N. H. Ketcham, Industrial Hygiene Summary Report, January-June 1962, with Institute Plant 512 Activities Report by R. E. Peele (1962)

Company-wide summary of industrial hygiene work at Union Carbide plants and the Technical Center for January-June 1962, signed by N. H. Ketcham and dated 9-26-62, followed by a distribution list and the attached Institute Plant (512) activities report dated 27 August 1962. The summary covers hazards of rocket fuels, agricultural chemicals, SEVIN dust respirators, and radiation licensing. The Institute Plant report lists noise, dust, gas, vapor, radiation and ventilation surveys and planned projects, and mentions a Johns Manville insulation material 'condemned' as hazardous to health when processed with band saws.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-3: Industrial Hygiene Summary Report, January 1 - June 30, 1962, by N. H. Ketcham (dated 9-26-62)
• Page 4: Distribution list for the summary report
• Pages 5-11: Institute Plant 512 Industrial Hygiene Activities, 1 February - 1 July 1962, submitted by R. E. Peele (27 August 1962)
• Pages 12-23: Second copy of the same summary report, distribution list and Institute Plant report (cleaner scan, without exhibit stamp)

People and organizations

From N. H. Ketcham (Industrial Hygiene Consultant); R. E. Peele (Industrial Hygienist - Plant 512 (Institute Plant)) to Company distribution list (business department managers, plant and Technical Center personnel, Mellon Institute, New York offices).

• N. H. Ketcham (author)
• Robert Eugene Peele (author)
• Research and Development Department (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Atomic Energy Commission (named)
• Brownsville Plant (named)
• Institute Plant (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Mellon Institute (named)
• Seadrift Plant (named)
• South Charleston Plant (named)
• State of California (named)
• Technical Center (named)
• Technical Center Medical Department (named)
• Technical Service Laboratory (named)
• Texas City Plant (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Atomic Energy Commission · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Indiana Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Industrial Hygiene · Johns-Manville · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-4575 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 23 pages. Production numbers DE 005079 to DE 005089.