24 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 12, 1973
W. C. Thurber to V. D. Holt on Implementation of Tuck-In Sleeve Packaging for Asbestos Bags (1973)
Internal memo from W. C. Thurber to V. D. Holt saying the present asbestos bags let small quantities of material dribble from the fill hole, creating dust and clean-up problems in customers' plants. It reports preliminary work on tuck-in sleeves and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 6, 1980
P. R. Sherman and R. O. Marsten Trip Report on Asbestos Bagging Improvement at Bound Brook and Union Camp (1980)
…NJ, and Union Camp's Lyndhurst plant. It describes why the Union Camp accumulator/loader was judged unsuitable for a dust-proof overwrap of asbestos bags at King City. It then lists the agreed program of…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 23, 1974
W. C. Thurber to Distribution on Current Status of Plans for Expanding the King City Asbestos Plant, with Attached Earlier Memos (1974)
A December 23, 1974 memo updating a June 19, 1974 memo on plans to expand the King City asbestos plant to 60,000 T/yr. It reports cost estimates, two financial cases, land acquisition efforts for tailings disposal, and a decision to defer…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 25, 1978
Purchase Authorization and Savings Record for Granite Construction Company Open Pit Mining Contract at Calidria Mine (1978)
A Union Carbide purchase authorization form for a contract open pit mining service from Granite Construction Company, order/contract no. 1978-14, with an estimated value of $242,500 for 4/25/78 to 9/28…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 29, 1974
W. C. Thurber to F. H. Larrison and Others on Housekeeping Test in the King City Bagging Area to Meet OSHA Fiber Limit (1974)
Memo from W. C. Thurber stating that OSHA regulations require the dust level at the King City operation to be below two fibers per cc after July 1, 1976, and that recent dust counts showed the main circuit bagging area as the principal problem. He…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 14, 1974
W. C. Thurber to F. H. Larrison and Others Confirming RG-244 Packaging Changes (1974)
Memo from W. C. Thurber confirming discussions of January 11, 1974 on packaging of RG-244. It says cardboard shrouds will be dropped once inventory is used up and that 3-ply bags will give way to slightly larger two-ply bags. It also covers gluing…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 27, 1973
R. E. Byrne, Jr. Informal Report on TiO2 Contamination of RG-244 During the T-135 Plant Run (1973)
Informal report describing TiO2 contamination found in RG-244 asbestos produced during the August 15-22, 1973 T-135 plant run at King City. It reports TiO2 levels up to almost 3%, no correlation between TiO2 content and thickening efficiency, sales…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 6, 1973
B. L. Ingalls Project Report on Shrink-Wrap Packaging Tests for Calidria Bags and Pallets (1973)
…tests, with Tables I and II, cost information and conclusions Union Carbide Films-Packaging Division sheet on pallet wrapping for outdoor storage, with outdoor exposure test charts Sample cost calculations for bag and pallet shrink-film
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 13, 1980
Harrison B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers on EPA Information Gathering Orders Under TSCA Sections 8(a) and 8(d) (1980)
…It states that the AIA/NA would make no substantive response to the 8(d) proposal, that the author planned no Union Carbide action, and that no commitments would be made without approval from UCC management.
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 19, 1979
John L. Myers to W. G. Alesio, G. R. Bailey and Others on Strategic Planning for the Calidria Asbestos Business (1979)
Internal memo from John L. Myers responding to a 4/3/79 memorandum from Bob Rebholtz on defining the asbestos business and industry. Myers described the Calidria business as mining, milling and marketing short fiber asbestos, said a single industry…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 29, 1980
P. R. Sherman Design Memorandum on Asbestos Bagging Improvement at King City (1980)
Design memorandum (Design Memo No. 1, Revision No. 0, File No. 11217) by P. R. Sherman on improving the bagging of asbestos shipments at King City, CA. It describes efforts to develop a dust-free bag with a better bag wrap and a bag closure system…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 19, 1973
G. L. Dickson to J. L. Myers on Evaluation of the King City RG-244 Production Facility, with Attached Report (1973)
Internal memo from G. L. Dickson to J. L. Myers, with an attached report, summarizing a three-week visit to the King City plant in August 1973. It concluded that only a 5-10% increase in RG-244 production was possible from present facilities and…
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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 · March 13, 1980
R. W. Rebholz to G. R. Bailey and Others on Asbestos Business Meetings (1980)
Memorandum dated March 13, 1980 announcing that, with the Mineral Products Meeting on March 27, Dr. Rhodes would discuss the current status of health-related regulations on the promotion and use of asbestos products. A discussion to update the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 21, 1973
G. L. Dickson to R. O. Marsten on Sodium Silicate Usage in King City RG-244 Production (1973)
Internal memo from G. L. Dickson to R. O. Marsten at King City comparing the amount of sodium silicate used in producing RG-244 with the theoretical requirement. The attached Table I lists monthly RG-244 production, sodium silicate usage and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 1, 1980
H. B. Rhodes to Asbestos SPU Distribution on Status of Asbestos Regulatory Matters, with Presentation Text and Figures (1980)
Internal Metals Division cover memo from Harrison B. Rhodes dated April 1, 1980, enclosing the text and figures of his March 28, 1980 presentation to the Asbestos SPU Committee on asbestos regulatory matters, plus suggested changes to the asbestos…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 16, 1980
P. R. Sherman Trip Report on Black Products Co. Crimp-A-Seal Bag Sealer for Asbestos Bagging (1980)
Trip report (Report No. 80-T-36) on a June 11, 1980 visit to Black Products Co. in Chicago to evaluate its Crimp-A-Seal heat-seal bag sealing machine for asbestos bagging. It says the machine handled three grades of asbestos packed in bags from King…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 9, 1977
Earl W. Shortridge to P. R. Sherman on a Review of Asbestos Dust Levels at King City (1977)
Memo summarizing past and present asbestos dust levels at King City. It lists dust-control improvements made since July 1976 and refers to attached operator TWA data (Table I) and area sample data for August to October 1977. It asks P. R. Sherman to…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 21, 1974
D. G. Millenbruch to F. H. Larrison and Others on the King City Value Engineering Team (1974)
Internal Union Carbide letter announcing a "Value Engineering Team" formed to examine increasing production from the King City plant. It set a team meeting in King City on February 12, 1974, asked for motel reservations for…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 11, 1980
P. R. Sherman to Distribution on Asbestos Bagging Wrap Improvement at King City, with Shrink Tunnel Specification (1980)
Internal memo recommending new film-sealing ("Tack Seal") equipment and a new shrink tunnel for the asbestos bagging line at King City, California. It reviews the alternative layouts considered and states preliminary equipment prices. The exhibit…