Glenda J. Spencer to J. E. Walsh on Airborne Fiber Counts at Allied Construction Supplies, Dallas (1978)

Internal memo from Glenda J. Spencer to J. E. Walsh summarizing airborne asbestos fiber counts taken on November 9, 1978 at Allied Construction Supplies in Dallas, where Calidria HPO asbestos was blended into a sewer joint compound. The memo reports area and personal sample results against OSHA limits and recommends better housekeeping and handling. The attached report gives the test procedures, a description of the operation and sample-by-sample count tables.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal memo, G. J. Spencer to J. E. Walsh, Dec. 8, 1978, summarizing fiber counts at Allied Construction Supplies
• Page 2: Title page of report 'Airborne Asbestos Counts' for Allied Construction Supplies, sampled Nov. 9, 1978, reported Nov. 27, 1978
• Page 3: Sample equipment, test procedures, OSHA limits and comments
• Page 4: Objective, description of operation (sewer joint compound blending) and sampling location diagram
• Pages 5-7: Summary of fiber counts tables (chrysotile and possible amphibole), area and personal samples
• Page 8: Sheet headed 'Allied Construction, Dallas, Texas, DUST COUNT 11/9/78'

People and organizations

From Glenda J. Spencer (Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division, "Calidria" Asbestos (originating dept.)) to J. E. Walsh (UCC - Metals, Atlanta, GA); R. E. Byrne, Jr. (copy); B. L. Ingalls (copy); J. L. Myers (copy); H. B. Rhodes (copy).

• Glenda J. Spencer (author)
• Jack E. Walsh (recipient)
• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (copied)
• Blair L. Ingalls (copied)
• John L. Myers (copied)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (copied)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Allied Construction Supplies Corp (named)
• Bureau of Occupational Safety and Health (named)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• M.S.A (named)
• Millipore (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-1409 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 8 pages.