H. G. Clem to G. B. Elder on Identification Code for Asbestos-Free Insulation (1987)

Internal memorandum responding to a request about identifying asbestos in plant insulation. It discusses visual asbestos-free coding of calcium silicate and perlite insulation, options for marking weather barriers, and asbestos identification test methods. It is followed by an attached DuPont standard specification for identifying installed asbestos-bearing insulation.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-5: Memorandum from H. G. Clem to G. B. Elder on asbestos-free insulation identification coding
• Pages 6-7: Attached standard engineering specification, Identification for Installed Asbestos-Bearing Insulation (July 1975, revised April 1984), with tape specifications and supplier list

People and organizations

From H. G. Clem (Central Engineering, Engineering and Hydrocarbons Division) to G. B. Elder, 511.

• H. G. Clem, Jr. (author)
• Engineering and Hydrocarbons Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Amoco (named)
• E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. (named)
• Eastman Kodak (named)
• EPA (named)
• Howred Corporation (named)
• Institute Plant (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)
• PABCO (named)
• Tech Center (named)
• Tennessee Eastman (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-2426 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers UCC 015780 to UCC 015786.