G. F. Hurley to E. C. Shipley on Medical Examinations Under the OSHA Asbestos Standard, with OSHA Program Directive \#300-16 (1979)

A March 5, 1979 internal letter from industrial hygienist G. F. Hurley to E. C. Shipley at the Institute Plant forwarding an OSHA administrative interpretation of the medical examination requirements of the asbestos standard. The letter states that respiratory protection is being used for stripping of asbestos and asks the Law Department to decide whether that reduces exposure below 0.1 fiber per cubic centimeter. Attached are pages from a Bureau of National Affairs reporter reproducing OSHA Program Directive #300-16 (October 11, 1978).

What the document holds

• Page 1: Hurley to Shipley letter, March 5, 1979, on medical examinations under the OSHA asbestos standard
• Pages 2-3: OSHA Program Directive #300-16 (October 11, 1978) on minimum airborne fiber concentration for asbestos medical examinations, from the BNA Occupational Safety & Health Reporter, preceded on page 2 by an unrelated list of arsenic-using industries

People and organizations

From G. F. Hurley (Technical Center, Industrial Hygienist) to Mr. E. C. Shipley (Institute Plant).

• George F. Hurley (author)
• E. C. Shipley (recipient)
• Technical Center IH/EP (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Institute Plant (named)
• Law Department (named)
• Occupational Safety & Health Reporter (named)
• OSHA (named)
• The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-3420 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers UCC 017205 to UCC 017207.