Fred Williams to Distribution Lists C-6, C-7 and E-12 on a Checklist for Protection Against Inhalation of Asbestos Fibers, with Insulators' Checklist (1975)

Internal memo from the Institute Plant industrial hygienist transmitting a checklist prepared by W. A. Burnette of the Central Insulation Group for insulators handling asbestos-containing materials. The attached checklist gives a summary of asbestos health effects, the OSHA limit, and precautions (respirators, wet or vacuum cleanup, bagging and labeling waste, signs, separate clothing storage), with the text of the caution label and warning sign.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo of January 13, 1975 from Fred Williams to distribution lists transmitting the insulators' asbestos checklist
• Page 2: Insulators' Checklist for Handling Asbestos Contained Materials: summary of health effects, risks at Institute, and OSHA limit footnote
• Page 3: Checklist items on respirators, cleanup, bagging and labeling, signs and clothing, with label and sign wording
• Page 4: Nearly blank page with scan marks only

People and organizations

From Fred Williams (Industrial Hygienist, Employee Relations Department - Industrial Hygiene) to Distribution Lists - C - 6 and 7; E - 12.

• Fred Williams (author)
• Institute Plant (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• 3M (named)
• Central Insulation Group (named)
• Employee Relations Department (named)
• Industrial Hygiene Department (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Exposure in Insulators and Insulation Workers · Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Duty to Warn · Industrial Hygiene · OSHA · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-4092 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCC 017569 to A21189.