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W. B. Troutman to Mailing List A-8 on Asbestos Handling, with South Charleston Plant Asbestos Handling Procedure and Related Memos (1979)

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Internal Union Carbide memo from the South Charleston Plant Safety Director to a mailing list, transmitting a new procedure for handling asbestos insulation. The memo describes asbestosis and lung cancer. The attachments are the procedure (health considerations, OSHA limits, precautions checklist), a December 1979 memo on buying a yard vacuum, and an October 1979 letter on who may remove insulation.

Author
William B. Troutman (Safety Director)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Chemicals and Plastics, South Charleston Plant
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4268
Date
October 5, 1979
Number
Bates UCC 011636 to UCC 011644
Library no.
ACL Doc 18858 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18858
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Memo from W. B. Troutman, Safety Director, to Mailing List A-8, 'Asbestos Handling', October 5, 1979
  • Pages 2-4: Section XVIII, health and safety considerations for craftspersons handling asbestos-containing material, including OSHA limits (dated October 4, 1979)
  • Pages 5-7: Mandatory precautions and procedures checklist: respirators, work area, wet cleanup, disposal, clothing, monitoring, EPA notification, warning signs and caution labels
  • Page 8: Memo from D. B. Howard to maintenance area superintendents on buying a yard vacuum cleaner for insulation dust, December 13, 1979
  • Page 9: Letter from L. W. Phair to maintenance supervision on removal of insulation by other crafts, October 29, 1979
  • Page 10: Blank page; no text in OCR

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From William B. Troutman (Safety Director) to Mailing List A-8.

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This is document UC-4268 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 10 pages. Production numbers UCC 011636 to UCC 011644.

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William B. Troutman (Safety Director). “W. B. Troutman to Mailing List A-8 on Asbestos Handling, with South Charleston Plant Asbestos Handling Procedure and Related Memos.” October 5, 1979. Union Carbide documents, UC-4268, Bates UCC 011636 to UCC 011644. Union Carbide Corporation, Chemicals and Plastics, South Charleston Plant. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18858. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18858.

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