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The first volume of the final report of the British Advisory Committee on Asbestos, published by HMSO in 1979 and reprinted by the Asbestos Information Association. It covers asbestos use and dust levels in UK workplaces, exposure of the general public, medical effects, proposed legal and administrative controls, and a summary of 41 recommendations. The exhibit consists of pages 1-40 and 92-96 of 96; pages 41-91 were not provided.
- Author
- Advisory Committee on Asbestos (Committee reporting to the Health and Safety Commission; chairman W Simpson)
- Published by
- Health and Safety Commission (Great Britain), published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office; reprinted by the Asbestos Information Association, Arlington, Virginia
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1462
- Date
- 1979
- Number
- Bates A04734 to A04782
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16579 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16579
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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From Advisory Committee on Asbestos (Committee reporting to the Health and Safety Commission; chairman W Simpson) to Health and Safety Commission and Ministers.
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- Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
- Cape Industries PLC (named)
- Department of Health and Social Security (named)
- Health and Safety Commission (named)
- Health and Safety Executive (named)
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office (named)
- Turner & Newall (named)
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This is document UC-1462 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 96 pages. Production numbers A04734 to A04782.
Cited by Barry Castleman
In Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects (5th edition, 2005), which cites it in:
- Chapter 4 (Thresholds and Standards), p. 293, note 310
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Advisory Committee on Asbestos (Committee reporting to the Health and Safety Commission, chairman W Simpson). “Asbestos, Volume 1: Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Asbestos, Health and Safety Commission, Great Britain.” 1979. Union Carbide documents, UC-1462, Bates A04734 to A04782. Health and Safety Commission (Great Britain), published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office; reprinted by the Asbestos Information Association, Arlington, Virginia. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16579. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16579.
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