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Industrial Hygiene Preliminary Report on Asbestos Exposure During Kaylo-10 Insulation Clean-up at Oxide II, Plant 510, to P. A. Walden and A. W. Boyd (1973)

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Preliminary industrial hygiene report on two air samples taken 9-28-73 in the breath zone of a Brown & Root laborer cleaning up Kaylo-10 insulation torn off a flange on the BOU at Oxide II. Reported results were 2.1 and 1.5 fibers/cc >5 microns, within the 5 fibers/cc TLV; the report recommends wetting the insulation, roping off the area and posting warning signs. Attached are handwritten asbestos dust study sheets for two samples and a distribution list.

Author
L. G. McMullen (Surveyed By); D. E. Deese (Senior Industrial Hygienist, Gulf Coast Area (Reviewed By))
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Industrial Hygiene Department, Plant 510
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1104
Date
October 2, 1973
Number
Bates UCTC 09162 to UCTC 09165
Library no.
ACL Doc 16286 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16286
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  • Page 1: Preliminary report dated 10-2-73 on asbestos exposure during Kaylo-10 insulation clean-up at Oxide II, with results and recommendations
  • Page 2: Handwritten Asbestos Dust Study sheet for Sample #1, 9-28-73, with fiber counts, calculations and remarks
  • Page 3: Handwritten Asbestos Dust Study sheet for Sample #2, 9-28-73, with fiber counts, calculations and remarks
  • Page 4: Asbestos distribution list of names and plant or department numbers

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From L. G. McMullen (Surveyed By); D. E. Deese (Senior Industrial Hygienist, Gulf Coast Area (Reviewed By)) to Mr. P. A. Walden; Mr. A. W. Boyd.

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

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This is document UC-1104 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCTC 09162 to UCTC 09165.

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L. G. McMullen (Surveyed By), D. E. Deese (Senior Industrial Hygienist, Gulf Coast Area (Reviewed By)). “Industrial Hygiene Preliminary Report on Asbestos Exposure During Kaylo-10 Insulation Clean-up at Oxide II, Plant 510, to P. A. Walden and A. W. Boyd.” October 2, 1973. Union Carbide documents, UC-1104, Bates UCTC 09162 to UCTC 09165. Union Carbide Corporation, Industrial Hygiene Department, Plant 510. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16286. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16286.

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