Documents in our library describe Powerhouse (Keene) as “cement”.1 They give it as made 1940–1960.1,2 They put its asbestos content at 5%.2 The asbestos named is chrysotile. Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Powerhouse (Keene) in the documents, in each document's own words.
The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981)
Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)
- Made from: “produced 1957 to 1971”, said by Keene Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 112
- Change: “Asbestos was removed from the military formulation in 1971.”, said by Keene Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 112
- Made until: “produced 1957 to 1971”, said by Keene Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 112
- Asbestos fiber: “chrysotile asbestos”, said by Keene Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 112
- Asbestos content: “contained 5% chrysotile asbestos”, said by Keene Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 112
- Use: “manufactured and sold exclusively for U.S. government military installations” (sales to U.S. government military installations), said by Keene Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 112
Kind of product
We list Powerhouse (Keene) with insulating cement and coatings, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Insulators and Insulation Workers, Boilermakers.
Other insulating cement and coatings by Keene (6)
Thermasil · Enduro · Thermalite · Number One Plus · Super Powerhouse · MW50
Insulating cement and coatings by other makers (318)
Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Asbestile (Johns-Manville) · 85 Magnesia (Johns-Manville) · Prasco (Fibreboard) · One-cote (Eagle-Picher) · P-k (Keene/Ehret) · Perforated Saffit Panels (Gold Bond Bldg. Products (National Gypsum)) · Permiseal (Combustion Engineering) · Pittcote 600 B (Pittsburgh Corning) · Plastic Emulsion (Armstrong Cork) · Plisulate (Plibrico Jointless Firebrick) · Protektite (Bitucote) · Pyroscat (Combustion Engineering) · Quik Set (Forty-Eight Insulations) · Red Top (U.S. Gypsum) · S-90 Tile (Armstrong Cork) · S.I.S. (Celotex) · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · Sanded Premix (Flintkote) · and 298 more: all insulating cement and coatings
See also
- Keene: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Keene on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 30, 1981), p. 7.
- Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 11.
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