C. C. Neely to L. E. Calvert and Others, Minutes of Asbestos Phaseout Task Group Meeting of March 17, 1987, Chemicals and Plastics Group (1987)

Cover memo with executive summary and meeting minutes of the Chemicals and Plastics Group task group on phasing out asbestos-containing materials in plant work places, with attached supporting memos and documents. It reports a requirement that no asbestos-containing products be purchased after January 1, 1989, a recommendation to accelerate revisions of Standard Practice documents to September 30, 1987, and cost estimates for the work. Attachments cover asbestos identification, a safety standard on removal and handling of asbestos insulation, insulation identification coding, gasket substitutes, and purchasing.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-4: C. C. Neely cover memo and executive summary of the March 17, 1987 Task Group meeting on asbestos phaseout, with action items and agenda-item summary (April 6, 1987)
• Pages 5-6: T. E. Hanning memo (March 23, 1987) on the Asbestos Implementation Task Group: identification criteria and a sampling protocol for the 0.2 f/cc exposure level
• Pages 7-13: Standard Practice SH-256, Removal and Handling of Asbestos-Containing Insulation Material (December 1986), covering OSHA and EPA requirements
• Pages 14-15: G. B. Elder to C. C. Neely, input to minutes on insulation, gaskets, packing and identification of asbestos-free insulation (March 23, 1987)
• Pages 16-20: H. G. Clem memo to G. B. Elder, Identification Code for Asbestos-Free Insulation (February 13, 1987)
• Pages 21-22: Attached DuPont standard engineering specification, Identification for Installed Asbestos-Bearing Insulation (rev. April 1984)
• Page 23: R. W. Engle, Piping Technology minutes on valve and piping specification changes using GRAFOIL (March 24, 1987)
• Page 24: S. S. Murphree to C. C. Neely on purchase of asbestos-substitute gasket and packing materials (March 30, 1987)

People and organizations

From C. C. Neely (Task Group member, Central Engineering (signed 'for the Task Group')) to L. E. Calvert; S. W. Clark; G. B. Elder; R. W. Engle; S. S. Murphree.

• C. C. Neely (author)
• Larry E. Calvert (recipient)
• S. W. Clark (recipient)
• G. B. Elder (recipient)
• R. W. Engle (recipient)
• S. S. Murphree (recipient)
• Engineering, Manufacturing, and Technology Services (Union Carbide) (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• CandP Industrial Hygiene Department (named)
• Central Engineering (named)
• Chemicals and Plastics Group (named)
• DuPont (named)
• EPA (named)
• Machinery Technology Group (named)
• Materials Technology Institute (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-3686 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 24 pages. Production numbers UCC 005974 to UCC 005997.