Airborne Fiber Counts for Georgia Pacific Corporation, Akron, New York (1973)

Union Carbide report of airborne asbestos fiber counts taken January 18, 1973 at Georgia Pacific's joint compound plant in Akron, New York, during the unloading of a rail car of SG-210 asbestos and in the plant's packing and mixing operations. It describes the sampling method, tabulates results in fibers/cc, quotes the OSHA asbestos standard (1910.93a), and attaches asbestos count record sheets.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Title page: Airborne Fiber Counts for Georgia Pacific, Akron NY, February 26, 1973, personnel present
• Page 2: Objectives, sample locations, apparatus and procedure, interpretation with TWA example
• Page 3: Summary table of fiber counts for samples 1929-86-1 to 1929-86-9
• Page 4: Excerpt of OSHA 1910.93a asbestos threshold limit value (Federal Register, June 7, 1972)
• Pages 5-13: Handwritten asbestos count record sheets

People and organizations

From E. J. Kleber (Union Carbide Corporation; listed as having collected and analyzed the samples) to Georgia Pacific Corporation, Akron, New York (customer for whom the fiber counts were made; R. Schifferle was present).

• Edward J. Kleber (author)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Bureau of Occupational Safety and Health (named)
• Federal Register (named)
• Georgia-Pacific Corporation (named)
• M.S.A (named)
• Millipore (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Vickers (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document Union Carbide 227 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 13 pages.