R. J. Sexton to Plant Manager Transmitting R. E. Peele's Industrial Hygiene Survey of Thermobestos Insulation Block Dust (1962)

The exhibit has a cover letter from the plant medical director transmitting an industrial hygiene report by R. E. Peele on dust from "Thermobestos" insulation blocks sawed in a plant construction insulation shop. The letter says the dust presents a health hazard and that chest X-rays of exposed men would be ordered. Report 62-IH-2-G-1 (15 July 1962) describes air sampling at a band saw on three new blocks, with results above the 20 mppcf limit, and recommends against fabricating them unless dust is reduced.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover letter from R. J. Sexton, M.D., Plant Medical Director, to the Plant Manager, with a distribution list, transmitting Peele's report on the insulation block dust survey; dated about 21 March 1962 in the image
• Pages 2-5: Industrial Hygiene Survey, Construction Insulation Shop, Building 511-2018, Report 62-IH-2-G-1, by Robert E. Peele, 15 July 1962: summary, discussion, results, conclusions and recommendations
• Page 6: Table of atmospheric dust concentration data on three "Thermobestos" materials (J.M. #21, #22, #23) sampled at the #2 band saw

People and organizations

From R. J. Sexton, M.D. (Plant Medical Director); Robert E. Peele (Industrial Hygienist) to Mr. L. N. D[…]son (surname partly illegible) (Plant Manager).

• Robert Eugene Peele (author)
• R. J. Sexton (author)
• Construction Department (named)
• Industrial Hygiene Department (named)
• Medical Department (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Industrial Hygiene · Threshold Limit Value (TLV).

About this copy

This is document UC-5226 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers UC-5226.