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 · September 30, 1985
L. W. Youngblood to R. G. Hull on Air Sampling of Asbestos Gasket Storage, Building 330, Institute Plant (1985)
Internal memo reporting the Industrial Hygiene Department's response to a Union Safety First and Health Committee concern about asbestos-containing gaskets stored in Building 330 at the Institute Plant. It states that two days of…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 25, 1987
J. K. Corrie to Maintenance Staff Transmitting Draft Maintenance Safety Procedure XVIII, Asbestos Handling, South Charleston Plant (1987)
A March 25, 1987 cover memo from J. K. Corrie circulating a final review draft of Maintenance Safety Procedure XVIII, Asbestos Handling, for the South Charleston plant, with comments requested by April 3, 1987. The attached 20-page draft (dated…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · June 11, 1987
M. J. Shoger to J. K. Corrie and Others on Asbestos Enclosures and HWP Requirements Meeting (1987)
Internal Union Carbide memo announcing a June 19 meeting, sponsored by Chuck Rotthoff, with Institute, South Charleston and Sistersville personnel on plant practices for enclosures used in asbestos removal. It states there were two close calls…
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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 · 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 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 · March 25, 1987
J. K. Corrie to J. R. Dement and Others Circulating Draft Maintenance Safety Procedure XVIII, Asbestos Handling, South Charleston Plant (1987)
…with handwritten routing note dated 3-25-87 and comments signed Bob Hull (UCC 019705) Clean copy of the same Corrie transmittal memo on Union Carbide Specialty Chemicals Division letterhead (UCC 019706) Maintenance Safety Manual XVIII…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 15, 1985
Industrial Hygiene Sampling Results for Asbestos in the Gasket Storage Bin Area, Building 330, Institute Plant, to R. G. Hull (1985)
A two-page industrial hygiene report on area air sampling for asbestos near the gasket storage bins in Building 330 at the Institute Plant on June 20 and 21, 1985. The cover form states that measurements were well below the permissible exposure…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 15, 1979
H. H. Frazier to Peter Barna on Use of AMATEX Asbestos Tape in Plant 512 (1979)
Memo from H. H. Frazier to Peter Barna on three brands of insulating tape used at the Institute Plant. It reports that AMATEX tape contained raw asbestos fibers including dust, cites measurements of 0.03 to 1.9 fibers per cc at the Technical Center,…
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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 · 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…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · March 15, 1983
H. H. Frazier to R. G. Hull, Jr. on Personal Asbestos Exposure During Acetone Unit Demolition, Complex VI (1983)
Internal Union Carbide memo from Industrial Hygiene at the Institute Plant reporting three airborne asbestos samples taken during insulation demolition at the Acetone Unit. It gives results of 0.2, 0.5 and 0.8 fibers…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 2, 1985
Industrial Hygiene Sampling Results for Asbestos in Gasket Cutting, Institute Plant, Building 325, with Attached Results Table (1985)
Industrial hygiene sampling report dated July 2, 1985 on asbestos monitoring during gasket cutting from Garlock and Durabla materials at Building 325, Institute Plant, sampled June 14, 1985. The comments state one personal and one area sample were…