D. A. Gosselin to John Buzzard on Laundering Asbestos-Contaminated Clothing, with Attachments (1984)

Gosselin's internal memo to John Buzzard reviewed Buzzard's May 21, 1984 letter on sending asbestos-contaminated insulators' clothing to Vogue-Swift Cleaners in Marietta, Ohio. He cited OSHA Standard 1910.1001, recommended a letter to the cleaner's owner, and summarized the temporary emergency standard and the proposed OSHA limits. Attached were Buzzard's letter, a page of the OSHA regulation text, and a guide on repair and removal of asbestos insulation.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memo, D. A. Gosselin to John Buzzard, May 31, 1984, 'Laundering Asbestos Contaminated Clothing' (UCC 011586-011587)
• Page 3: Attachment A: J. R. Buzzard (Purchasing) to D. A. Gosselin, May 21, 1984, 'Cleaning of Insulators Clothing' at Vogue-Swift Cleaners (UCC 011588)
• Page 4: Attachment B: page of OSHA asbestos standard text (29 CFR 1910.1001), badly garbled in OCR (UCC 011589)
• Page 5: Blank page in OCR
• Pages 6-9: Guide 'Repair and Removal of Asbestos Insulation' (stamped UC-4255, UCC 011590-011593); stamped received May 10, 1984, by D. A. Gosselin
• Page 10: No text in OCR

People and organizations

From D. A. Gosselin (Safety and Health Affairs Manager, S&UI Safety and Health) to Mr. John Buzzard.

• D. A. Gosselin (author)
• John Buzzard (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• OSHA (named)
• Vogue-Swift Cleaners (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Exposure in Insulators and Insulation Workers · OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard · Ohio Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-4254 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 10 pages. Production numbers UCC 011586 to UCC 011593.