Cover Letter and Excerpts of Operational Safety/Health Survey of Taft General Distribution Facilities, Including Asbestos Findings (1986)

A November 18, 1986 internal Union Carbide cover letter to J. E. Pierce transmits the final Operational Safety/Health Survey report on the Taft distribution facilities (survey October 13-17, 1986; report dated October 30, 1986). The exhibit also includes the report title page and two pages of findings (LH4.5-LH4.9) on hazard labels, Methyl CELLOSOLVE exposure, the Taft Plant's lack of a formal asbestos insulation identification program and outdated asbestos standard, and outdated MSDS sheets.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover letter, Nov. 18, 1986, to J. E. Pierce (Taft Plant) transmitting the final OS/HS report, with distribution list
• Page 2: Title page of Operational Safety/Health Survey, Taft General Distribution Facilities, report date Oct. 30, 1986, with team members
• Page 3: Report page 30: findings LH4.5-LH4.8 on H-F-S labels, tank gauging, Methyl CELLOSOLVE exposure, and asbestos insulation identification
• Page 4: Report page 31: asbestos recommendations and finding LH4.9 on Material Safety Data Sheet manual

People and organizations

From Unidentified survey team member (letter signer not shown; letter says 'Messrs. Cremering, Dollar, Hanning, Mings, Pole, and me') (OS/HS survey team) to Mr. J. E. Pierce (TAFT Plant).

• J. E. Pierce (recipient)
• Technical Center (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Amoco (named)
• Taft Plant (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-441 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages.