53 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 · October 15, 1973
L. L. Bissett to C. W. Carman on the 1973 Asbestosis Survey (1973)
Memo confirming a morning discussion about Dr. Sexton's October 5 report on the 1973 asbestosis survey. It states that asbestos is handled in small quantities, mainly in tearing into existing insulation, and lists steps agreed: a review of controls…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 1980
Industrial Hygiene Monitoring for Asbestos: D. C. Shamblin Stripping Insulation, Bldg. 777, Reports to R. F. Painter (August 1980)
Two Industrial Hygiene Monitoring for Asbestos forms covering personal air sampling of D. C. Shamblin while stripping insulation in Bldg. 777, Room 111, on 8/18/80 and 8/19/80. The forms list fiber concentrations, time-weighted averages compared…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 4, 1983
T. L. Collins to C. W. Carman et al. Transmitting T. A. Lincoln's Memo on Reporting Occupational Illnesses on the OSHA 200 Log (1983)
A 4 April 1983 cover memo from T. L. Collins forwarded a 16 March 1983 internal memo from Dr. T. A. Lincoln, Corporate Medical Director, on reporting occupational illnesses. The Lincoln memo listed examples in seven OSHA 200 log categories,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 8, 1979
Handwritten Memo to C. W. Carman on March 2 Meeting about Asbestos Exposure Compliance (1979)
A one-page handwritten memo dated March 8, 1979, to C. W. Carman. The writer reports that he and a Mr. Shipley met with "George" on Friday, March 2, to discuss concerns about asbestos exposure. The memo says they asked for work and discussion on…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 8, 1979
Handwritten Memo from Randy [surname illegible] to C. W. Carman on Meeting About Asbestos Exposure Concerns (1979)
A handwritten memo on a company memo form, dated March 8, 1979. The writer tells C. W. Carman that he and a Mr. Shipley met with "George" on Friday, March 2 to discuss their concerns about asbestos exposure. They asked George to come and discuss…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 16, 1979
Technical Center IH/EP (Ruth Clise) to D. L. Johnson on Asbestos Monitoring During Insulation Stripping in the 704 Powerhouse (1979)
Internal industrial hygiene report on air sampling done October 26, 1979 while Construction workers stripped and bagged asbestos-containing insulation from an exhaust duct in the Building 704 Powerhouse in South Charleston. It reports that dust on…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 5, 1978
G. F. Hurley and M. E. Perry to Distribution on Clarification of Monitoring for Removal and Disposal of Asbestos-Containing Insulation (1978)
A December 5, 1978 memorandum from G. F. Hurley and M. E. Perry to a distribution list clarifying items 1 and 2 of a November 6, 1978 Merz/Perry letter on removal and disposal of asbestos-containing insulation. It states that the Industrial Hygiene…
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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 · July 17, 1981
Industrial Hygiene Monitoring for Asbestos: R. F. Painter Report on Insulation Stripping and Bagging, Bldg. 774 (1981)
Four 'Industrial Hygiene Monitoring for Asbestos' forms (Computer Ref. W-1198), dated July 17, 1981 and stamped Business Confidential. They report AM and PM personal air samples for four workers on 07/10/81 during stripping and bagging of insulation…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 16, 1982
Manhar A. Patel to J. C. Smith on Dust and MEK Monitoring in the Sandblast Shed, 511 Construction Institute Plant (1982)
Internal Union Carbide letter reporting dust sampling for 'Black Beauty' in the Sandblast Shed and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) sampling in the Paint Preparation Shed at the 511 Construction Institute Plant, May-June 1982. It says…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 14, 1978
E. R. Levy Memo on Orientation for Personnel Safety and Health Training Package Preparers, with L. S. Slaughter Memo and Engineering Department Training Team Report (1978)
The exhibit holds two Union Carbide Engineering memoranda from August 1978 and attachments from a report of the Engineering Department's personnel safety and health training task team. E. R. Levy's memo of August 14…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 25, 1977
W. F. Blythe, Jr. to A. S. Howard and Others on Asbestos Air Sampling During Insulation Removal at Institute Powerhouse (1977)
Internal memo reporting air samples taken August 15, 1977 during removal of possibly asbestos-containing insulation at the Institute, West Virginia powerhouse. It reports personal sample concentrations of 2.59 and 2.61 fibers/cc and an area sample…
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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 · 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 · 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 · August 25, 1977
W. F. Blythe, Jr. to A. S. Howard and Others on Asbestos Monitoring at the Institute Powerhouse (1977)
Internal memo reporting air sampling on August 15, 1977 during removal of insulation possibly containing asbestos at the Institute, West Virginia powerhouse. It reports two personal samples (2.59 and 2.61 fibers/cc) and one area sample (0.48…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 20, 1981
M. A. Patel to W. L. Browning and J. W. Perry, Jr. on Asbestos Monitoring in the Gasket Shop, Institute Plant (1981)
Internal memo reporting area and personal asbestos exposure monitoring in the Gasket Shop (laundry, Building 3 of the Construction Department) at the Institute Plant, done by the plant's industrial hygiene group on October 2 and 9, 1981. It states…