Union Carbide Specialty Chemicals Division Engineering Request NP-1020 for Asbestos Insulation Control, Phase II, South Charleston Plant (1985)

Engineering request and job authorization (NP-1020, request 514-0471) for a $182,000 project to remove asbestos insulation from idle equipment and lines at the South Charleston Plant. It gives occupational health as the justification, cites the OSHA two fibers/cc limit, and describes the safety guidelines, cost estimate and project plan. A field entry justification work request is attached.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Request and job authorization form NP-1020 with budget, routing and approval signatures
• Page 2: Objective, justification, alternatives, occupational health and environmental considerations
• Page 3: Basis of estimate, project plan and project team
• Page 4: Estimate summary and expenditure forecast
• Page 5: Field entry justification / maintenance work request NP 2178 to remove asbestos insulation

People and organizations

From JF Dodd (Sponsor, Maintenance Dept., Specialty Chemicals); P. G. West / L. Beckett (Estimators (Maintenance)) to R. J. Anderson and others on the approved work order distribution list.

• Joseph F. Dodd (author)
• Specialty Chemicals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Engineering Department (named)
• EPA (named)
• Maintenance Department (named)
• Middle Island Department (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Polyols Department (named)
• Solutions Vinyls Department (named)
• Specialty Catalyst Department (named)
• Upper Island Department (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-2142 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers UCC 006643 to UCC 006647.