T. E. Hanning to Distribution on Need for Personal Protection When Cutting or Removing Asbestos-Containing Gaskets or Packing, with Attachments (1988)

A March 1988 "Business Confidential" memo from T. E. Hanning for the Asbestos Phaseout Task Group asked plant locations about monitoring data, written procedures, wetting and glove-bag use, and the need for personal protection when cutting or removing asbestos-containing gaskets and packing. Attached are J. E. Sanders' January 6, 1988 memo on phasing out asbestos-containing materials in the work place, a distribution list, and pages of the June 20, 1986 Federal Register containing OSHA's Appendices G and H to 29 CFR 1926.58.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memo from T. E. Hanning to distribution, March 11, 1988, asking four questions about personal protection when cutting or removing asbestos-containing gaskets or packing
• Pages 3-4: Attachment A: internal correspondence from J. E. Sanders, January 6, 1988, on phasing out use of asbestos-containing materials in the work place and replacing gaskets and packing with GRAFOIL
• Page 5: Distribution list for the January 6, 1988 memo
• Pages 6-9: Attachment B: Federal Register, Vol. 51, No. 119, June 20, 1986, Appendix G to 1926.58 (work practices for small-scale, short-duration asbestos renovation and maintenance) and start of Appendix H
• Page 10: Continuation of Federal Register appendices (Appendix H/I, substance information and surveillance guidelines); OCR fragmentary

People and organizations

From Terry E. Hanning (Health Technology (Asbestos Phaseout Task Group member), 511) to D. A. Boggs (380); J. N. Dermit (510); S. E. Robinson (519); I. McNaughton (508); E. A. Osby (512); M. A. Patel (511); P. Pelletier (503); K. D. Stotler (306); B. Sylvester (312); W. J. Vincent (514); A. P. Yalcinkaya (515).

• Terry E. Hanning (author)
• D. A. Boggs (recipient)
• J. N. Dermit (recipient)
• I. McNaughton (recipient)
• Erik A. Osby (recipient)
• Manhar A. Patel (recipient)
• P. Pelletier (recipient)
• S. E. Robinson (recipient)
• K. D. Stotler (recipient)
• B. Sylvester (recipient)
• W. J. Vincent (recipient)
• A. Perihan Yalcinkaya (recipient)
• Asbestos Phaseout Task Group (named)
• Central Research and Engineering Technology (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-4371 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 10 pages. Production numbers UCTC 16966 to UCTC 16974.