21 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 17, 1968
Fred Williams to Dr. T. G. Day and Others on Preliminary Air Sampling Results for Asbestos (1968)
Memorandum from the industrial hygienist reporting preliminary air sampling for asbestos taken during pipe-insulation work at the Technical Center on April 24, 1968. It summarizes the TLV, disease background, sampling method and results, and…
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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 26, 1980
W. F. Blythe Jr. to W. T. Shelton on Asbestos Monitoring in Building 770 (1980)
Internal Union Carbide memo reporting a March 19, 1980 survey of insulators' exposure to asbestos while removing asbestos insulation tape from tubing in Room 237 of Building 770. It states all samples showed less than 0…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 9, 1979
G. W. Bott to M. E. Perry on Asbestos Exposure from Sawing Transite Board on the DoAll Saw, Bldg. 704 Machine Shop (1979)
Internal industrial hygiene report on an October 30, 1979 survey of asbestos exposure while a machinist sawed transite (asbestos-containing) board on a DoAll saw in the Building 704 machine shop at South Charleston, West Virginia. It reports sample…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 24, 1968
Fred Williams to J. M. Butcher and Others on Supplemental Asbestos Air Sampling Data from Kaylo Insulation Work in Building 770 Shop, with Sampling Diagram and Worksheets (1968)
Memorandum from industrial hygienist Fred Williams reporting air sampling done on May 16, 1968 in the Building 770 shop while two 5-gallon drums were covered with Kaylo insulation. It states that one result exceeded the TLV of 5.0 million particles…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 13, 1979
G. W. Bott to W. T. Shelton on Asbestos Exposure Survey of Reactor Lids Covered with Asbestos Paper (1979)
Internal Union Carbide memo reporting an industrial hygiene survey, dated February 7, 1979, of asbestos exposure while an insulator covered two small reactor lids with Johns-Manville 32-pound asbestos paper. One sample for J. R…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 5, 1979
G. W. Bott to W. T. Shelton on Asbestos Exposure Survey of Insulators Stripping Old Insulation, Building 773 (1979)
Internal Union Carbide report on a November 2, 1979 survey of asbestos exposure of insulators stripping insulation from a reactor column at Building 773, South Charleston, West Virginia. It reports fiber concentrations of 0.4 and…
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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 10, 1979
G. W. Bott to W. T. Shelton on Asbestos Exposure of Insulators Stripping Old Insulation, Building 720 (1979)
Internal Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics memo reporting an industrial hygiene survey of asbestos exposure on May 4, 1979, while insulators stripped old insulation from a steam line in a Building 720 service pit. It reports…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 27, 1978
G. W. Bott to W. T. Shelton on Asbestos Exposure While Stripping Old Insulation from Dowtherm Lines, South Charleston (1978)
Internal industrial hygiene report on air sampling of an insulator stripping asbestos-containing insulation from Dowtherm lines in Building 707, Cell 3, begun November 16, 1978. It reports two personal samples (0.44 and 0.61 fibers/cc >5 µm) and an…
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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 · 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…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 20, 1979
G. W. Bott (Technical Center IH Group) to M. E. Perry on Asbestos Exposure Survey of Cutting Asbestos Sheet Products in the Services Machine Shop, Building 704 (1979)
Internal Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics memo reporting an industrial hygiene survey of machinists sawing, drilling and shaping asbestos cement sheet (marinite and transite) in the Building 704 Services machine shop on July 30, August 1…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 19, 1979
G. F. Hurley to C. W. Carman and Others on an Informational Slide Program on Asbestos (1979)
Internal Union Carbide memo from the Technical Center industrial hygienist announcing a 20-minute slide presentation with taped commentary on asbestos toxicity and safe handling. It says the Industrial Hygiene group revised a Johns-Manville presentation…
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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 during the stripping of asbestos insulation from the dust collector on #2 boiler at the Institute Plant on 5/26/77. It lists area and personal sample results and concludes that one sample slightly exceeded the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 25, 1978
G. W. Bott to W. T. Shelton on Asbestos Exposure Survey of Insulators Stripping Old Insulation, Building 701 (1978)
Interoffice correspondence reporting a September 9, 1978 survey of asbestos fiber exposure for two insulators stripping insulation from high pressure steam lines in the south side basement of Building 701. It reports measured exposures of 0.11 and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 8, 1979
W. F. Blythe, Jr. to W. T. Shelton on Asbestos Monitoring During Insulation Stripping in Building 741 (1979)
Internal Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics report dated June 8, 1979 on personal and area air sampling for asbestos while an insulator removed wetted insulation from a valve in Building 741. It reported a time-weighted…