R. G. Hanlon to Hank Childs on 1979 Asbestos Fiber Counts at the Speedway Factory Cryogenics Department 511 (1980)

Internal Union Carbide memo dated February 28, 1980 from R. G. Hanlon (Industrial Hygiene) to Hank Childs at the Linde Division in Indianapolis, reporting 1979 airborne asbestos fiber counts for Dept. 511 jobs at the Speedway Factory (Cryogenics). The enclosures are a summary of the OSHA asbestos standard (29 CFR 1910.1001) and a reprinted Plant Engineering article, 'Facts About Asbestos' (January 24, 1980).

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo from R. G. Hanlon to Hank Childs, Feb. 28, 1980, giving 1979 asbestos fiber counts for Dept. 511 at Speedway Factory-Cryogenics
• Pages 2-3: Summary of the OSHA Asbestos Standard 1910.1001 (exposure limits, control methods, respirators, work clothing, sampling, signs, housekeeping, medical exams)
• Pages 4-6: Reprint of 'Facts About Asbestos' by Trattner, Swanson and Cheremisinoff, Plant Engineering, Jan. 24, 1980
• Page 7: No text in the OCR; not described

People and organizations

From R. G. Hanlon (Industrial Hygiene) to Hank Childs (Linde Division, 4801 W. 16th Street, Indianapolis, IN).

• Richard G. Hanlon (author)
• Hank Childs (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• EPA (named)
• Linde Division (named)
• New Jersey Institute of Technology (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Plant Engineering (magazine) (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: EPA · Fiber Counting · Industrial Hygiene · NIOSH · OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard · Threshold Limit Value (TLV).

About this copy

This is document UC-3980 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers A21784 to UCC 011758.