25 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · 1987
Union Carbide Asbestos Removal and Phase-Out Papers, Including T. E. Hanning Memo on Contractor Project Development Group (1987)
…Chemicals and Plastics Business Group, use of asbestos-containing materials in the work place Grafoil seminar outline and cover sheet (Union Carbide Specialty Products Group, Cleveland) Grafoil flexible graphite newsletter on special gasketing techniques Distribution list…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 1987
Union Carbide Memos and Draft C&P Program on Phasing Out Asbestos-Containing Materials in Company Workplaces (1986-1987)
Six pages of Union Carbide papers from 1986-1987 on asbestos in the company's own facilities. They include a 9/29/86 draft Chemicals and Plastics (C&P) program to phase out asbestos-containing materials…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 27, 1987
L. E. Calvert Wang-to-Wang Safety Alert on Inadequate Atmospheres in Asbestos Work Enclosures, with J. A. Amos R&D Memo on Asbestos Removal Guidelines (1987)
…Wang" safety alert from Larry E. Calvert says two Union Carbide locations had incidents with potential personnel exposure to inadequate atmospheres in enclosures built for work on asbestos-containing materials. It asks locations to make sure…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 8, 1986
L. E. Calvert Transmitting Draft Recommended Policy on Use of Asbestos in the Workplace, with C. C. Neely Memo and C&P Draft Policy (1986)
Cover letter from Larry E. Calvert (Houston) sending a draft asbestos policy to a distribution list, noting that the permissible exposure level fell from 2.0 to 0.2 fibers/cc (8-hour TWA) on July 21, 1986. Attached are a distribution list, an August…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 18, 1986
Larry E. Calvert to C. C. Neely on Asbestos vs. Non-Asbestos Gasketing and Packing Costs (1986)
A 1986 memo titled "Asbestos vs Non-Asbestos" comparing the cost of asbestos gasketing and packing with non-asbestos materials (including Grafoil). It calculates breakeven labor times that account for wetting, bagging and landfill disposal of…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 2, 1987
G. B. Elder to MOC Transmitting L. E. Calvert's Safety Alert on Enclosures Built for Work on Asbestos-Containing Materials (1987)
A June 2, 1987 memorandum from G. B. Elder forwarding a Safety Alert from Larry Calvert about possible personnel exposure to inadequate atmospheres in enclosures built for work on asbestos-containing materials. The attached May 27, 1987 alert from…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 25, 1987
J. K. Corrie to Maintenance Staff Transmitting Draft Maintenance Safety Procedure XVIII, Asbestos Handling, South Charleston Plant (1987)
A March 25, 1987 cover memo from J. K. Corrie circulating a final review draft of Maintenance Safety Procedure XVIII, Asbestos Handling, for the South Charleston plant, with comments requested by April 3, 1987. The attached 20-page draft (dated…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 11, 1987
M. J. Shoger to J. K. Corrie and Others on Asbestos Enclosures and HWP Requirements Meeting (1987)
Internal Union Carbide memo announcing a June 19 meeting, sponsored by Chuck Rotthoff, with Institute, South Charleston and Sistersville personnel on plant practices for enclosures used in asbestos removal. It states there were two close calls…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 25, 1986
W. J. Vincent to J. K. Corrie and Others on the New Asbestos Construction Standard (1986)
A September 1986 memo from W. J. Vincent transmitting a summary of the new OSHA Asbestos Construction Industry Standard. The attached summary covers the 0.2 f/cc permissible exposure limit, the 0.1 f/cc action level, monitoring, respirators,…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 11, 1987
W. J. Vincent to J. K. Corrie Transmitting Responses to Asbestos Abatement and Removal Questions, South Charleston Plant (1987)
Internal Union Carbide memo from W. J. Vincent to J. K. Corrie forwarding answers to questions raised at a recent meeting on asbestos abatement and removal. The attached "Asbestos Management" Q&A covers negative pressure enclosures…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 11, 1988
T. E. Hanning to Distribution on Need for Personal Protection When Cutting or Removing Asbestos-Containing Gaskets or Packing, with Attachments (1988)
A March 1988 "Business Confidential" memo from T. E. Hanning for the Asbestos Phaseout Task Group asked plant locations about monitoring data, written procedures, wetting and glove-bag use, and the need for personal protection when cutting or…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 12, 1987
W. J. Vincent to W. R. White Jr. on Asbestos Air Sampling of Building 82 Floors (1987)
Two industrial hygiene summary forms dated 11/12/87 report asbestos air sampling on 10/02/87 at five floors of building 327000 Bldg 82. Each of the five 250-minute area samples is listed as in compliance, with concentrations from 0.0005 to 0.004…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 24, 1987
W. J. Vincent to All Department Heads on Labelling of Asbestos Materials, with Standard Practice SH-256 on Removal and Handling of Asbestos-Containing Insulation (1987)
A February 1987 internal memo from the South Charleston Plant Safety and Health Department told department heads that asbestos warning labels were now required on installed asbestos products whenever feasible and gave the supplier and cost. Attached…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 8, 1987
W. J. Vincent Industrial Hygiene Summary of Asbestos Air Sampling in Pipe Chases, Building 82, for W. K. White (1987)
Five-page set of industrial hygiene records for an asbestos air-sampling survey on 06/22/87 in the pipe chases of Building 82 (plant location 327000). It has a handwritten field data sheet, two summary forms dated 07/08/87 from W. J. Vincent, and…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 11, 1987
W. J. Vincent to J. K. Corrie Transmitting Responses to Asbestos Abatement Questions, South Charleston Plant (1987)
Internal Union Carbide memo from W. J. Vincent to J. K. Corrie, stamped received by the Maintenance Department on Feb. 17, 1987, forwarding answers to questions on asbestos raised at a recent meeting on asbestos abatement…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 7, 1986
W. J. Vincent to C. Priestley, Industrial Hygiene Survey Report on Asbestos Sampling at the South Charleston Plant (1986)
A one-page Industrial Hygiene Survey Report form for the South Charleston Plant, with a survey date of February 13, 1986 and asbestos as the contaminant. It lists two area samples, near the N.W. exit and near the N.E. exit, each taken over 405…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 3, 1986
W. J. Vincent to C. H. Hancock on Equipment Needs for Asbestos Monitoring (1986)
Memo from W. J. Vincent to C. H. Hancock reviewing the Industrial Hygiene Group's needs under the new asbestos standards (1910.1001 and 1926). It states that technicians counting fibers by the NIOSH 7400 method must be trained and certified, that…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 18, 1987
W. J. Vincent to J. K. Corrie Transmitting Revised Asbestos Maintenance Procedure, South Charleston Plant (1987)
A one-page internal memo from W. J. Vincent to J. K. Corrie transmitting a revised Asbestos Maintenance Procedure for the South Charleston Plant, revised to comply with the new asbestos construction standard. The attached 18-page draft, 'Provisions…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 9, 1987
C. R. Rotthoff to W. J. Vincent on South Charleston Provisions for Asbestos Material Removal and Disposal (1987)
Internal correspondence in which C. R. Rotthoff commented on W. J. Vincent's South Charleston asbestos removal document, saying it assumed no technology exists to keep asbestos below the PEL. He suggested identifying which steps are mandatory…
-
Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 25, 1987
J. K. Corrie to J. R. Dement and Others Circulating Draft Maintenance Safety Procedure XVIII, Asbestos Handling, South Charleston Plant (1987)
…with handwritten routing note dated 3-25-87 and comments signed Bob Hull (UCC 019705) Clean copy of the same Corrie transmittal memo on Union Carbide Specialty Chemicals Division letterhead (UCC 019706) Maintenance Safety Manual XVIII…