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Hilton C. Lewinsohn, 'Medical Aspects of Occupational Exposure to Asbestos,' Talk to the Friction Materials Standards Institute (1977)

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Text of a 1977 talk by the Raybestos-Manhattan corporate medical director to a friction materials trade group. It reviews asbestos-related conditions (asbestos bodies, pleural changes, asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma), fiber-type differences, exposure standards, risks to users of asbestos products such as brake mechanics, and substitutes. It closes with quoted opinions on who should decide asbestos policy and a numbered reference list.

Author
Hilton C. Lewinsohn, MB., BCh., DIH. (Corporate Medical Director, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.)
Published by
Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1269
Date
June 22, 1977
Number
Bates A00935 to A00956
Library no.
ACL Doc 16426 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16426
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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From Hilton C. Lewinsohn, MB., BCh., DIH. (Corporate Medical Director, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.) to Members of Friction Materials Standards Institute, Inc. (Annual Meeting audience).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Brakes, Clutches, and Friction Materials · Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Duty to Warn · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · Raybestos-Manhattan · What is asbestosis.

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This is document UC-1269 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 30 pages. Production numbers A00935 to A00956. The same document is also document UC-4328.

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“Hilton C. Lewinsohn, 'Medical Aspects of Occupational Exposure to Asbestos,' Talk to the Friction Materials Standards Institute.” June 22, 1977. Union Carbide documents, UC-1269, Bates A00935 to A00956. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16426. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16426.

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