W. D. Bradbury, Jr. to J. F. Flynn and A. Walker Transmitting Outline of Project for Asbestos Insulation Upgrade, Phase I, Sistersville Plant (1986)

A September 30, 1986 cover memo transmits an Outline of Project for Phase I of an asbestos insulation upgrade at the Sistersville, West Virginia plant. The upgrade was meant to bring the plant into compliance with the OSHA asbestos standard 1910.1001. It would cover about 60% of the plant's asbestos insulation, with $1,500M capital and $600M expense, executed from 4Q86 through 2Q89. The attached outline, budget assignment form, a June 1986 memo and handwritten pages give scope, priorities, schedule and costs.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memo of September 30, 1986 from W. D. Bradbury, Jr. to J. F. Flynn and A. Walker transmitting the Outline of Project for the Phase I insulation upgrade, with endorsements listed
• Page 3: Title page of the Outline of Project, Insulation Upgrade - Phase I, Sistersville Plant Engineering, dated September 29, 1986
• Pages 4-10: Outline of Project text: table of contents, introduction, summary, objectives, facilities and area priorities, health and safety considerations, project plan, schedule and cost estimate
• Page 11: SCD Division Working Budget Capital Project Assignment form for Asbestos Insulation Replacement, Sistersville Plant (9/86)
• Page 12: Sistersville Plant Engineering memo of June 25, 1986 on the Sistersville Plant Insulation Upgrade, circulating the Draft Outline of Project, with handwritten annotations
• Page 13: Danbury Hilton Inn and Conference Center item bearing a handwritten note
• Page 14: Handwritten notes on asbestos insulation upgrade project cost estimates (scope, completion target)

People and organizations

From W. D. Bradbury, Jr. (Engineering (Sistersville Plant Engineering)) to J. F. Flynn; A. Walker.

• W. D. Bradbury, Jr. (author)
• A. Walker (recipient)
• Specialty Chemicals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Central Engineering Construction Group (named)
• EPA (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Sistersville Plant Engineering (named)
• Sistersville Plant Maintenance Department (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-4001 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 14 pages. Production numbers UCC 020035 to UCC 020048.