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Temp-check (Philip Carey)

Temp-Check was a Philip Carey pipe covering and block insulation, also spelled Temp-Chek, Tempchek and Tempcheck in the sources.1,2,3,4 In sworn answers to interrogatories in two lawsuits against Fibreboard and others, the Potter case in December 1969 and the Borel case in April 1970, Philip Carey Corporation listed "Temp-Chek Pipe Covering and Block" for 1940 to 1954, under the heading Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.2,5 The Borel question asked for dates starting in 1940.5 Both answers give its contents as "Diatomaceous earth, basic magnesium carbonate and asbestos fiber."2,5

The Navy's qualified products list, QPL-2781, included "TEMPCHEK" from Philip Carey (spelled "Phillip" there), at Lockland Station, Cincinnati, with its plant at Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, in its December 1951 edition.3 The last edition read that lists it, as Tempchek Type II, is dated August 1962.3

An insurance company's 1981 list of asbestos products, compiled from other companies' answers in lawsuits, lists Temp-Check pipecovering and block under Philip Carey as made from 1940 to 1954, with 25 in the column read as percent asbestos.1 The Celotex Corporation, which names Philip Carey Corporation and the Philip Carey Manufacturing Company as its predecessors, gave a different figure in a 1990 EPA notice that published what companies told the agency.4 It lists Tempcheck as 20% magnesium plastic, 60% diatomaceous earth and 20% asbestos, among "Other Pipe Coverings" that it says as a group were produced from 1906 to February 1967.4

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What each document says

Every statement about Temp-check (Philip Carey) in the documents, in each document's own words.

The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981)

  • Made from: “40”, p. 81
  • Form: “PIPECOVERING & BLOCK”, p. 81
  • Made until: “54”, p. 81
  • Asbestos content: “25”, p. 81

The Potter v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to plaintiff's interrogatories

  • Made until: “1940-1954”, p. 12
  • Made from: “1940-1954”, p. 12
  • Made at: “Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania” (the plant: Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania), p. 12
  • Ingredient: “Diatomaceous earth, basic magnesium carbonate and asbestos fiber”, p. 12

Military Qualified Products List (1951–1995)

  • Made at: “Plant: Plymouth Meeting, Pa. do.” (as of 1951-12-03) (the plant: Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania), p. 33
  • Description: “qualified under QPL-2781 as TEMPCHEK, Grade III, Class e (QPL-2781-1)” (as of 1951-12-03), p. 33
  • Description: “qualified under QPL-2781 as Tempchek, Grade III, Class e, Type II (QPL-2781-27)” (as of 1962-08-16), p. 803

Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)

  • Made from: “produced 1906 to February 1967”, said by The Celotex Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 54
  • Made until: “produced 1906 to February 1967”, said by The Celotex Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 54
  • Ingredient: “20% magnesium plastic, 60% diatomaceous earth”, said by The Celotex Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 54
  • Form: “pipe covering”, said by The Celotex Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 54
  • Asbestos content: “20% asbestos”, said by The Celotex Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 54

The Borel v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to interrogatories

  • Made from: “1940-1954” (at Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania), p. 15
  • Made until: “1940-1954”, p. 15
  • Made at: “Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania” (the plant: Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania), p. 15
  • Asbestos content: “Diatomaceous earth, basic magnesium carbonate and asbestos fiber”, p. 15

Kind of product

We list Temp-check (Philip Carey) with pipe covering and block insulation, 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, Pipefitters and Plumbers.

Other pipe covering and block insulation by Philip Carey (26)

Careytemp · Careycel · 19 Hitemp · Aircel · 85 Magnesia · Impervo · Insulation Seal 820 · Lennolite · Multi-Ply · Precision-molded · Super-light · Super-Light 85% Magnesia · Tempcheck · Alltemp · Asbestos Paper · Asbestos Sponge · Carey Cal-silicate · Careytemp 2000 · Carocel · Defendex · and 6 more on the company's page

Pipe covering and block insulation by other makers (250)

Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Kaylo (Owens-Corning) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Asbestocel (Johns-Manville) · Super Insutape (Unarco) · Super Insutape (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Super Unibestos (Unarco) · Superex 2000 (Johns-Manville) · Superex-1900 (Johns-Manville) · Superex-m (Johns-Manville) · Superex-sg (Johns-Manville) · Therm-o-bestos (Johns-Manville) · Therm-O-Flake (Illinois Clay Products) · Thermalite (Keene) · Thermalite 85% Magnesia (Baldwin-Ehret-Hill) · Thermalite 85% Magnesia (Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing Co.) · Thermasil (Baldwin-Ehret-Hill) · Thermasil (Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing Co.) · Thermasil (Keene) · and 230 more: all pipe covering and block insulation

See also

References

  1. The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 30, 1981), p. 8.
  2. The Potter v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to plaintiff's interrogatories (December 23, 1969), p. 1.
  3. Military Qualified Products List (1951–1995) (December 3, 1951), pp. 3, 80.
  4. Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 5.
  5. The Borel v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to interrogatories (April 2, 1970), p. 1.

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