J. K. Corrie to J. R. Dement and Others Circulating Draft Maintenance Safety Procedure XVIII, Asbestos Handling, South Charleston Plant (1987)

Memo from J. K. Corrie dated March 25, 1987 circulating what he hoped was the final review draft of Maintenance Safety Procedure XVIII, Asbestos Handling, for the South Charleston plant, with comments requested by April 3, 1987. The 20-page draft procedure covers definitions, responsibilities, job sequence, protective clothing, respirators, disposal, training, a checklist and appendices, and carries handwritten annotations including a note signed by Bob Hull.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Corrie memo of March 25, 1987 with handwritten routing note dated 3-25-87 and comments signed Bob Hull (UCC 019705)
• Page 2: Clean copy of the same Corrie transmittal memo on Union Carbide Specialty Chemicals Division letterhead (UCC 019706)
• Pages 3-14: Maintenance Safety Manual XVIII, Asbestos Handling, pages 1-12: purpose, definitions, responsibilities, procedure, protective clothing, respirators, disposal
• Pages 15-16: Draft procedure pages 12-13 (training, audit, contractor requirements); page 15 of the exhibit has no OCR text
• Pages 17-18: Maintenance checklist for asbestos removal/disposal and Table 1, respiratory protection by airborne concentration
• Pages 19-21: Appendix I notification requirements and Appendix II West Virginia Air Pollution Control Commission Asbestos Removal Notification form
• Pages 22-23: Appendix III, construction of negative pressure enclosure and hygienic area

People and organizations

From J. K. Corrie (Maintenance Department, Bldg. 46-1, Ext. 3317) to J. R. Dement; S. W. Drake; B. N. Gliatta; R. G. Hull; C. R. Rotthoff; M. J. Shoger; W. J. Vincent; J. L. Worstell (Environmental Protection Coordinator).

• J. K. Corrie, Jr. (author)
• John M. Dement (recipient)
• S. W. Drake (recipient)
• B. N. Gliatta (recipient)
• R. G. Hull, Jr. (recipient)
• Chuck Rotthoff (recipient)
• M. J. Shoger (recipient)
• W. J. Vincent (recipient)
• J. L. Worstell (recipient)
• Specialty Chemicals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Maintenance Department (named)
• National Response Center (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Plant Environmental Protection Department (named)
• Plant Industrial Hygiene (named)
• Safety/Health Department (named)
• SHARE (named)
• West Virginia Air Pollution Control Commission (named)
• West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-3132 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 23 pages. Production numbers UCC 019705 to UCC 019726.