L. W. Widdecombe Jr. (Plastic Coatings Corp.) to Tammy Grittie on Asbestos in JAXSAN 600, with Enclosures and Sistersville Memo on Jaxsan-600 (1986)

Plastic Coatings Corporation's president answered a Union Carbide Sistersville employee's inquiry by enclosing a Federal Register excerpt on asbestos labeling and an NPCA 'Coatings' article on an EPA exemption for encapsulated spray-on asbestos materials. He noted that the binder in JAXSAN 600 is a Union Carbide acrylic latex. The exhibit also holds an April 11, 1986 Sistersville plant memo reporting that the Jaxsan-600 insulation weatherproofing contained 4.33% asbestos fibers, that its use had stopped, and that respirators were required for its removal.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter, Feb. 17, 1986, L. W. Widdecombe Jr., Plastic Coatings Corporation, to Tammy Grittie, Union Carbide, Sistersville, enclosing regulatory material on asbestos in coatings and binders
• Page 2: Federal Register excerpt (29 CFR 1910.1001, p. 607) on asbestos monitoring, caution signs and labels, with underlined text on labeling exceptions
• Page 3: National Paint and Coatings Association 'Coatings' newsletter, Aug. 14, 1978, with item 'EPA Amends Asbestos Emission Standard' on exemption of spray-on encapsulated asbestos
• Page 4: Union Carbide Specialty Chemicals, Sistersville memo, Apr. 11, 1986, G. W. Wulfert, on treatment of asbestos in Jaxsan-600 insulation weatherproofing (correction to Mar. 31, 1986 memo)

People and organizations

From Lawrence W. Widdecombe Jr. (President, Plastic Coatings Corporation); G. W. Wulfert (Union Carbide Corporation, Specialty Chemicals, Sistersville, WV (author of the April 11, 1986 memo)) to Ms. Tammy Grittie (Union Carbide Corporation, Sistersville, WV); Department Coordinators, First Line Supervisors, Planners/Schedulers, Second Line Supervisors, Staff (recipients of the memo).

• George W. Wulfert (author)
• Tammy Grittie (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• EPA (named)
• National Paint and Coatings Association (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Plastic Coatings Corp (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: EPA · OSHA · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-3987 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCC 019825 to UCC 019828.