44 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 3
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 9, 1983
V. D. Dutcher to Distribution List on Updated Exposure Standards and Guidelines for Latex Chemicals, Including Asbestos (1983)
Internal Union Carbide memo marked 'Business Confidential' that transmitted updated lists of Latex chemicals with personnel exposure standards set by UCC, UCC Divisions or OSHA, and exposure guidelines recommended by the ACGIH. The attached tables list…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · 1981
Breathing Air Inspection and Audit and Sanitation Inspection Forms for Reaction #2 (1981)
Four pages of completed plant inspection forms for the Reaction #2 area: a two-page Breathing Air Inspection and Audit checklist and a two-page Sanitation Inspection checklist. On the breathing air form every item is checked "Yes" and the comments…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 26, 1987
Kirk E. Martin to A. L. Welch on Asbestos Exposure Monitoring at Texas City, with Attached OSHA Appendix A and Related Correspondence (1987)
…1987 memo in which Kirk E. Martin responded to a contractor's complaint that Union Carbide's Texas City laboratory air-sample results for asbestos were inaccurate, stating the results stood and citing the OSHA counting…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents
Draft Script and Film Shot Notes for a Texas City Plant Presentation on Asbestos Hazards and Stripping Procedures (undated)
Mostly handwritten script and film-shot notes for a slide or film presentation to Texas City plant personnel on asbestos health hazards and on protective equipment, barricading, wet stripping, bagging and disposal of asbestos insulation. Typed pages…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 7, 1979
J. C. Ledvina to J. H. Barrett and Others on an OSHA Visit to the Texas City Plant (1979)
Internal memo reporting a visit by two OSHA representatives to the Texas City plant to discuss ethylene production and ethylene oxide use. It lists nine points from the discussion, including OSHA's interest in brain tumors among plant workers, a…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 12, 1979
W. H. Barlow to J. B. Leverton on Asbestos Removal and Showers for Workers, with Attached Texas Air Control Board Delegation Memo and EPA Notice (1979)
A packet opening with a February 12, 1979 memo from W. H. Barlow to J. B. Leverton asking whether the Texas City plant's asbestos removal procedure needs revision, with particular concern that showers be provided for workers. Behind it are a January…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents
Handwritten Draft Talking Points on Asbestos Health Hazards and Plant Safety Practices, Addressed to Dr. Glenn (undated)
A one-page handwritten draft, headed 'Dr Glenn', of remarks about asbestos for what looks like a safety presentation to plant workers. It says asbestos is found in plant work areas and in household products, and that inhaling dust or fibers has been…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 24, 1987
Kirk E. Martin to M. Hightower and K. Klyng on Pre-Demolition Walk-Through of Bldg 187 and #32 Boiler Turbine, Texas City (1987)
Letter from Kirk E. Martin reporting industrial hygiene concerns from a questionnaire and walk-through inspection before demolition of Bldg 187 and the #32 Boiler Turbine at Texas City. It reported no concerns for Bldg 187, a significant amount of…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 19, 1984
Kirk E. Martin to J. F. Erdmann on Industrial Hygiene Test of Powerhouse Pipe Insulation for Asbestos, Texas City Plant (1984)
Internal Union Carbide industrial hygiene preliminary report dated November 19, 1984, on a pipe insulation sample removed from the #2 Powerhouse at Texas City on November 12, 1984. The sample was analyzed for percent water by…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 31, 1979
Kirk E. Martin to J. H. Barrett et al. on OSHA Complaint Investigation at the Texas City Plant (1979)
Internal Union Carbide memo reporting an OSHA industrial hygienist's follow-up inspection on October 30, 1979 at the Texas City Plant, prompted by employee complaints of overexposure to ozone, argon and metal fumes while welding…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 24, 1987
Kirk E. Martin to R. M. Arnold and M. Hightower on Pre-Demolition Walk-thru of the Phenolic Resins Unit, Texas City (1987)
Memo reporting industrial hygiene concerns identified from a questionnaire and walk-through inspection before demolition of the Phenolic Resins Unit at Texas City. It notes asbestos insulation on lines and vessels, states the company policy on…
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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…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 5, 1987
J. L. Pedraza to G. L. Rivera on Demolition Walk-Through Summary for Buildings B-21 and B-24, Texas City (1987)
Internal Union Carbide memo from the Texas City plant summarizing eight concerns raised during a walk-through of the B-21 area and B-24 columns before demolition, each followed by a response. Items covered PCBs…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 1, 1984
K. S. Teague to J. B. Leverton on an OSHA Inquiry About High Density Polyethylene (1984)
Internal memo reporting a November 1, 1984 telephone call from OSHA Compliance Officer Roy Piggee, who requested a Material Safety Data Sheet on UCC chemical #348, High Density Polyethylene. The writer said Piggee told him OSHA had received a…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 11, 1984
Kirk E. Martin to J. B. Leverton on Asbestos Demolition Inspection by Galveston County Health District and OSHA at Texas City (1984)
…present, of the Kimmins Corp. asbestos demolition job at Building 75 of the Texas City plant. It lists the inspector's three observations and says notices of violation would be sent to Union Carbide and Kimmins.
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 27, 1980
J. B. Leverton to D. H. Glenn, R. E. Kirkland and A. P. Yalcinkaya on Preparation Meetings for the OSHA Trial in Houston (1980)
Internal Union Carbide memo from Texas City asking three recipients to attend preparation meetings on September 17 and 18, 1980, in J. B. Leverton's office ahead of an OSHA trial in Houston on September 23…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 14, 1979
J. B. Leverton to J. H. Barrett et al. on OSHA Investigation at the Texas City Plant (1979)
Internal Union Carbide memo reporting an OSHA industrial hygienist's March 14, 1979 visit to the Texas City plant to investigate an employee complaint about mercury catalyst and vinyl chloride exposure. It states that his sampling…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 10, 1984
Kirk E. Martin to H. K. Decker on Asbestos Exposure Finding at the No. 3 Powerhouse Safety/Health Survey (1984)
Memo from Kirk E. Martin to H. K. Decker about an Operational Safety/Health Survey at the #3 Powerhouse, which reported employee exposure to asbestos in item HL.2. Martin said the finding, the survey team's recommendations and the unit's response…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 17, 1972
D. E. Deese to Distribution on OSHA Respiratory Protection Requirement for Asbestos Tear-Out (1972)
Memo from the Gulf Coast Area senior industrial hygienist to a list of Union Carbide recipients reporting OSHA's interpretation of respiratory protection for asbestos tear-out or removal. It states that OSHA's Delbert Flowers…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 15, 1985
Kirk E. Martin to S. J. Footer, J. B. Leverton, L. D. Pell and A. P. Yalcinkaya on the NESHAPS Asbestos Site Visit at the Texas City Plant (1985)
Internal memo reporting a February 13, 1985 visit by Jackie Ickes of the Galveston County Health Department to inspect compliance with the NESHAPS Asbestos Standard at Kimmins Corp. demolition work sites at the Texas City Plant. It describes minor…