41 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 3
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 5, 1986
T. E. Hanning to S. W. Clark and Others on Asbestos Update: Union Support for Proposed EPA Ban (1986)
…marked 'For Your Information', reporting that labor unions were endorsing a proposed EPA asbestos ban and contending that OSHA's 0.2 fiber/cc limit gave insufficient worker protection. It also summarizes the proposed EPA rule…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 3, 1979
Ron Ritchie to J. B. Leverton and R. J. Taylor Forwarding OSHA Jobsite Information Survey Correspondence (1979)
Cover memo from Ron Ritchie passing along correspondence about OSHA Jobsite Information Surveys, with an Employee Relations memo from R. V. Welty (Oct. 1, 1979) and a Sept. 21, 1979 letter from Law Department attorney John W. Whittlesey to J. B.…
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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 · September 19, 1977
T. J. Covin to J. P. Alexander and Others on Compliance with the EPA Asbestos Regulation (1977)
Internal correspondence from T. J. Covin of the Taft EP Dept. to plant recipients about the EPA National Emission Standard for Asbestos (40 CFR 61), which requires EPA notification of removal of asbestos-containing insulation or fireproofing above…
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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 · 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 · August 13, 1985
S. J. Footer to F. S. Provenzano on the Texas City Plant Insulation Repair Program (1985)
Internal memo of August 13, 1985 recommending that the Texas City plant insulation repair project be split into operating facilities and facilities shut down for future demolition, with repair completion targets of one to three years depending on…
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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 · September 13, 1984
W. J. Raglan to J. B. Leverton Transmitting Response to Operational Safety and Health Survey of the Acetone Unit, Plant 512, with Asbestos Exposure Item (1984)
A September 13, 1984 internal letter from W. J. Raglan to J. B. Leverton says responses to the OS/HS Team's March 1984 audit recommendations for the Acetone Unit were completed and cost estimates were being generated. It is followed by a cover page…
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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 · 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 · September 5, 1986
T. E. Hanning to S. W. Clark and Others on an Asbestos Update: Proposed EPA Ban and OSHA Exposure Limit (1986)
One-page memorandum "for your information" reporting that labor unions were endorsing a proposed EPA asbestos ban and contended OSHA's 0.2 fibers per cubic centimeter limit gave insufficient protection. It also summarized the proposed…
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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 · 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…