W. J. Vincent to All Department Heads on Labelling of Asbestos Materials, with Standard Practice SH-256 on Removal and Handling of Asbestos-Containing Insulation (1987)

A February 1987 internal memo from the South Charleston Plant Safety and Health Department told department heads that asbestos warning labels were now required on installed asbestos products whenever feasible and gave the supplier and cost. Attached are pages of Standard Practice SH-256 (December 1986) on removal and handling of asbestos-containing insulation, covering exposure limits, work practices, signs, label wording and respirators, and a department heads' distribution list.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal correspondence from W. J. Vincent to All Department Heads, Labelling of Asbestos Materials (Feb. 24, 1987)
• Pages 2-3: Standard Practice SH-256 (December 1986), Removal and Handling Asbestos-Containing Insulation Material, pages 1 and 2 of 7
• Page 4: Department Heads' distribution list with names and location numbers

People and organizations

From W. J. Vincent (Safety and Health Department, South Charleston Plant) to All Department Heads; S. W. Drake (cc); C. R. Rotthoff (cc); M. J. Shoger (cc).

• W. J. Vincent (author)
• S. W. Drake (copied)
• Chuck Rotthoff (copied)
• M. J. Shoger (copied)
• Safety and Health Department (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• EPA (named)
• Inter Division (named)
• MSHA (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Duty to Warn · EPA · MSHA · NIOSH · OSHA · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-2085 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCC 006324 to UCC 006327.