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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 22, 1979
K. Gran Townsend to Plant Distribution on OSHA Inspection of Brown & Root at Brownsville, with Mario Gutierrez's Inspection Summary (1979)
Cover memo of August 22, 1979 forwarding a summary of an OSHA inspection of contractor Brown & Root at the Brownsville plant, reporting that no citations were given. The attached August 16, 1979 summary to K. G. Townsend describes the August 15…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 7, 1978
K. Gran Townsend to A. L. Barefoot, R. H. Chase, L. T. Windel/K. A. Windhorst and J. L. Wyatt Transmitting the 1978 Brownsville Plant Ventilation Survey (1978)
Internal Union Carbide correspondence from the Brownsville, Texas plant transmitting a copy of the semi-annual 1978 OSHA-required ventilation survey. The memo says the survey addresses dust collector and fume hood performance and recommendations for…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 21, 1978
K. G. Townsend to A. L. Barefoot and Others Transmitting Biannual Sanitation Inspection Forms, Brownsville Plant (1978)
An internal Union Carbide memo from K. Gran Townsend dated February 21, 1978, forwards the results of a biannual sanitation inspection of buildings at the Brownsville, Texas facility. It is followed by completed two-page Sanitation…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 27, 1978
L. T. Windel to K. G. Townsend Forwarding the Revised EPA Asbestos Air Pollutant Regulation, 40 CFR 61, Brownsville Plant (1978)
A two-page internal memo from L. T. Windel to K. G. Townsend at the Brownsville, Texas plant forwarding the revised asbestos air pollutant regulation. It notes the EPA notification requirement for removal of asbestos pipe covering and proposes a…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 23, 1979
L. T. Windel to D. C. Macauley and R. R. Rankin on RCRA Impact, with Table of Wastes Generated at the Brownsville Plant (1979)
A one-page internal memo from L. T. Windel, dated October 23, 1979, with subject 'RCRA Impact', forwarding a table of wastes generated at the Brownsville Plant. The attached handwritten table, dated 10/18/79, lists residues with annual quantity,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 5, 1970
J. L. Friedel to Department Heads Transmitting U.S. Department of Labor Walsh-Healey Safety Code Checklist (1970)
A November 5, 1970 transmittal memo from J. L. Friedel to department heads at the Brownsville, Texas Chemicals and Plastics plant, attaching a U.S. Department of Labor checklist digest of safety codes and standards. The memo says Byron Vine of the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 22, 1979
K. G. Townsend to A. L. Barefoot and Others Transmitting Summary of OSHA Inspection of Brown & Root at the Brownsville Plant (1979)
A cover memo of August 22, 1979 transmits a summary of an OSHA inspection of Union Carbide's contractor Brown & Root at the Brownsville plant. The attached memo of August 16, 1979, addressed to K. G…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 30, 1977
J. L. Garcia to B. F. Brown, R. C. Glock, K. G. Townsend and Staff on the EPA Asbestos Standard and Proposed Amendment (1977)
Internal Union Carbide correspondence from the Brownsville, Texas, Chemicals and Plastics location summarizing the EPA national emission standard for asbestos, first promulgated April 6, 1973. It describes the demolition and renovation notification and removal requirements, the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 26, 1975
J. D. Hopkins to C. A. Keil on Pre-Startup Safety Review of the #2 Steam Turbine Generator Lubrication System, Brownsville Plant (1975)
Internal correspondence reporting the results of Part I of a pre-startup safety review for the #2 steam turbine generator stainless steel lubrication system at the Brownsville Plant. It lists action items in Categories I through IV, such as valve…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 20, 1975
C. A. Keil to Energy Area Staff on Pre-Startup Safety Review of #2 Steam Turbine Generator Lube Oil System, Brownsville (1975)
Internal correspondence from the Brownsville, Texas Chemicals and Plastics site, dated August 20, 1975, naming a team to conduct a pre-startup safety review of the new #2 steam turbine generator oil reservoir installation. It sets the review for…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 1977
Guidelines for Access to 4th and 5th Levels of Building 539, Brownsville Chemicals and Plastics (1977)
One-page set of work-access guidelines for the 4th and 5th levels of Building 539 at the Brownsville, Texas facility. It sets rules by temperature: no access above 140°F, 15-minute work periods with a hole watch between 110°F and 140°F, and no time…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 23, 1975
L. T. Windel to Operating Department Heads on Proposed Toxic Substances Legislation Affecting Brownsville (1975, with 1982 memo)
A June 1975 internal memo from L. T. Windel at the Brownsville, Texas plant circulated lists of chemicals on government regulatory lists (OSHA, NIOSH, EPA, Toxic Substances Control Act). The lists include asbestos, and the attachments mark which…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 5, 1978
B. F. Brown, R. C. Glock and W. W. McManus to All Brownsville Plant Employees on the OSHA Inspection Results (1978)
…employees reporting the result of a four-day OSHA inspection of the plant covering Union Carbide and Brown & Root. It states the result was one alleged minor violation for Union Carbide and none for Brown & Root…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 16, 1980
A. L. Barefoot to R. C. Glock and D. E. Hockaday on Paint and Sandblast Personnel Exposure at the Brownsville Plant (1980)
Internal correspondence summarizing an April 16, 1980 meeting on paint and sandblasting personnel exposure at the Brownsville, Texas site. It lists an action plan covering paint lead and chromium content, rearranging the sandyard/paint facility,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 6, 1977
Jose L. Garcia to B. F. Brown, R. C. Glock, K. G. Townsend and Staff on the EPA Asbestos Standard and Proposed Amendment (1977)
Internal correspondence from Brownsville, Texas summarizing the part of the EPA asbestos standard that applies to demolition and renovation of buildings and structures. It states the pipe and surface-area amounts of asbestos material above which the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 9, 1976
K. Gran Townsend to G. P. Durocher on Handling Asbestos Materials in the Brownsville Plant Warehouse (1976)
Internal letter-memo dated September 9, 1976, following a visit to the Brownsville Plant warehouse at G. P. Durocher's request for guidance on handling asbestos-containing materials. It states the small quantity on hand should not be a health hazard…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 7, 1979
L. T. Windel to Allan M. Seils (Texas Department of Water Resources) on Adding Asbestos to the Brownsville Plant Solid Waste Registration (1979)
Letter from Union Carbide's Brownsville plant to the Texas Department of Water Resources asking to add asbestos to the plant's solid waste registration (#31108). It describes the waste as old insulation removed wet, bagged…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 23, 1974
L. T. Windel to W. W. McManus Transmitting Summary of the O.S.H.A. Inspection of the Brownsville Plant (1974)
A cover memo transmits a summary of the U.S. Department of Labor O.S.H.A. inspection of the Brownsville Plant on September 18, 1974. The summary says the inspectors reviewed asbestos exposure records and asbestos removal and disposal procedures,…