26 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 15, 1973
L. L. Bissett to C. W. Carman on the 1973 Asbestosis Survey (1973)
Memo confirming a morning discussion about Dr. Sexton's October 5 report on the 1973 asbestosis survey. It states that asbestos is handled in small quantities, mainly in tearing into existing insulation, and lists steps agreed: a review of controls…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 17, 1983
J. S. Cornell to C. E. Fry, Dr. R. W. Holland and Others on a Meeting About Asbestos-Related Medical Issues (1983)
Internal correspondence from J. S. Cornell (Safety & Health) calling a March 29 meeting at South Charleston to discuss asbestos-related medical issues. The memo proposed reviewing South Charleston's diagnostic practices, their applicability to…
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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 · 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 · June 9, 1983
J. S. Cornell to H. W. Himes, R. W. Holland and F. M. Plechaty Forwarding Lewinsohn's Asbestos-Related Health Information, with Fleischner Society Symposium Abstracts (1983)
A June 9, 1983 Union Carbide internal memo from J. S. Cornell forwards information provided by Dr. Lewinsohn and asks Fran Plechaty to pass a copy to Dr. Boone. Attached is Lewinsohn's June 7, 1983…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 7, 1983
Corporate Policy Draft on Medical Surveillance of Respirator Wearers, with J. S. Cornell and T. A. Lincoln Transmittal Memos (1983)
Two internal transmittal memos (June 7 and June 3, 1983) circulate for comment a draft Union Carbide Category II corporate policy on medical surveillance of respirator wearers. The attached draft policy requires medical evaluation of employees…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 2, 1978
E. R. Levy to C. W. Carman and Others on Review Meeting of Personnel Safety and Health Training Packages (1978)
A one-page memorandum from E. R. Levy summarizing a September 25, 1978 review meeting at which attendees presented preliminary outlines of their Personnel Safety and Health Training packages. It records agreement to proceed with preparing the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 1, 1980
J. S. Cornell to Mailing Lists A-1 thru A-6 on the Main Steam Header Reinsulation Project, South Charleston Plant (1980)
Internal correspondence announcing that the South Charleston Plant Maintenance Department reorganized the crew reinsulating the plant's main 30- and 180-pound steam headers. It states that W. B. Spurlock was temporarily upgraded to Maintenance…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 9, 1983
J. S. Cornell to H. W. Himes, R. W. Holland and F. M. Plechaty Forwarding Asbestos-Related Health Information, with H. C. Lewinsohn Cover Note and Fleischner Society Abstracts (1983)
A June 9, 1983 Union Carbide internal memo from J. S. Cornell forwards asbestos-related health information supplied by Dr. H. C. Lewinsohn and asks that a copy go to Dr. Boone. Attached are Lewinsohn's…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 17, 1983
J. S. Cornell to C. E. Fry and Others on Asbestos-Related Medical Issues, Meeting Notice (1983)
Internal memo, signed by J. S. Cornell, calling a March 29 meeting at South Charleston, West Virginia, of the Silicones & Urethane Intermediates addressees. The meeting was to discuss procedures for diagnosing and reporting asbestos-related…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 31, 1983
J. S. Cornell to R. E. Crum, C. E. Fry, R. D. Nelson and M. C. Polniaszek on Asbestos Exposure Limit Change Proposal (1983)
One-page internal Union Carbide memo from J. S. Cornell, dated March 31, 1983, on an asbestos exposure limit change proposal. It states that the two fibers per cubic centimeter limit for airborne asbestos was under…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 8, 1982
J. S. Cornell to F. Beauvilliers and Others on Asbestosis Illness Recording History at South Charleston (1982)
Internal Union Carbide memo from the Safety & Health department at South Charleston, West Virginia. It reports that a number of asbestosis illnesses had been recorded there since the start of 1980, that most cases were not…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 16, 1979
Ruth Clise to D. L. Johnson on Asbestos Monitoring During Insulation Stripping in the 704 Powerhouse, South Charleston (1979)
Internal industrial hygiene report on a survey of October 26, 1979, measuring construction workers' exposure to asbestos fibers while insulation was stripped from an exhaust duct in the Building 704 Powerhouse. It reports that the dust was too heavy…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 2, 1980
Internal Memo to J. S. Cornell on an Asbestos Screening Test for Plant Insulation Samples, South Charleston Plant (1980)
Internal correspondence at the South Charleston Plant, addressed to J. S. Cornell with copies to area maintenance superintendents and others, reporting that the Plant Laboratory had performed a NIOSH-published colorimetric test for the probable…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 9, 1983
J. S. Cornell Transmitting H. C. Lewinsohn's Asbestos Health Information, with Fleischner Society Symposium Abstracts by Gaensler and Sargent (1983)
A June 9, 1983 Union Carbide internal memo from J. S. Cornell forwarded asbestos-related health information supplied by Dr. Lewinsohn, whose June 7, 1983 cover note attached abstracts from the Fleischner Society's Thirteenth Annual…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 2, 1980
William C. Young to J. S. Cornell on Asbestos Screening Test for Plant Insulation, South Charleston Plant (1980)
Internal correspondence reporting that the plant laboratory had performed a NIOSH-published colorimetric test for the probable presence of asbestos on insulation samples. It says the Plant Safety Department would offer on-site field testing and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 2, 1980
Internal Memo to J. S. Cornell on an Asbestos Screening Test for Insulation Samples at the South Charleston Plant (1980)
Internal correspondence at the South Charleston Plant, sent to J. S. Cornell with copies to area maintenance superintendents and others. It says the plant laboratory successfully ran a NIOSH-published colorimetric test on insulation samples to…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 6, 1977
J. L. Rosenberger to L. E. Calvert and Others Transmitting Draft Site Procedure 15-D on Removal of Asbestos Insulation at Texas City (1977)
…1977, transmitting draft Site Procedure 15-D Rough draft Site Procedure 15-D, Removal of Asbestos Insulation, Union Carbide Construction, Texas City Federal Register reprint (Oct. 18, 1972) of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.93a asbestos standard…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 15, 1979
H. H. Frazier to Peter Barna on Use of AMATEX Asbestos Tape in Plant 512 (1979)
Memo from H. H. Frazier to Peter Barna on three brands of insulating tape used at the Institute Plant. It reports that AMATEX tape contained raw asbestos fibers including dust, cites measurements of 0.03 to 1.9 fibers per cc at the Technical Center,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 2, 1977
J. P. Gregory to J. W. Biddle and Others on Asbestos Insulation Stripping and Air Sampling at the Institute Plant (1977)
Internal memo reporting air sampling done on May 26, 1977 while asbestos insulation was stripped from the dust collector on #2 boiler at the Institute Plant. It lists area and personal sample results, including 2.44 and 1.78 fibers/cc for personal…