19 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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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 · February 11, 1985
W. L. Thomas to W. E. Ballard and Others Calling a Meeting on the Asbestos Insulation Replacement Project, with J. G. Roy's No. 2 Steam Plant Proposal (1985)
A February 11, 1985 memorandum from W. L. Thomas called a February 21, 1985 meeting to plan an asbestos insulation replacement project at the South Charleston plant and attached a December 27, 1984 proposal by J. G. Roy. Roy's proposal outlined a…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 27, 1985
J. G. Roy to J. F. Dodd on the Plant Project to Eliminate Asbestos Exposure at South Charleston (1985)
Memo from J. G. Roy to J. F. Dodd about a project to eliminate asbestos exposure at the South Charleston plant, starting with the No. 2 Steam Plant. It summarizes a February 21 kickoff meeting and a meeting with an insulating contractor, objects to…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · February 25, 1985
I. L. Beckett to W. E. Ballard et al. on Minutes of the Asbestos Insulation Replacement Project, Phase I Meeting, South Charleston Plant (1985)
Memorandum giving minutes of a February 21, 1985 meeting on a project to repair and replace asbestos insulation at the South Charleston Plant. It records the 1985 funding limit, the choice of six departments to start with, the plan to use…
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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 · December 16, 1983
W. C. Young to T. G. Swanson on the Stay of OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard for Asbestos (1983)
A one-page memorandum reporting that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Asbestos Information Association's request to stay OSHA's emergency temporary standard on occupational asbestos exposure. It states that the order bars OSHA from…
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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 · December 15, 1983
W. C. Young to T. G. Swanson on the Amended OSHA Asbestos Standard at South Charleston, with OSHA Exposure Estimates and Emergency Standard Text (1983)
A December 15, 1983 memorandum from W. C. Young summarizes the points of OSHA's emergency temporary asbestos standard (effective November 4, 1983) that would affect plant operations. For each change (the 0.5 f/cc limit, employee training, respirator…
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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 · December 15, 1983
W. C. Young to T. G. Swanson on the Amended OSHA Asbestos Standard (1983)
Memorandum summarizing the points of OSHA's amended emergency temporary asbestos standard, effective November 4, 1983, most likely to affect plant operations. It lists the changes (the permissible exposure limit cut from 2 to 0.5 f/cc, training, and…
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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 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 · May 22, 1985
A. E. Wood to All Department Heads on Use of Non-Asbestos Gaskets at South Charleston (1985)
Memorandum from A. E. Wood reporting that the GR shop had used non-asbestos gaskets on pump heads since 1983 to decrease asbestos exposure, and that inspected non-asbestos gaskets showed binder attack by process chemicals. It sets out an action plan…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 15, 1985
D. J. McNeil to W. E. Ballard and Others on Use of Asbestos/Non-Asbestos Gasket and Valve Packing Materials at South Charleston (1985)
Memorandum reporting a 5/10/85 meeting on use of asbestos and non-asbestos gasket and valve packing materials at the South Charleston location. It records the earlier effort to discontinue asbestos materials after the health concern, the E&TS…
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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 · 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…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 26, 1981
D. T. Watters to I. P. Blackwood and Others on Potential Health Risks of Insulation Materials (1981)
Memorandum responding to questions about whether non-asbestos substitute insulation was available after complaints of irritation from dust of perlite-based Insulation Specification 4 used in ethylene oxide service. It recommended continued use of…