A. E. Wood to Department Heads on Use of Non-Asbestos Gaskets at South Charleston, with Attached Chemical Resistance Lists and D. J. McNeil Memo (1985)

A. E. Wood's May 22, 1985 memo reported that the GR shop had used non-asbestos pump gasketing since 1983 to decrease exposure to asbestos materials, and that inspected non-asbestos gaskets had been attacked by process chemicals. It set an action plan to identify pumps and replace non-asbestos gaskets with asbestos, Grafoil or Teflon. Attached are chemical-resistance questionnaires dated January 30, 1985 and a May 15, 1985 McNeil memo on asbestos and non-asbestos gasket and valve packing use.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memo from A. E. Wood to department heads, May 22, 1985, on use of non-asbestos gaskets and an action plan
• Pages 3-5: Hazardous and Toxic Material Questionnaire charts (medium, low and high impact chemicals) showing gasket chemical resistance, dated January 30, 1985
• Pages 6-7: Memo from D. J. McNeil, May 15, 1985, on use of asbestos/non-asbestos gasket and valve packing materials, with action plan
• Page 8: No content in the OCR text

People and organizations

From A. E. Wood (Silicones & Urethane Intermediates Engineering, South Charleston, West Virginia); D. J. McNeil (author of attached May 15, 1985 memorandum) to All Department Heads.

• D. J. McNeil (author)
• A. E. Wood (author)
• Engineering, Manufacturing, and Technology Services (Union Carbide) (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• DuPont (named)
• Garlock (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-4248 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 8 pages. Production numbers UCC 011529 to UCC 011535.