Records Transfer Memoranda and Records Center Search Requests for Union Carbide's Brownsville, Texas Plant Health, Safety and Environmental Files (1996-1998)

Compilation of Union Carbide Records Transfer Memoranda listing cartons of Brownsville, Texas plant health, safety, environmental, asbestos, permit and sale-of-plant files sent to the Morrisville, VT Records Center, plus 1998 Records Center memos on a search for Brownsville HSE cartons. The Brownsville asbestos carton lists PSI asbestos inspection reports and contractor files from 1989-1995. Only pages 1-40 and 723-727 of the 727-page exhibit were provided.

What the document holds

• Page 1: RTM from Solvents & CMD HSE, Brownsville, TX, Carton 01-02, stamped received 5/11/98; lists Brownsville HSE records (chemical inventories, toxicity studies, employee exposure records, medical reports, safety audits)
• Pages 2-20: RTM sheets dated 04-28-96 for Cartons 1-3 of Brownsville Plant environmental files (air emissions, TACB, groundwater, audits, medical department, hearing conservation, training)
• Pages 21-27: RTM sheets for Carton 4, Asbestos: PSI asbestos inspection reports, IEC and Mid West Steel dismantling and asbestos removal files, TACB notification, air monitoring
• Pages 28-37: RTM sheets for Carton 5: 1987 Purchase and Sale Agreement of Brownsville assets to R.I.O. Systems, schedules, closing documents, TACB permit files
• Pages 38-40: RTM sheets for Carton 6: TACB permits, an 'Asbestos' file (1972-1983), hazardous waste and manifest files
• Page 723: Fragment of an RTM form: approval and signature block (Robert E. O'Bryan)
• Page 724: Vermont Records Center internal memo to Virginia Ruszczyk, Law Files: request 40141 for cartons re Brownsville, TX HSE records, dated 07/23/98
• Pages 725-726: Attached listing of Vermont storage locations, RTM dates and carton numbers for the Brownsville HSE records search
• Page 727: Vermont Records Center internal memo, request 40140, dated 07/23/98, listing Brownsville HSE cartons

People and organizations

From Robert E. O'Bryan (Transfer authorized by (Brownsville HSEA); the OCR of the early pages shows only 'RT E. O' BRYAN') to Union Carbide Records Center, Morrisville, VT (Records transfer destination); Virginia Ruszczyk (Law Files (recipient of the 1998 search-request memos)).

• Robert E. O'Bryan (author)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• ACGIH (named)
• Hydroscience (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Texas Air Control Board (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Louisiana Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · OSHA · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Vermont Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-1346 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 727 pages. Production numbers DE 001128 to DE 001742.