

• Page 1: April 6, 1987 report: breathing-zone sample on K-40 operator, under 0.003 f/cc, analyzed by Kemron Environmental
• Page 2: April 6, 1987 report: Emulsion Building area and operator samples near exposed asbestos on a vibrating pipe, analyzed by JHM Labs
• Page 3: April 7, 1987 report: insulators removing insulation from reactor R-2 in a negative pressure enclosure, 0.31 and 0.52 f/cc with airline respirators
• Page 4: April 6, 1987 report: pipefitter removing an asbestos gasket, 0.035 f/cc
• Page 5: April 6, 1987 report: insulators de-insulating K-6 in the Silanes Reactor Tower enclosure, four breathing-zone samples
• Page 6: April 6, 1987 report: insulator using glove bag and area sample near fluids lab heater
• Page 7: April 6, 1987 report: insulators removing insulation by glove bag on SSP Unit K-36, 0.158 and 0.272 f/cc
• Page 8: April 6, 1987 report: contract personnel and area during transite removal from the Polymers I roof

People and organizations

From T. L. Grittie (data and report author, signed each report); C. R. McMillan (co-author of data and report on pages 1, 6 and 8) to D. A. Boggs; E. L. Doerflein; W. V. Summers.

• Tammy Grittie (author)
• C. R. McMillan (author)
• D. A. Boggs (recipient)
• Edmond L. Doerflein (recipient)
• W. V. Summers, Jr. (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• JHM Labs (named)
• Kemron Environmental (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Gaskets and Mechanical Packing · Industrial Hygiene · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-3538 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 8 pages. Production numbers UCC 007276 to UCC 007283.