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A 30-page paper by Raybestos-Manhattan's corporate medical director, given as a talk to the Friction Materials Standards Institute in June 1977. It reviews asbestos-related conditions (asbestos bodies, pleural changes, asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma), fiber-type differences, exposure standards, risks to product users, substitutes and who should decide policy, and ends with a reference list. The cover bears an Asbestos Information Association stamp and a Calidria received stamp dated Aug 24, 1977.
- Author
- Hilton C. Lewinsohn, MB., BCh., DIH. (Corporate Medical Director, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.)
- Published by
- Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. (copy distributed by the Asbestos Information Association/North America)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1571
- Date
- June 22, 1977
- Number
- Bates A17875 to A17904
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16669 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16669
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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People and organizations
From Hilton C. Lewinsohn, MB., BCh., DIH. (Corporate Medical Director, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.) to Members of Friction Materials Standards Institute, Inc. (Annual Meeting audience).
- Raybestos-Manhattan (its organization)
- Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
- Friction Materials Standards Institute, Inc (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Brakes, Clutches, and Friction Materials · Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Calidria · Crocidolite: Blue Asbestos, the Deadliest Type · 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-1571 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 30 pages. Production numbers A17875 to A17904.
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“Hilton C. Lewinsohn, Medical Aspects of Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, Talk to Friction Materials Standards Institute.” June 22, 1977. Union Carbide documents, UC-1571, Bates A17875 to A17904. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. (copy distributed by the Asbestos Information Association/North America). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16669. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16669.
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