R. A. Johnson Memos and Recommendations on Asbestos Gaskets in Texas City Plant Light Fixtures (1989)

Compilation of Texas City Plant papers from October-November 1989 about asbestos gaskets found in old light fixtures. It includes an electrical and control systems specialists mailing list, an Oct. 30 memo reporting the discovery, a Nov. 1 industrial hygiene memo confirming that a Building 103 sample contained asbestos, and a Nov. 3 letter identifying the suspect fixture with attached handling recommendations.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Mailing list for Electrical & Control Systems Specialists (UCTC 18175)
• Page 2: Nov. 3, 1989 letter from Robert Johnson identifying light fixtures with asbestos gaskets (UCTC 18176)
• Page 3: Recommendations on handling light fixtures with asbestos gaskets, dated 11-3-89 (UCTC 18177)
• Page 4: Nov. 1, 1989 Industrial Hygiene memo from Andrew F. Jackson on asbestos sample from Bldg 103 (UCTC 18178)
• Page 5: Oct. 30, 1989 memo, Asbestos In Old Light Fixtures, from the Electrical Specialist Group (UCTC 18179)
• Page 6: No text recognized

People and organizations

From Robert Johnson (Electrical Specialist Group, Maintenance Department, Technical Services, Texas City Plant); Andrew F. Jackson (Industrial Hygiene, Texas City Plant) to Electrical Leadmen and Field Superintendents; R. A. Johnson (recipient of the Nov. 1, 1989 industrial hygiene memo).

• Andrew F. Jackson (author)
• Ronald B. Johnson (author, recipient)
• Texas City Plant (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Maintenance Department (named)
• Westinghouse (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Gaskets and Mechanical Packing · Industrial Hygiene · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-4403 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers UCTC 18175 to UCTC 18179.