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A cover memo from the Institute Plant medical director forwarding Industrial Hygiene Survey Report 62-IH-2-G-1 by R. E. Peele. The report describes dust sampling at the band saw in the Construction Insulation Shop on three new "Thermobestos" asbestos insulation blocks. All three samples exceeded the 20 mppcf limit, and the report recommended that the blocks not be fabricated with existing equipment.
- Author
- R. J. Sexton, M.D. (Plant Medical Director); Robert E. Peele (Industrial Hygienist (author of the enclosed report))
- Published by
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company, Institute Plant, Medical Department
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1423
- Date
- July 20, 1962
- Number
- Bates A02458 to A02462
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16556 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16556
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Cover memo, R. J. Sexton to G. J. Ratcliffe, 20 July 1962, forwarding the Peele hygiene report
- Pages 2-5: Industrial Hygiene Survey Report 62-IH-2-G-1 by Robert E. Peele, dated 15 July 1962: summary, discussion, results, conclusions, recommendations
- Page 6: Data table of atmospheric dust concentrations for three Thermobestos samples (J.M. #21, #22, #23)
People and organizations
From R. J. Sexton, M.D. (Plant Medical Director); Robert E. Peele (Industrial Hygienist (author of the enclosed report)) to Mr. G. J. Ratcliffe (Industrial Relations).
- Robert Eugene Peele (author)
- R. J. Sexton (author)
- G. J. Ratcliffe (recipient)
- Institute Plant (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Construction Department Insulation Shop (named)
- Industrial Hygiene Department (named)
- Medical Department (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Industrial Hygiene · Threshold Limit Value (TLV) · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
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This is document UC-1423 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers A02458 to A02462.
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“R. J. Sexton to G. J. Ratcliffe Transmitting Industrial Hygiene Report on Dust From "Thermobestos" Insulation Blocks, Institute Plant.” July 20, 1962. Union Carbide documents, UC-1423, Bates A02458 to A02462. Union Carbide Chemicals Company, Institute Plant, Medical Department. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16556. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16556.
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