18 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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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 · February 24, 1987
W. J. Vincent to All Department Heads on Labelling of Asbestos Materials, with Standard Practice SH-256 on Removal and Handling of Asbestos-Containing Insulation (1987)
A February 1987 internal memo from the South Charleston Plant Safety and Health Department told department heads that asbestos warning labels were now required on installed asbestos products whenever feasible and gave the supplier and cost. Attached…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 22, 1987
S. B. Kovach to D. R. Stokely Transmitting SHARE Inspection Results, South Charleston Plant (1987)
Cover letter from the South Charleston Plant SHARE Coordinator sending D. R. Stokely the findings of a SHARE inspection held July 22, 1987, and setting program goals for correcting deficiencies. It has a 30/60/90-day progress update block and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · July 6, 1987
Memo to J. R. Soice on Alternate Asbestos Disposal Site Bids, South Charleston Plant (1987)
Internal memo summarizing responses to solicitations of bids from seven companies for asbestos disposal. It lists the Browning-Ferris (Marietta, Ohio), E.R.O. Landfill and Don's Disposal (Craigs Branch Landfill) sites, with prices and permit status,…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · August 23, 1987
T. G. Huff to S. W. Drake and Others: Project Scope Document for B-303 Demolition and Transite Siding Removal, South Charleston Plant (1987)
Project scope document for demolishing part of Building 303 at the South Charleston Plant and replacing asbestos-containing transite siding on the Chemical Mixing Unit Slurry Bay with insulated metal panels. It sets out mechanical, electrical and…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · January 9, 1987
C. R. Rotthoff to W. J. Vincent on South Charleston Provisions for Asbestos Material Removal and Disposal (1987)
Internal correspondence in which C. R. Rotthoff commented on W. J. Vincent's South Charleston asbestos removal document, saying it assumed no technology exists to keep asbestos below the PEL. He suggested identifying which steps are mandatory…
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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 · January 9, 1987
C. R. Rotthoff to W. J. Vincent Transmitting Comments on South Charleston Provisions for Asbestos Material Removal and Disposal (1987)
Internal memo from C. R. Rotthoff to W. J. Vincent commenting on the South Charleston plant's draft asbestos removal document, suggesting that exposure be kept below the PEL where possible and that steps required because the PEL will be exceeded be…
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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 · 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 · October 26, 1987
S. B. Kovach to P. R. Desai and Others Transmitting SHARE Inspection Results, South Charleston Plant (1987)
Cover letter dated October 26, 1987 from the SHARE Coordinator at the South Charleston, West Virginia plant, sending department heads the findings of the October 14, 1987 SHARE inspection and setting a 90-day deadline to address deficiencies with…
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Company document · Union Carbide documents · May 7, 1987
W. J. Vincent to J. K. Corrie on Glove Bag Usage During Removal of Damaged Asbestos Gasket (1987)
Internal Union Carbide memo from the South Charleston Plant Safety and Health Department, following a May 4, 1987 phone conversation about removing asbestos gaskets. It states that personal exposures had been measured at or above the…
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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…