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Memorandum transmitting a revised Union Carbide Standard Practice SH-256, "Removal and Handling Asbestos - Containing Insulation Material," revised to match OSHA's November 4, 1983 Emergency Temporary Standard for asbestos. The memo lists the changes: a 0.5 fiber/cc exposure limit, warning signs, and a required training program. The attached five-page practice (dated November 1983) sets out exposure limits, work practices, labels, protective equipment, monitoring, training and EPA notification rules.
- Author
- D. T. Watters
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Technical Center, South Charleston, West Virginia
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-2344
- Date
- November 21, 1983
- Number
- Bates UCC 003233 to UCC 003239
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 17333 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17333
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Pages 1-2: Memorandum from D. T. Watters to holders of the Safety/Health Technology Manual transmitting revised SH-256 and listing the revisions
- Pages 3-7: Standard Practice SH-256, Removal and Handling Asbestos-Containing Insulation Material, Inter Division, November 1983 (pages 1-5 of 5)
People and organizations
From D. T. Watters to Holders of Safety/Health Technology Manual; F. C. Graves (copy recipient).
- D. T. Watters (author)
- Technical Center (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Department of Health and Human Services (named)
- NIOSH (named)
- OSHA (named)
- U.S. Bureau of Mines (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: NIOSH · OSHA · U.S. Bureau of Mines · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.
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This is document UC-2344 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers UCC 003233 to UCC 003239.
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“D. T. Watters to Holders of Safety/Health Technology Manual on Revised Practice SH-256, Asbestos Insulation Removal and OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard.” November 21, 1983. Union Carbide documents, UC-2344, Bates UCC 003233 to UCC 003239. Union Carbide Corporation, Technical Center, South Charleston, West Virginia. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17333. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17333.
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