29 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 1 of 2
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 11, 1979
H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers, K. S. Lane and F. J. Shortsleeve Forwarding an Editorial on the Time of Recognition of Asbestos-Related Cancer (1979)
A one-page Union Carbide Metals Division internal memo from Harrison B. Rhodes, dated January 11, 1979, forwarding an attached study on the time of recognition of asbestos-related cancer. The attachment is a 1978 editorial…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 21, 1971
Compilation: J. W. Rawlings Action Memo on Asbestos Test Program and King City Dust Control (1971), W. N. Johnson Memo on Airborne Asbestos Tests (1972), and B. A. Osby Memo on Institute Plant Landfill (1986)
Compilation of three Union Carbide internal memoranda. The 1971 Rawlings memo sets out action items after a December 17 asbestos meeting: simulated dust-count tests on customer uses, a two-year King City dust-control program…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 3, 1973
W. C. Thurber to K. S. Lane, J. L. Myers and P. J. Morgan on FDA Proposed Rulemaking on Asbestos Particles in Food and Drugs, with AIA Memo and Federal Register Notice (1973)
…memo from W. C. Thurber to three Union Carbide recipients forwarding an Asbestos Information Association memorandum of October 1, 1973 and the FDA's proposed rulemaking on asbestos particles in food and drugs. Thurber stated his…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 10, 1971
J. W. Rawlings to E. Epremian and Others on Preparing an Asbestos Safety and Control Information Package for Customers (1971)
Memorandum from J. W. Rawlings asking seven recipients to draft assigned sections of an educational document on asbestos safety and control for customers, with drafts due September 27. The attached outline lists the proposed sections (introduction,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 5, 1973
P. W. McDaniel to F. H. Larrison, Jr. on Air Samples Taken at the King City South Fence Line (1973)
Internal letter marked CONFIDENTIAL in which the Medical Department's industrial hygiene engineer reported air samples he collected on October 24, 1973 at the south fence line of the King City site. He gave fiber counts of 0.16 and 0.12 fibers/ml (5…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 24, 1966
Leo J. LaFrance to J. P. Green on Industrial Hygiene Survey of Pipe Cleaning and Dept. 022, Linde Speedway Factory (1966)
Letter reporting an industrial hygiene survey made January 19-20, 1966 at the Linde Speedway Factory in Indianapolis of trichloroethylene use in the pipe cleaning area and possible solvent vapor decomposition in the Dept. 022 welding area. It also…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 20, 1969
Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on Airborne Dust Counts at the King City Plant (1969)
Internal letter from the Medical Department's industrial hygiene engineer to the King City plant, reporting airborne dust counts from samples collected on June 11 and 12, 1969. He counted particles of 5 microns or longer at eight plant locations,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 11, 1979
Harrison B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers, K. S. Lane and F. J. Shortsleeve Transmitting Editorial 'Asbestos and Cancer: The International Lag' (1979)
A one-page Union Carbide Metals Division internal memo dated January 11, 1979, titled 'Time of Recognition of Asbestos-Related Cancer', forwarding an attached article for information. The attachment is a 1978 editorial from the American…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · September 11, 1975
L. J. LaPrance to W. J. Ziemba on Asbestos and Carbon Fiber Air Sampling at the Tarrytown Technical Center (1975)
…amines and fish toxicity, computer data room noise) Union Carbide Chemicals Division laboratory manual industrial hygiene method for determining amines in air (gas chromatography), enclosure Photocopied reference table on amines and amino compounds and their effects…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 15, 1973
John L. Myers to J. Crane Transmitting Redrafted Management Newsletter Item on Safe Use of Calidria Asbestos (1973)
Internal memo from John L. Myers to J. Crane saying he redrafted Crane's information for the Management Newsletter and that P. J. Morgan should approve it before submission. The attached redraft, dated 6/15/73, is a suggested newsletter item stating…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 27, 1968
Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on Dust Concentrations at the King City Asbestos Facility, December 1968 Sampling (1968)
Internal Union Carbide letter from an industrial hygiene engineer to the King City plant, reporting airborne dust concentrations measured at the King City asbestos facility on December 10-12, 1968. It compares the results with the…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 21, 1973
H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers Transmitting Comments and Questions on the EPA Asbestos Regulations, with King City Environmental Impact Analysis Forms (1973)
A May 21, 1973 internal memo from H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers transmits a compilation of comments and questions, dated April 6, 1973, on the new EPA asbestos emission regulations. The memo says customers might switch to other materials if made to…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 12, 1972
Gerald E. Grayson to J. L. Myers Enclosing New York State Regulation Prohibiting Asbestos Spraying (1972)
Letter from Union Carbide's Law Department to J. L. Myers of the Mining & Metals Division, with copies to four others, enclosing the text of a newly enacted New York State regulation that prohibits surface coating…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · December 31, 1974
H. B. Rhodes to G. L. Dickson, E. J. Kleber, T. P. Norris and J. E. Walsh on OSHA Inspections of Calidria Customers (1974)
Internal memo from H. B. Rhodes reporting five instances in which Calidria customers described what he called overzealous application of OSHA asbestos regulations by inspectors. It asks recipients to gather facts from customers using an attached…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 21, 1973
H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers on Interpretation of EPA Asbestos Regulations, with Attached Comments and Questions (1973)
A May 21, 1973 internal memo from H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers forwarding a compilation of comments and questions on the new EPA asbestos emission regulations. The memo says most customers are not major emission sources, suggests legal counsel…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 23, 1974
Leo J. LaFrance to C. Frankenberger on Asbestos Air Sampling at the Linde Division Speedway Factory Acetylene Cylinder Filling Building (1974)
Letter from an industrial hygienist reporting a follow-up survey on August 6-7, 1974 of the acetylene cylinder filling building at the Speedway Factory in Indianapolis, with an attached table of asbestos air sample results. It reported readings…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · April 2, 1973
P. W. McDaniel to F. H. Larrison Transmitting Airborne Fiber Survey Results for the King City Mill (1973)
Internal letter, marked Confidential, from the Medical Department's industrial hygiene engineer to the King City plant, transmitting a survey of airborne fiber (5.0 microns or longer) taken March 20-21, 1973. It gave estimated weighted exposures for…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · November 22, 1971
J. L. Myers Report of Call on Telecons with EPA's Dr. J. U. Crowder about Proposed Asbestos Emission Standards (1971)
Report of call summarizing telephone conversations on 10/12, 10/21 and 11/16/71 between J. L. Myers and Dr. J. U. Crowder of the EPA in Durham, N.C., about the status of EPA's proposed emission standards for non-occupational asbestos exposure. It…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · October 21, 1964
Paul W. McDaniel to J. A. Riddle on October 1964 Dust Survey of the King City Mine and Mill (1964)
Internal correspondence reporting McDaniel's October 1964 visit to the King City mine and mill. It describes dust conditions at the mine, review of dust-counting procedures, and air-borne dust sample results in the mill, with the highest count (17.3…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 29, 1973
H. B. Rhodes to J. L. Myers on California Emergency Asbestos Regulations (1973)
Internal Union Carbide letter-memo forwarding detailed comments on the new California emergency asbestos regulations (Section 5208), with an attached numbered list of comments and questions. The cover letter identifies the 1 fiber/cc criterion, undefined…