Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D., to UCC Physicians on the Government Asbestos Information Campaign, with Attached Background Paper and 1972 OSHA Asbestos Standard (1978)

A memo from Dr. Thomas A. Lincoln to UCC physicians about a federal information campaign on asbestos hazards. It asks them to answer worker inquiries knowledgeably and to check with the Assistant Corporate Medical Director before discussing past exposures. It is followed by a two-page 'Background' paper and a reprint of the June 7, 1972 Federal Register OSHA asbestos dust standard.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo from Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D., to UCC Physicians on asbestos, dated August 3, 1978
• Pages 2-3: Unsigned 'Background' paper on the April 1978 HEW announcement and the extent of the asbestos medical problem
• Pages 4-5: Federal Register, June 7, 1972: OSHA final standard for exposure to asbestos dust (29 CFR 1910)

People and organizations

From Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D. (Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs, Union Carbide Corporation) to UCC Physicians.

• 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)
• U.S. Department of Labor (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Exposure in Insulators and Insulation Workers · Industrial Hygiene · Johns-Manville · NIOSH · OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard.

About this copy

This is document UC-914 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers A13540 to A13543.