5,238 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 179 of 262
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 3, 1976
Gordon L. Dickson Customer Call Report on Ashland Chemical Company's Decision to Stop Using Asbestos (1976)
Customer call report on a visit to Ashland Chemical Company in Ashland, KY (coatings industry) to discuss future purchases of RG-244 and SG-210 asbestos. It records that Ashland planned to stop using asbestos and had reformulated its products, and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 1975
J. David McMahon, Maintenance Facilities Team: Maintenance Facilities Survey of the Brownsville Plant (1975)
…facilities, storage and housekeeping, building-by-building descriptions, shop detail charts, and a questionnaire summary of maintenance supervisors and engineers (Union Carbide and Brown & Root). Building descriptions list asbestos wall and ceiling construction in several shops.
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 15, 1986
Manhar A. Patel to R/D Grade 12 and Above, Services Department Heads and Construction Managers on Asbestos-Containing Materials at the Technical Center (1986)
Internal correspondence from the Technical Center industrial hygienist about asbestos-containing materials such as insulation, gaskets, packing, heat tapes and hot gloves. It reports the OSHA reduction of the permissible exposure limit from 2…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 14, 1973
John L. Myers to Dan Miller (Kentile Floors) on Limiting SG-102 Asbestos Shipments, with Calidria Sales Forecast Sheets (1973)
A June 14, 1973 letter from John L. Myers to Kentile Floors said shipments of pelletized asbestos product SG-102 had to be limited for July through September because of increased demand. It is followed by three handwritten or typed sales sheets: a…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 22, 1974
H. B. Rhodes and E. J. Kleber, Airborne Asbestos Dust Levels for Intermittent Batch Dumping Operations with "Open" Chrysotile Fiber (1974)
Report summarizing 18 airborne asbestos dust surveys at 13 industrial locations where opened chrysotile (Calidria and Canadian) fiber was dumped intermittently from bags into mixers. It describes the sampling and time-weighted-average method,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 29, 1972
R. E. Graebert to R. E. Nicolson on the Labor Department Asbestos Standard and Reducing Asbestos Use in Molding Compound (1972)
A one-page memo dated March 29, 1972, headed "Asbestos." It states that the Labor Department standard was 5 fibers per cubic centimeter of air and that measurements in various operating areas met it. It says many people expected the standard to fall…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 15, 1973
D. Holt, Scope Engineering Design Memorandum No. 8 on Environmental Protection for the RG-244 Facility Phase II Expansion (1973)
Design memorandum no. 8 (revision 0) on environmental protection for the RG-244 Facility Phase II Expansion, project 935-1128. It cites the California maximum permissible concentration for airborne asbestos fibers, says Mellon Institute tests…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 23, 1969
R. O. Marsten to F. D. Dexter Transmitting Report on Ore Reserves, Claims and Leases at the Coalinga Asbestos Deposits (1969)
A cover memo from R. O. Marsten to F. D. Dexter transmits a report on ore reserves versus the number of mining claims maintained at the UCC Coalinga asbestos deposits. The report describes the history of the property, lease and minimum royalty…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 19, 1969
R. R. Fields on Calidria Asbestos as Viscosity Control Agent and Opacifier in Liquid Formulations, with T. D. Foster, Jr. on Phenolic-Coated Asbestos for Oil Base Muds (1969, 1974)
Compilation of two Union Carbide informal research reports on Calidria asbestos. The 1969 Fields report evaluated Calidria Resin-Grade 144 and 244 as opacifiers and viscosity control agents in light-duty liquid detergents and found them…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 3, 1985
H. C. Lewinsohn, 'The Medical Surveillance of Persons Exposed to Asbestos' (Corporate Medical Department), with Distribution List and 1985 Testing and Research Service Memo (1985)
A Corporate Medical Department background document by H. C. Lewinsohn on medical surveillance of asbestos-exposed workers. It covers asbestos-related diseases, pre-placement and periodic examinations, OSHA requirements, and two tables (minimum…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 3, 1987
V. E. Stover and M. A. Patel to A. F. Terry on Asbestos Exposure Monitoring of J. W. Greenlee (1987)
Internal correspondence transmitting the results of personal asbestos exposure monitoring of J. W. Greenlee on March 20, 1987, while he stripped asbestos insulation and tape from lines in Building 740 basement and salvage piles near Buildings 771…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 9, 1980
W. F. Blythe, Jr. to D. L. Johnson on Asbestos Monitoring at Institute #1 Powerhouse (1980)
Internal Union Carbide memo reporting an April 1980 air-monitoring survey of employees removing insulation from the #2 boiler in the Institute #1 Powerhouse. It states that personal samples ranged from 0.17 to 0.41…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 14, 1984
W. C. Young to C. R. Gillespie on the Reliability of the Asbestos Screening Test for Insulation Materials (1984)
Internal Union Carbide correspondence from the South Charleston Plant, dated February 14, 1984, on the plant's use of an 'asbestos screening test' developed by NIOSH workers to check old insulation materials. The writer lists four…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 4, 1979
Harvey R. Schulz to J. H. Barrett and Others on the August 28, 1979 OSHA Visit at the Texas City Plant (1979)
Internal Union Carbide memo reporting that OSHA industrial hygienist Alan Trivette returned to the Texas City Plant on August 28, 1979 to sample for solvent vinyl resin dust, following an August 17 inspection prompted by an…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 16, 1975
H. B. Rhodes Report of Call with National Gypsum (Frank Zimmerman) on Reported Hawaii Ban on Asbestos Joint Compounds (1975)
…because of a possible state prohibition. It also notes National Gypsum's planned showing of the film "Killer Dust - A Standard Mistake", a possible Hawaiian bill, and an added note on Union Carbide's technical position.
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Company document · Union Carbide documents
Calidria Asbestos Suggested Weather-Barrier Roof Coating and Lagging Compound Formulation E-1297
One-page Calidria Asbestos product-data sheet giving a suggested formulation (E-1297, formerly 17DHR76) for a weather-barrier roof coating and lagging compound. It lists ingredients by pounds and gallons, including Calidria HPO or SG-210 fibers,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 31, 1978
H. B. Rhodes to E. A. Piersall Forwarding Johns-Manville's Comments on EPA's Taconite-as-Asbestos Proposal (1978)
Union Carbide internal memo, H. B. Rhodes to E. A. Piersall, Regulation of Taconite Tailings as Asbestos (Oct. 31, 1978) Johns-Manville Sales Corporation letter, R. P. Carter to Joseph Padgett, EPA, objecting to Roy Albert…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 1, 1976
F. S. Wada to Dr. A. L. Zecha, Monthly Asbestos Report for August 1976 on Tomoe Imports and Japanese Labeling Rules (1976)
Monthly report covering August 1976 asbestos sales through Tomoe in Japan, with a table of imports by product and a lowered sales forecast for the year. It also says Japanese ecology regulations were becoming more stringent and confusing, and that…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 3, 1972
H. E. Fitzgerald to V. P. Hayes Forwarding ORC Study-Analysis of the OSHA Asbestos Dust Standard, with Federal Register Text (1972)
A July 3, 1972 Linde Division internal letter forwarded to V. P. Hayes an Organization Resources Counselors memorandum (June 20, 1972) analyzing the new OSHA asbestos dust standard, noting 5 fibers/cc effective July 7, 1972 and 2 fibers/cc effective…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 2, 1971
B. L. Ingalls Report of Call on Polymerics Inc. (David Lester) Concerning RG-144 and Asbestos Health Concerns (1971)
Report of a telephone call with David Lester of Polymerics Inc., Waltham, Mass., about its evaluation of RG-144 in a water-base polymer application. Lester said the company was concerned about the toxicological properties of asbestos and was…