H. C. Lewinsohn to A. L. Barefoot on Employee Pulmonary Problems and Asbestosis, with Barefoot's May 4, 1987 Memo (1987)

Internal Union Carbide memo in which Dr. Lewinsohn responded to A. L. Barefoot's memo quoting his remarks at an OSHA/asbestos meeting. He said employees with asbestosis and pulmonary impairment should not work where they could be exposed to asbestos fibers, and that persons with pleural plaques could stay on the job below the PEL under medical surveillance. The exhibit also includes Barefoot's May 4, 1987 memo to location managers suggesting review of employee medical records for pulmonary problems.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memo from H. C. Lewinsohn to A. L. Barefoot, May 28, 1987, clarifying his remarks on employees with asbestosis and other lung conditions
• Page 3: Memo from A. L. Barefoot to location personnel, May 4, 1987, on employee pulmonary problems and suggested review of medical records

People and organizations

From Hilton C. Lewinsohn, MB.BCH., F.C.C.P. (Chairman, Council of Scientific Affairs); A. L. Barefoot (Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology Services (author of attached May 4, 1987 memo)) to A. L. Barefoot (EM & TS, So. Charleston); R. E. Bollinger (copy); L. E. Calvert (copy); R. D. Ondocsin (copy).

• A. L. Barefoot (author, recipient)
• Larry E. Calvert (copied)
• Robert D. Ondocsin (copied)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Corporate Medical Department (named)
• Engineering, Manufacturing, and Technology Services (Union Carbide) (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: OSHA · Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) · Pleural Plaques and Pleural Thickening · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-834 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers A04913 to 00003.