Thomas A. Lincoln to UCC Physicians on the Government Asbestos Information Campaign, with Attached Background, OSHA Standard and NIOSH Excerpts (1978)

A memorandum from Dr. Thomas A. Lincoln to Union Carbide physicians about a federal information campaign on asbestos hazards, telling them how to answer worker inquiries. It is followed by a two-page background paper, the June 1972 OSHA asbestos standard as published in the Federal Register, and excerpts from a NIOSH revised recommended asbestos standard.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memorandum from Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D., to UCC Physicians, Subject: Asbestos, August 3, 1978
• Pages 2-3: Two-page 'Background' paper on the HEW (Califano) asbestos campaign, press coverage and the extent of the medical problem
• Pages 4-8: Federal Register, vol. 37, no. 110 (June 7, 1972): OSHA permanent standard for exposure to asbestos dust, with unrelated Treasury and AEC notices on the same pages
• Pages 9-13: Excerpts from the NIOSH Revised Recommended Asbestos Standard, section III, Effects on Humans (asbestosis, carcinogenicity, synergism)

People and organizations

From Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D. (Union Carbide Corporation, Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs) to UCC Physicians (Union Carbide Corporation physicians (sponsor: Mr. J. B. Browning)).

• Thomas A. Lincoln (author)
• Ucc Physicians (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Advisory Committee on Asbestos Dust (named)
• Department of Commerce (named)
• Insulators' Health Hazards Program (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Treasury Department (named)
• U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Exposure in Insulators and Insulation Workers · Johns-Manville · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · NIOSH · OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-91 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 13 pages. Production numbers A17634 to A17646.