D. T. Watters to I. P. Blackwood and Others on Potential Health Risks of Insulation Materials (1981)

Memorandum responding to questions about whether non-asbestos substitute insulation was available after complaints of irritation from dust of perlite-based Insulation Specification 4 used in ethylene oxide service. It recommended continued use of Specification 4 with respiratory protection as needed and asked that further complaints be passed to the Central Engineering insulation technologist.

People and organizations

From D. T. Watters (Central Engineering, Engineering and Hydrocarbons Division) to I. P. Blackwood; V. H. Johnkoski; J. A. Leonard; J. B. Leverton; K. G. Morlock; T. P. Raby; R. A. Ream; A. M. Robertson; R. J. Taylor; J. L. Wyatt; T. L. Collins (Share manager); R. E. Plevan (Share manager); R. C. Wise (Share manager).

• D. T. Watters (author)
• I. P. Blackwood (recipient)
• T. L. Collins (recipient)
• V. H. Johnkoski, Jr. (recipient)
• J. A. Leonard (recipient)
• J. B. Leverton (recipient)
• K. G. Morlock (recipient)
• Robert E. Plevan (recipient)
• T. P. Raby (recipient)
• R. A. Ream (recipient)
• A. M. Robertson (recipient)
• R. J. Taylor (recipient)
• R. C. Wise (recipient)
• Jack Wyatt (recipient)
• Engineering and Hydrocarbons Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Celotex (named)
• Central Engineering (named)
• Central Engineering Department (named)
• Goodtemp Corporation (named)
• Safety Research Laboratory (named)

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

About this copy

This is document UC-3720 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers UCC 011906 to UCC 011907.