Union Carbide Mining and Metals Division Airborne Fiber Counts and Call Reports on Georgia-Pacific and Other Tape Joint Compound Makers (1972–1974)

Compilation of Union Carbide Mining and Metals Division airborne asbestos fiber count reports (1972–1973) for tape joint compound manufacturers, including Georgia-Pacific in Marietta, Georgia. It also holds J. E. Walsh's reports of call on Georgia-Pacific (July 1973, August 1973 and August 1974), an Aug. 2, 1973 letter from E. J. Kleber to Georgia-Pacific, and handwritten asbestos count record sheets. The reports describe personal and environmental sampling during dry blending and the unloading of a rail car of SG-210, and give fiber counts per sample.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-3: Airborne Fiber Counts for a tape joint and texture paint compounder, Aug. 21, 1973 (company name and worker names blank), with summary table of fiber counts
• Pages 4-6: Report of call by J. E. Walsh on Georgia-Pacific, Marietta, dated 7/31/73 (typed 8/1/73), on dust sampling; page 6 is handwritten calculations
• Pages 7-8: Report of call by J. E. Walsh on Georgia-Pacific, 8/21 and 8/22, on sampling and the condition of a rail car of SG-210 (typed 8/31/73)
• Page 9: Letter of Aug. 2, 1973 from Edward J. Kleber to Doug Jones, Georgia-Pacific, enclosing the airborne asbestos fiber count procedure and equipment list
• Pages 10-12: Asbestos Fiber Counts report dated Dec. 29, 1972 (tests of Nov. 27, 1972) at a tape joint compound manufacturer, with interpretation and summary table
• Pages 13-15: Airborne Dust Counts for Tape Joint Compounds, Dec. 8, 1972 (tests of Oct. 30, 1972), with interpretation and summary table
• Pages 16-17: Report of call by J. E. Walsh on Georgia-Pacific dated 8/7/74, on a dust count, plant conditions and an all-SG-210 mud formula
• Pages 18-44: Handwritten asbestos count record sheets and sample data sheets (pages 41-42 not sent)
• Pages 45-47: Airborne Fiber Counts for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Marietta, GA, Aug. 21, 1973, with worker names filled in on the summary table

People and organizations

From J. E. Walsh (Union Carbide sales representative (Atlanta Sales Office); author of the reports of call); E. J. Kleber (Customer Service Representative; analyzed the samples) to Doug Jones (Georgia-Pacific Company, Marietta, GA (addressee of the Aug. 2, 1973 letter)); H. B. Rhodes (Niagara Falls (cc on reports of call)); W. C. Thurber (NY 38 (cc on reports of call)).

• Edward J. Kleber (author)
• Jack E. Walsh (author)
• Doug Jones (recipient)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (recipient)
• William C. Thurber (recipient)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Bureau of Occupational Safety and Health (named)
• EPA (named)
• Georgia-Pacific Corporation (named)
• M.S.A (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall Mud, and Texture Coatings · Calidria · EPA · Fiber Counting · Georgia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA · Oregon Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-5133 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 47 pages.