54 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 3
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 24, 1987
Union Carbide Petrochemical Divisions Safety and Health Information Manual No. 46, Assigned to J. R. Dement, with Internal Exposure Standards List (1987)
…September 24, 1987, restricted for internal use only Union Carbide Internal Exposure Standards List (pages 1-18 of the list, alternating with pages of notes of explanation and definitions), including the asbestos entry on page 3…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · 1987
Union Carbide Asbestos Removal and Phase-Out Papers, Including T. E. Hanning Memo on Contractor Project Development Group (1987)
…Chemicals and Plastics Business Group, use of asbestos-containing materials in the work place Grafoil seminar outline and cover sheet (Union Carbide Specialty Products Group, Cleveland) Grafoil flexible graphite newsletter on special gasketing techniques Distribution list…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 1987
Union Carbide Memos and Draft C&P Program on Phasing Out Asbestos-Containing Materials in Company Workplaces (1986-1987)
Six pages of Union Carbide papers from 1986-1987 on asbestos in the company's own facilities. They include a 9/29/86 draft Chemicals and Plastics (C&P) program to phase out asbestos-containing materials…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 21, 1986
Graham to Sal on Added Funding for Asbestos Removal, with Powerhouse Inc Rates and South Charleston Insulation Project Notes (1986)
A handwritten note dated 4/21/86 from Graham to Sal about additional funding for asbestos removal, with figures for Mainland and Upper Island. A routing note asks Jim Dement to put it in asbestos planning, and the note is stamped received May 1,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 25, 1987
J. K. Corrie to Maintenance Staff Transmitting Draft Maintenance Safety Procedure XVIII, Asbestos Handling, South Charleston Plant (1987)
A March 25, 1987 cover memo from J. K. Corrie circulating a final review draft of Maintenance Safety Procedure XVIII, Asbestos Handling, for the South Charleston plant, with comments requested by April 3, 1987. The attached 20-page draft (dated…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 21, 1987
South Charleston Plant Accident/Incident Report and Review Board Analysis on Vapor Release Under Plastic Enclosure at Tanks 643-644 During Asbestos Insulation Removal (1987)
Accident/incident report and informal Review Board analysis of a May 21, 1987 near-miss in the Polyols department at South Charleston. Reactor contents transferred to tank 643 vented into a plastic enclosure installed for asbestos insulation…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 2, 1987
L. S. Magelssen and H. W. Wegert to J. F. Dodd et al. on Status of Contingency Items for Asbestos Insulation Removal Upgrade, South Charleston (1987)
Two-page memorandum reporting that two contingency items attached to the May 19, 1987 health, safety and environmental endorsement of the South Charleston Asbestos Insulation Removal Upgrade-Phase I had been resolved. It discusses review of the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 11, 1987
M. J. Shoger to J. K. Corrie and Others on Asbestos Enclosures and HWP Requirements Meeting (1987)
Internal Union Carbide memo announcing a June 19 meeting, sponsored by Chuck Rotthoff, with Institute, South Charleston and Sistersville personnel on plant practices for enclosures used in asbestos removal. It states there were two close calls…
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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 · February 11, 1987
W. J. Vincent to J. K. Corrie Transmitting Responses to Asbestos Abatement and Removal Questions, South Charleston Plant (1987)
Internal Union Carbide memo from W. J. Vincent to J. K. Corrie forwarding answers to questions raised at a recent meeting on asbestos abatement and removal. The attached "Asbestos Management" Q&A covers negative pressure enclosures…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 7, 1987
J. K. Corrie to H. W. Wegert and G. M. Whipple on Environmental Concerns in the South Charleston Insulation Upgrade Project, with Revised Asbestos Handling Procedure (1987)
Internal correspondence from J. K. Corrie transmitting the revised South Charleston Plant Maintenance Safety Procedure XVIII on asbestos handling. The memo says the revision addresses concerns raised in an October 30, 1986 review of the plant's…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 4, 1987
A. L. Barefoot to Location Managers on Employee Pulmonary Problems (1987)
A memo marked Business Confidential reporting that Dr. H. C. Lewinsohn of Corporate Medical said at an OSHA/Asbestos meeting in Danbury that employees with asbestosis or other severe pulmonary problems should not work with asbestos materials.…
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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 · October 30, 1986
H. W. Wegert and G. M. Whipple to J. R. Dement and Others on Health, Safety and Environmental Review of the South Charleston Insulation Upgrade Project (1986)
Memorandum reporting a health, safety and environmental review of a three-year project to remove, replace and seal asbestos insulation at the South Charleston Plant. It recommends endorsement contingent on revising Maintenance Procedure XVIII to…
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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 · 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 · October 30, 1986
H. W. Wegert and G. M. Whipple to J. R. Dement et al. on Health, Safety, and Environmental Review of the South Charleston Insulation Upgrade Project (1986)
Memorandum reporting a health, safety and environmental review of a three-year project to upgrade asbestos insulation at the South Charleston Plant. It recommended endorsement contingent on revising Maintenance Procedure XVIII to comply with the…
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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…