22 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 13, 1978
R. E. Graebert Forwarding J. W. Whittlesey's Advice to Dr. Welsh on OSHA Recordkeeping of Occupational Illnesses (1978)
A one-page cover memo dated January 13, 1978 from R. E. Graebert (Chemicals and Plastics Safety) to safety directors and the safety committee, attaching John W. Whittlesey's January 9, 1978 letter to Dr. Welsh on OSHA recordkeeping. The letter said…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 10, 1981
K. G. Townsend to E. S. Janecek Transmitting SHARE Sanitation, Food Service and Vending Machine Audit, Brownsville (1981)
A 16-page packet of April 1981 sanitation audit forms (SHARE Audit Procedure, food service, vending machine and general sanitation inspections) for the Employee Relations area, buildings 224 and 259. The April 10, 1981 cover memo from K. Gran…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 23, 1978
K. Gran Townsend to B. F. Brown, R. C. Glock, E. O. Davis and R. F. Green Transmitting Status of OSHA Health Standards for Chemical Exposure (1978)
A cover memo from K. Gran Townsend of Union Carbide's Chemicals and Plastics unit transmitted an updated summary of OSHA standards activity as of April 1978. The attachment lists completed and proposed OSHA health standards…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 14, 1983
R. A. Ream to L. D. Diggs and Others on Energy Systems Department Asbestos Handling Procedures (1983)
Memo from R. A. Ream to five named recipients, with copies to about a dozen others, shift superintendents and ES routing lists, setting two requirements for the Energy Systems (ES) Department at the South Charleston Plant. Removal of insulation…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 3, 1974
R. T. Marold to W. F. Ark and Others Transmitting Bulk Handling Asbestos Program Review, Carey Floats vs. Calidria Pelleted Asbestos, Bound Brook (1974)
…in bulk for the phenolic molding compound department at Bound Brook: Union Carbide's pelleted SG-200 asbestos (Calidria) or Carey floats asbestos. The memo asks whether Union Carbide will keep supplying asbestos-filled molding materials…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 22, 1979
K. Gran Townsend to Plant Distribution on OSHA Inspection of Brown & Root at Brownsville, with Mario Gutierrez's Inspection Summary (1979)
Cover memo of August 22, 1979 forwarding a summary of an OSHA inspection of contractor Brown & Root at the Brownsville plant, reporting that no citations were given. The attached August 16, 1979 summary to K. G. Townsend describes the August 15…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 7, 1978
K. Gran Townsend to A. L. Barefoot, R. H. Chase, L. T. Windel/K. A. Windhorst and J. L. Wyatt Transmitting the 1978 Brownsville Plant Ventilation Survey (1978)
Internal Union Carbide correspondence from the Brownsville, Texas plant transmitting a copy of the semi-annual 1978 OSHA-required ventilation survey. The memo says the survey addresses dust collector and fume hood performance and recommendations for…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 21, 1978
K. G. Townsend to A. L. Barefoot and Others Transmitting Biannual Sanitation Inspection Forms, Brownsville Plant (1978)
An internal Union Carbide memo from K. Gran Townsend dated February 21, 1978, forwards the results of a biannual sanitation inspection of buildings at the Brownsville, Texas facility. It is followed by completed two-page Sanitation…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 5, 1984
W. C. Young to T. G. Swanson on Court Ruling Disallowing the OSHA Asbestos Emergency Temporary Standard (1984)
A one-page memorandum from W. C. Young to T. G. Swanson, with copies to others, reproducing a summary from Occupational Safety and Health Reporter. The summary reports that the Fifth Circuit struck down OSHA's emergency asbestos standard. Young…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 22, 1979
K. G. Townsend to A. L. Barefoot and Others Transmitting Summary of OSHA Inspection of Brown & Root at the Brownsville Plant (1979)
A cover memo of August 22, 1979 transmits a summary of an OSHA inspection of Union Carbide's contractor Brown & Root at the Brownsville plant. The attached memo of August 16, 1979, addressed to K. G…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 23, 1975
L. T. Windel to Operating Department Heads on Proposed Toxic Substances Legislation Affecting Brownsville (1975, with 1982 memo)
A June 1975 internal memo from L. T. Windel at the Brownsville, Texas plant circulated lists of chemicals on government regulatory lists (OSHA, NIOSH, EPA, Toxic Substances Control Act). The lists include asbestos, and the attachments mark which…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 26, 1981
D. T. Watters to I. P. Blackwood et al. on Potential Health Risks of Insulation Materials (Perlite Insulation Specification 4) (1981)
Memorandum from D. T. Watters, June 26, 1981, on potential health risks of insulation materials Union Carbide Chemicals/Plastics Material Specification for Insulation 4M/4A/4SS (perlite), December 1980, pages 1-2 of 2
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 5, 1979
W. B. Troutman to Mailing List A-8 on Asbestos Handling at the South Charleston Plant, with Attached Handling Procedure (1979)
Internal correspondence from the South Charleston Plant Safety Director transmitting a procedure for handling asbestos-containing insulation. The memo states that asbestos has been recognized as a serious health hazard and that the attached…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 14, 1983
Bill Young to Maintenance Area Superintendents Forwarding OSHA Plans Asbestos Exposure Limit Reduction Report (1983)
A one-page Union Carbide South Charleston Plant internal memo transmitting an attached Occupational Safety & Health Reporter article on OSHA's plans to lower the asbestos exposure limit. The attached BNA report (July 7, 1983) states…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 22, 1979
K. G. Townsend to Distribution on OSHA Inspection of Contractor Brown & Root at Brownsville Plant, with Attached Inspection Summary (1979)
A cover memo of August 22, 1979 forwards a summary of an OSHA inspection of Union Carbide's contractor Brown & Root at the Brownsville, Texas plant and says no citations were given. The attached August 16…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 9, 1979
Harvey R. Schulz to J. H. Barrett et al. on OSHA Complaint Investigation at the Texas City Plant (1979)
Internal memo reporting an OSHA industrial hygienist's September 28, 1979 visit to the Texas City Plant to investigate an employee complaint about road dust north of the #3 Olefins furnaces. It describes the meeting and tour, the plant's…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 1, 1978
K. Gran Townsend to A. L. Barefoot, R. C. Glock and L. T. Windel on Contractor Employees' Exposure to Potential Health Hazards (1978)
A one-page internal cover memo, marked personal and confidential, forwarding a letter from T. A. Moore of the Union Carbide Law Department to J. C. Schonberg, Industrial Hygiene, Taft Plant, on contractor employees' exposure to…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 9, 1976
K. Gran Townsend to G. P. Durocher on Handling Asbestos Materials in the Brownsville Plant Warehouse (1976)
Internal letter-memo dated September 9, 1976, following a visit to the Brownsville Plant warehouse at G. P. Durocher's request for guidance on handling asbestos-containing materials. It states the small quantity on hand should not be a health hazard…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 18, 1981
M. Gutierrez to K. G. Townsend, OSHA Inspection Chronology, with Townsend Cover Memo to J. L. Wyatt (1981)
Internal Union Carbide memo chronicling an OSHA industrial hygiene inspection of the Brownsville, Texas, Coatings Materials plant from November 2 to November 17, 1981. It covers the compliance officer's plant walk-through, worker interviews, personal…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 5, 1979
William B. Troutman to Mailing List A-8 on Asbestos Handling Procedure at the South Charleston Plant (1979)
Internal correspondence from the South Charleston Plant Safety Director transmitting a Maintenance Department procedure for handling asbestos-containing insulation. The attachment describes health considerations, OSHA limits, and mandatory…