28 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 8, 1964
Union Carbide Chemicals Division Correspondence on Hiring a Texas Area Industrial Hygienist (1963-1964)
Internal Chemicals Division correspondence from December 1963 to January 1964 about whether to hire an industrial hygienist for the Texas Texas City, Seadrift and Brownsville plants. It includes N. H. Ketcham's request and attached memorandum, A. P.…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 28, 1967
N. L. Zutty to Distribution on the 1967 Asbestos Laboratory Program, with R. G. Woolery's Program Summary (1967)
Cover memo from N. L. Zutty to a distribution list transmitting a summary of the 1967 laboratory program on asbestos carried out under R. G. Woolery at Niagara Falls, and asking for comments on consolidating overlapping programs. The attached…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 28, 1967
N. L. Zutty to J. W. Biddle and Others Transmitting R. G. Woolery's 1967 Asbestos Laboratory Program Summary (1967)
Internal Plastics Division cover memo from N. L. Zutty forwarding a summary of the 1967 asbestos laboratory program run by R. G. Woolery at Niagara Falls, with a proposal to consider consolidating some programs with similar work elsewhere in Group…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 17, 1977
W. F. Blythe Jr. to A. A. Sousa on Asbestos and Dust Levels During Synthetic Soil Preparation with Vermiculite, Building 741 (1977)
Internal industrial hygiene report on air sampling for asbestos and nuisance dust during preparation of synthetic soil in Building 741 on September 15-16 and October 25, 1977. The sampling was requested by Ag Chemicals because the W. R. Grace…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 21, 1977
G. W. Bott to W. T. Shelton on Water Sprayers for Removing Asbestos Pipe Covering at the Tech Center (1977)
Internal Union Carbide correspondence from G. W. Bott to W. T. Shelton recommending the purchase of two one-gallon garden-type sprayers, similar to the Hudson Model 6215, for the Tech Center. The sprayers were to…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 11, 1967
R. E. Byrne, Jr. and S. Chwastiak, The Chemical Modification of UCC Chrysotile Asbestos. I. Silica Modification for Viscosity Control (1967)
Research report describing a laboratory and pilot-plant process for treating UCC chrysotile asbestos with sodium silicate and acetic acid at pH 8. The treated product, R-G244, was developed to thicken polyester resins in place of colloidal silica.…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 3, 1972
J. L. DeRoo to H. B. Coons Transmitting Annual Safety Audit Report on the Brownsville Plant (1972)
Internal correspondence dated May 3, 1972 transmitting the report of the second annual safety audit of the Brownsville Plant, conducted February 8-10, 1972. The report covers the plant's 1971 injury and fire experience, progress on 1971…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 25, 1977
W. F. Blythe, Jr. to D. R. Paugh and Others on Asbestos Air Monitoring at the South Charleston Plant (1977)
Internal Union Carbide memo reporting air sampling done on August 8, 1977 during removal of wet insulation, possibly containing asbestos, from a furnace at the South Charleston mainland powerhouse. It states that the results complied with…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 29, 1967
K. Park, Interaction of Water-Soluble Polymers with Chrysotile Asbestos, Rheological Studies (1967)
Research report by K. Park on laboratory studies of how water-soluble anionic, non-ionic and cationic polymers interact with chrysotile asbestos in water, using viscometry and electrophoresis. It reports dispersion, flocculation and surface-charge…
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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 · August 2, 1977
S. D. Herzog to D. R. Paugh and B. H. Thomas on Compliance with EPA Asbestos Regulation, with Enclosed Federal Register Asbestos Standard Amendments (1977)
A cover letter from S. D. Herzog of Chemicals and Plastics (South Charleston, WV) forwarding guidance on complying with the EPA hazardous air pollutants regulation (40 CFR 61) for removal and disposal of asbestos-containing insulation and…
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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 · August 2, 1977
Bill Blythe to Randy Noble Forwarding S. D. Herzog's Memo on Compliance with the EPA Asbestos Regulation (1977)
A handwritten Union Carbide cover memo from Bill Blythe to Randy Noble on the subject of the asbestos EPA notification requirement, saying it is further documentation that construction personnel were informed of EPA regulations in 1977…
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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 · August 25, 1977
W. F. Blythe, Jr. to A. S. Howard and Others on Asbestos Monitoring at Institute Powerhouse (1977)
Internal memo reporting air sampling on August 15, 1977 during removal of possibly asbestos-containing insulation at the Institute, West Virginia powerhouse. It reports personal sample results of 2.59 and 2.61 fibers/cc and an area sample of 0.48…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 2, 1977
W. F. Blythe, Jr. to J. W. Biddle, G. F. Hurley, M. E. Perry and W. Shelton on Asbestos Air Sampling During Insulation Stripping (1977)
A February 2, 1977 letter from W. F. Blythe, Jr. reporting air sampling for asbestos during insulation stripping jobs in several buildings on five dates in December 1976 and January 1977. It states that all workers wore respirators and that results…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 14, 1972
D. E. Deese to H. B. Coons and Others on the OSHA Permanent Asbestos Standard (1972)
A June 14, 1972 memo from the Gulf Coast Area senior industrial hygienist to Texas City managers and a physician. It summarizes 18 requirements of OSHA's first permanent asbestos standard, including exposure limits, monitoring, medical examinations…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 2, 1977
J. P. Gregory to J. W. Biddle and Others on Asbestos Insulation Stripping and Air Sampling at the Institute Plant (1977)
Internal memo reporting air sampling done on May 26, 1977 while asbestos insulation was stripped from the dust collector on #2 boiler at the Institute Plant. It lists area and personal sample results, including 2.44 and 1.78 fibers/cc for personal…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 2, 1977
J. P. Gregory to J. W. Biddle and Others on Asbestos Insulation Stripping and Air Sampling at the Institute Plant (1977)
Internal memo reporting air sampling during the stripping of asbestos insulation from the dust collector on #2 boiler at the Institute Plant on 5/26/77. It lists area and personal sample results and concludes that one sample slightly exceeded the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 2, 1977
S. D. Herzog to D. R. Paugh and B. H. Thomas Forwarding R. A. Huber's Guidance on Compliance with the EPA Asbestos Regulation (1977)
A Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics cover memo (Aug. 2, 1977) forwards an outline from R. A. Huber on complying with the EPA asbestos regulation, 40 CFR 61, for removal and disposal of asbestos-containing insulation…