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UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
TECHNICAL CENTER SOUTH CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
MEMORANDUM
June 20, 1984
TO: J. W. Karn Sistersville Plant
COPY TO:
B. H. Avashia, M.D J. W. Barna M. W. Bosserman
C. P. Maxwell R. L. Noble
D. R. Paugh R. E. Peele H. H. Price R. G. Rowe, M.D.
FROM:
M. A. Patel
SUBJECT: Asbestos Monitoring at Sistersville Plant
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received JUN 2 ' 1984 APETY DFT,
Dear Jack:
Attached are the results of asbestos exposure monitoring conducted in the Steam Plant, third level and in Polymer 2, Building 48, at the Sistersville Plant, while the Construction Department employees stripped insulation on April 2 and 25, 1984. The monitoring part of the survey was done by the Sistersville Plant Industrial Hygiene group and the analysis of the samples were done in our group at the Technical Center.
The monitoring results for Building 48 show rather high levels of asbestos fibers in the work environment. Since the employees were adequately protected by respirators, gloves, and coveralls, the actual exposure of employees did not occur. However, we must do all we can to reduce the level of asbestos fibers in air to well below the permissible exposure level. At present we have 2.0 fibers per c.c. of air as a permissible exposure level. OSHA is working on a standard which would require us to reduce the exposure levels to either 0.2 or 0.5 fibers per c.c. of air. While It cannot be ascertained what caused high levels in the air, we recommend a closer look at the asbestos wetting technique and repeat monitoring as soon as we can.
Please communicate the exposure results to all employees working on the job and If I can be of further assistance, feel free to give me a call on extension 3750.
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Manhar A. Patel UCC 016543
AREA AND PERSONAL EXPOSURE MONITORING FOR ASBESTOS
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