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 · October 18, 1979
Kirk E. Martin to J. H. Barrett et al. on OSHA Investigation of Ethylene Oxide Filter Changing at Texas City (1979)
Internal memo from an industrial hygienist reporting an OSHA industrial hygienist's October 16, 1979 visit to the Texas City plant to investigate potential employee exposure during changing of ethylene oxide filter cartridges. It describes an…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 17, 1985
Kirk E. Martin to S. J. Footer and D. R. Reem on Texas City Plant Asbestos Concerns (1985)
Internal Union Carbide memo from the Industrial Hygiene department at Texas City, reporting that asbestos-containing insulation and other materials at the Texas City Plant had become a health and public relations concern. It describes six…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 18, 1979
Kirk E. Martin to J. H. Barrett et al. on OSHA Investigation of Ethylene Oxide Filter Change at Texas City (1979)
Internal Union Carbide memo from an industrial hygienist at Texas City reporting an October 16, 1979 OSHA visit on potential employee exposure during changing of ethylene oxide filter cartridges at the loading rack. It describes the…
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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 · 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 · July 17, 1985
Kirk E. Martin to S. J. Footer and D. R. Reem on Texas City Plant Asbestos Concerns (1985)
Internal Industrial Hygiene memo about asbestos-containing insulation and other materials at the Texas City Plant. It reports six Notices of Violation from the Galveston County Health Department, possible state fines, and No. 2 Olefins as the top…
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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 20, 1979
A. P. Yalcinkaya to J. H. Barrett et al. on OSHA Inspection of the Texas City Plant's Solvent Vinyl Resins Drying Building (1979)
Internal Union Carbide memo reporting an OSHA industrial hygienist's August 17, 1979 visit to the Texas City Plant after an employee complaint about resin dust levels and respirator use in Solvent Vinyl Resins Drying Bldg…
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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 · July 27, 1972
D. E. Deese to H. R. Guest on Asbestos Dust Monitoring at the Texas City Plant (1972)
Internal Union Carbide memo in which an industrial hygienist sent H. R. Guest the available asbestos dust study data for the Texas City plant. He listed limits on the data and said asbestos was still in…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 19, 1985
J. F. Schultz, Plant Asbestos Project Memorandum on Asbestos Insulation Repair at the Texas City Plant, with Transmittal to Plant Managers (1985)
…F. Schultz dated July 19, 1985 reporting on a survey of exposed asbestos-suspect insulation at the Union Carbide Texas City Plant. It ranks problem areas by priority with repair cost estimates (grand total 1791.1)…
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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 17, 1985
Kirk E. Martin to S. J. Footer and D. R. Reem on Texas City Plant Asbestos Concerns (1985)
Internal memo from Industrial Hygiene at the Texas City Plant reporting that asbestos-containing insulation and other materials had become a high-priority concern, that the Galveston County Health Department had issued six Notices of Violation, and…
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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 28, 1972
Industrial Hygiene Asbestos Dust Study of Kaylo Insulation Removal (C. W. Perry) and D. H. Glenn to R. L. Yelton on OSHA Asbestos Compliance (1972)
Pages 1-2 are a handwritten Industrial Hygiene Department asbestos dust study dated 12-8-72. It reports personal and area air sample results (fibers/cc) for two insulators removing Kaylo-20 insulation from a converter in Building 17, with remarks on…
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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…