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Beceivei5 .`M5 f< ^>/=y &y /L'S^ Niagara Falls, New York, January 10, 1983 Report No, 83-M-l UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION FILE NO. 530-10902 METALS DIVISION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT - PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TRLP TO: Valier, Illinois D^TE: January 6, 1983 F. L. Smith, Jr. 'PURPOSE OF TRIP: Customer service dust counts for Michael-Walters Industries DISCUSSION I Airborne asbestos emission samples were collected at Michael-Walters production f|ci!ity during the.manufacture of "Stoppit", a stopping wall seal ant. Furths a monitoring was conducted in a coal mine in West Frankfort; 111, to determine if any asbestos was being released from the compound into the underground mvironment. These samples will be evaluated and sent to "Calidria" Sales, UCC Mfetals, for distribution to the customers iTkftymonitorinq was conducted side-by-side with Clayton Environmental Consultant!/petalned by Michael-Walters. David Hands, Senior Industrial Hygenlst, their representative. Broken bags were noticed on some pallets and it was learned that during unloading the door of the rail car rips the pallets stacked aaainst it. We provide dunnage but load from the right in King City, while the customer unloads from the opposite side in Valier and opens the door where the material Is, The plant will be notified and wa will attempt to rectify the problem and reduce the loss of product and potential asbestos exposure. FLS/jl cc: R. E, Byrne 3. L, Dickson 8. L. Ingalls 0. F. Kapral J. L. Myers T. P. Norris F. L. Smith J. E. Walsh / bmr Jr. UCC 004953 HMiHMIilW