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A letter from Union Carbide's Corporate Medical Director to the Asbestos Information Association/North America opposing a possible change to the OSHA asbestos standard's medical examination provisions. The change would have had independent physicians do the examinations and withhold the records from employers. Attached are an April 16, 1974 internal memo from W. C. Thurber asking Dr. Welsh for the Medical Department's views, and a March 4, 1974 internal memo to Thurber on toxicology items, including confidentiality of physical examinations.
- Author
- John J, Welsh, M.D. (Corporate Medical Director)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Medical Department
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-243
- Date
- April 17, 1974
- Number
- Bates 03324 to 03327
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 15500 · asbestosclaims.law/library/15500
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Pages 1-2: Letter, J. J. Welsh to R. H. Mereness (AIA/NA), April 17, 1974, opposing confidential employee asbestos medical examinations
- Page 3: Internal memo, W. C. Thurber to Dr. J. J. Welsh, April 16, 1974, requesting the Medical Department's position on confidentiality of physical examinations
- Page 4: Internal memo to W. C. Thurber, March 4, 1974, on Toxicology: confidentiality of physical examinations and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (continuation not included)
People and organizations
From John J, Welsh, M.D. (Corporate Medical Director) to Robert H, Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America).
- Corporate Medical Department (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- AIA/NA Medical Advisory Committee (named)
- Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (named)
- Medical Department (named)
- Mining and Metals Division (named)
- OSHA (named)
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This is document UC-243 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers 03324 to 03327.
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“John J. Welsh to Robert H. Mereness on Confidentiality of Asbestos Medical Examinations, with Related Thurber Memos.” April 17, 1974. Union Carbide documents, UC-243, Bates 03324 to 03327. Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Medical Department. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 15500. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/15500.
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