Earl W. Shortridge to P. R. Sherman on a Review of Asbestos Dust Levels at King City (1977)

Memo summarizing past and present asbestos dust levels at King City. It lists dust-control improvements made since July 1976 and refers to attached operator TWA data (Table I) and area sample data for August to October 1977. It asks P. R. Sherman to review the data and update his Phase II recommendations in case a 0.5 fiber/cc level has to be met.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Shortridge memo to P. R. Sherman reviewing King City asbestos dust levels and dust-control improvements
• Page 3: Table I: operator TWA asbestos dust exposure levels, 1975-1977
• Page 4: Appendix title page: area sample data
• Pages 5-12: Daily area sample conditions and results, August-October 1977
• Pages 13-16: Plant layout and graph pages (Figures), largely illegible in OCR

People and organizations

From Earl W. Shortridge to P. R. Sherman (Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division, Niagara Falls, N.Y.); H. B. Rhodes (cc).

• Earl W. Shortridge (author)
• P. R. Sherman (recipient)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (copied)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · NIOSH · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-4948 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 16 pages. Production numbers A09364 to X4CC78C.