57 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 · January 1983
Mario Gutierrez Safety Audit Forms for Maintenance (Hearing Conservation, Hearing Protection, Noise) and Stores (Detector Tubes) (1983)
Set of completed safety audit forms dated January 1983. It includes a Share Audit Procedure form on Hearing Conservation for Maintenance, Hearing Protection and Noise inspection checklists for Maintenance, and a Detector Tubes expiration audit for…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 1, 1983
Share Audit Procedure and Chemical Inspection Audit Forms for Chlorothene Handling and Chemical System Inventory, Energy/Oxygen Department (1983)
Six pages of completed safety audit forms from 1983: a Share Audit Procedure sheet for the chlorothene handling procedure, a Chlorothene Handling Inspection and Audit checklist for Building 364, and Chemical System Inventory Inspection and Audit…
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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 · March 2, 1983
Share Audit Procedure and Chlorothene Handling Inspection and Audit, Linde Department, by Mario Gutierrez (1983)
Two-page set of audit forms dated March 2, 1983, for the Linde department. The first is a Share Audit Procedure form on chlorothene handling, with one person interviewed and mostly yes answers. The second is a Chlorothene Handling Inspection and…
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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 · 1981
Share Audit Procedure and Ventilation Inspection and Audit of Lab Hood, Building 522 Recovery Department (1981)
A Share Audit Procedure form for the Recovery Department's ventilation procedure, dated fourth quarter 1981, with a ventilation inspection and audit checklist for a lab hood in Building 522 Recovery. The audit form marked no deficiency and…
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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 · November 7, 1978
K. Gran Townsend to A. L. Barefoot, R. H. Chase, L. T. Windel/K. A. Windhorst and J. L. Wyatt Transmitting the 1978 Brownsville Plant Ventilation Survey (1978)
Internal Union Carbide correspondence from the Brownsville, Texas plant transmitting a copy of the semi-annual 1978 OSHA-required ventilation survey. The memo says the survey addresses dust collector and fume hood performance and recommendations for…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 18, 1983
Reaction Department Share Audit and Noise, Hearing Protection and Detector Tube Inspection Forms Completed by Mario Gutierrez (1983)
Set of January 1983 audit and inspection forms for the Reaction department. It includes a Share Audit Procedure sheet on hearing conservation and detector tubes, noise and hearing protection inspections for Reaction #1 and #2, and detector tube…
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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 · March 8, 1983
Share Audit Procedure and Sanitation Inspection Checklists for Cafeteria and Vending Machines, Employee Relations (1983)
A Share Audit Procedure form for the Employee Relations department dated 3-8-83 covering the Sanitation procedure, followed by completed sanitation inspection checklists for cafeteria vending machines and the cafeteria food service establishment.…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · 1981
Share Audit Procedure and Ventilation Inspection and Audit of Lab Hood, Building 522 Recovery Department (4Q 1981)
A Share Audit Procedure form for the Recovery Department's ventilation procedure, dated 4Q 1981, followed by a Ventilation Inspection and Audit checklist for a lab hood in Building 522 Recovery. The form records no deficiency, says the procedure is…
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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…