W. P. Howard (Asbestos Information Committee) to F. J. Solon Jnr. (Johns Manville) Enclosing Draft Turner & Newall Article on Television and the 2 Fibre Asbestos Standard (1974)

A cover letter from the Asbestos Information Committee's secretary to a Johns Manville official, enclosing a copy of an article Turner & Newall planned to publish in its management Digest and marking it for private circulation only. The attached draft, 'Television and the 2 fibre asbestos standard', responds to a Granada 'World in Action' programme, discussing the British 2 fibre/ml asbestos standard, the BOHS study of Rochdale textile workers, lung cancer deaths in the cohort and Dr Selikoff's statements.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter of 6 November 1974 from W. P. Howard, Asbestos Information Committee, to F. J. Solon Jnr., Johns Manville, enclosing article for private circulation
• Pages 2-4: Draft Turner & Newall article 'Television and the 2 fibre asbestos standard', responding to a Granada 'World in Action' programme

People and organizations

From W. P. Howard (Secretary, The Asbestos Information Committee) to F. J. Solon Jnr. Esq. (Johns Manville Corporation, Denver, Colorado).

• W. P. Howard (author)
• Asbestos Information Committee (its organization)
• British Occupational Hygiene Society (named)
• HM Factory Inspectorate (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• TBA (named)
• Turner & Newall (named)

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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Johns-Manville · Turner & Newall.

About this copy

This is document UC-241 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers 03365 to 03366.