1,791 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 25 of 90
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 25, 1987
A. J. Montero to E. K. Harris on Materials of Construction for IBT (Isobutyraldehyde Trimer) Production, with Handwritten Notes on Compressed Asbestos Gaskets (1987)
Memorandum from A. J. Montero to E. K. Harris recommending materials of construction for making UCAR Filmer IBT (isobutyraldehyde trimer) at Haltermann, a custom processor in Houston. Among the items, it says compressed asbestos, Teflon and grafoil…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 13, 1987
Robert E. Plevan to John Martonik (OSHA) on the Asbestos Construction Standard (1987)
Letter from Union Carbide's Assistant Director, Occupational Health, to an OSHA deputy director thanking him for clarifying issues about the Asbestos Construction Standard after a June 23 Chemical Manufacturers Association Health Programs Task Group meeting…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 19, 1987
R. R. Rankin to D. Liebeskind and B. D. Marsh, and B. D. Marsh to D. Liebeskind, Endorsing the South Charleston Insulation Upgrade Project (1987)
Two short internal memos about the South Charleston insulation upgrade project. On January 19, 1987, R. R. Rankin endorsed the project contingent on resolution of items in an October 30, 1986 Wegert-Whipple review transmittal and on compliance with…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 25, 1980
H. H. Frazier to G. F. Hurley on Asbestos Exposure Potential at the No. 1 Steam Plant Precipitators, Institute Plant (1980)
Internal memo reporting air sampling for asbestos on July 21, 1980 around asbestos-containing insulation on the No. 1 Steam Plant precipitators during the boiler retubing project at the Institute plant. It lists personal and area sample results,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 23, 1980
J. S. Cornell to L. W. Phair on Forming a Standing Project Insulation Crew at the South Charleston Plant (1980)
Internal correspondence proposing that the South Charleston Plant keep its Project Insulation Crew as a standing crew of 10 people plus a supervisor to carry out planned blocks of insulation upgrading work. It also describes scheduling, cost…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 24, 1987
Kirk E. Martin to M. Hightower and K. Klyng on Pre-Demolition Walk-Through of Bldg 187 and #32 Boiler Turbine, Texas City (1987)
Letter from Kirk E. Martin reporting industrial hygiene concerns from a questionnaire and walk-through inspection before demolition of Bldg 187 and the #32 Boiler Turbine at Texas City. It reported no concerns for Bldg 187, a significant amount of…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 7, 1986
R. W. Gilbert to B. H. Avashia, W. L. Browning and Others on Asbestos Exposure Monitoring in the Institute Construction Storeroom (1986)
Internal Union Carbide memo reporting asbestos air monitoring done on August 19 and 26, 1986 in the Construction Storeroom, Building 2002, at Institute, while two employees dispensed asbestos gaskets. It describes the results, recommends HEPA vacuum…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 24, 1982
Handwritten Notes of John Whittlesey on Medical Exams and X-rays for Exposed Employees, with Questions Listed by Betty Lynn White (1982)
Two pages of handwritten notes. Page 1, signed John Whittlesey and dated May 24, 1982, lists points on offering exposed people an annual exam including a chest X-ray, on exams for people transferred to non-exposing areas, and on asbestosis. Page 2…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 15, 1981
R. E. Byrne, Jr. to J. D. Clare (Marley Tile) Referring a Calidria SG-103-5 Inquiry to W. R. Grace Ltd. (1981)
Letter from Union Carbide's Manager-Asbestos Technology to a Marley Tile Company representative in England, replying to an inquiry about Calidria asbestos SG-103-5. It stated the product was available in England through distributor…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 22, 1985
A. E. Wood to Department Heads on Use of Non-Asbestos Gaskets at South Charleston, with Attached Chemical Resistance Lists and D. J. McNeil Memo (1985)
A. E. Wood's May 22, 1985 memo reported that the GR shop had used non-asbestos pump gasketing since 1983 to decrease exposure to asbestos materials, and that inspected non-asbestos gaskets had been attacked by process chemicals. It set an action…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 30, 1983
J. S. Cornell to B. H. Avashia and Others on Asbestos-Related Medical Issues and OSHA 200 Log Recording (1983)
Internal memo from the Safety & Health department summarizing a March 29, 1983 South Charleston meeting on asbestos-related medical issues. It covers chest X-ray review, recording of asbestos-related abnormalities on the OSHA 200 Log, and follow-up…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 13, 1980
O. J. Malacarne to F. L. Dedrickson, J. F. Frost and L. A. Wright Forwarding Articles on the Causes of Cancer (1980)
A February 1980 Union Carbide Metals Division internal cover memo from O. J. Malacarne forwarding articles on the causes of cancer, followed by an AIHC cover letter (Oct. 26, 1979), a reprint of Dr. Harry Demopoulos…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 12, 1982
Manhar A. Patel to A. G. Olds transmitting asbestos analysis data sheets for Loc. 380, Sistersville Plant (1982)
Letter from Manhar A. Patel to A. G. Olds of the Sistersville Plant sending computer data sheets for the analyses of three filter cassettes submitted for asbestos analysis on June 17, 1982, for Loc. 380. The attachments are an industrial hygiene…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 8, 1987
H. G. Clem to Plant Insulation Representatives and Maintenance Managers on Visual Identification Coding of Weather Barriers over Asbestos-Free Insulation (1987)
Memorandum from H. G. Clem requesting comments from plant insulation representatives and maintenance managers on options for visually coding weather barriers installed over asbestos-free insulation at chemical plants and related facilities. It says…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 13, 1984
R. F. Kelley to Division Environmental Coordinators on Clarifying Asbestos NESHAP Notification Requirements for Renovation (1984)
Internal memo giving guidance on how Union Carbide facilities should meet the prior-notification requirement of the asbestos NESHAP regulation for renovations involving friable asbestos. It recommends a yearly blanket notification for small unscheduled operations and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · 1981
Share Audit Procedure and Ventilation Inspection and Audit of Lab Hood, Building 522 Recovery Department (1981)
A Share Audit Procedure form for the Recovery Department's ventilation procedure, dated fourth quarter 1981, with a ventilation inspection and audit checklist for a lab hood in Building 522 Recovery. The audit form marked no deficiency and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 1984
J. E. Walsh Call Reports on Harrisons & Crosfield (Canada) Distributor Visits in Toronto and Montreal (1984)
Five pages of Metals Division call reports on June 1984 visits by J. E. Walsh and G. L. Dickson to the Canadian distributor Harrisons & Crosfield in Toronto and Montreal, with joint calls on customers such as Tremco, Apco, Carlaw, Muco and Prolux.…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 28, 1980
J. T. Kelly to R. L. Folkman Transmitting the Asbestos Strategy Package for the King City Calidria Business (1980)
A cover memo from J. T. Kelly of Financial Control transmits the latest asbestos strategy package, which assumes an OSHA TLV of no more than 1.0 fiber per cc and estimates the cost of a 0.5 fiber limit at King City. The attached slides cover the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 30, 1986
H. W. Wegert and G. M. Whipple to J. R. Dement and Others on Health, Safety and Environmental Review of the South Charleston Insulation Upgrade Project (1986)
Memorandum reporting a health, safety and environmental review of a three-year project to remove, replace and seal asbestos insulation at the South Charleston Plant. It recommends endorsement contingent on revising Maintenance Procedure XVIII to…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 13, 1985
S. J. Footer to F. S. Provenzano on the Texas City Plant Insulation Repair Program (1985)
Internal memo of August 13, 1985 recommending that the Texas City plant insulation repair project be split into operating facilities and facilities shut down for future demolition, with repair completion targets of one to three years depending on…