You don't need the product names or old records. No fee unless we recover compensation for your family.
A memorandum from Dr. Thomas A. Lincoln to UCC physicians about a government information campaign on asbestos hazards, with a two-page background paper and attachments. The memo urged physicians to respond knowledgeably and to check with the Assistant Corporate Medical Director before answering detailed questions about past exposures or medical risks. The attachments are the June 1972 Federal Register OSHA asbestos standard and extracts from the NIOSH revised recommended asbestos standard on health effects.
- Author
- Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D. (Union Carbide Corporation, Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1758
- Date
- August 3, 1978
- Number
- Bates BRF 0530 to BRF 0541
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16829 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16829
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
Read or download
Read online Download the PDF Document UC-1758 · 12 pages · 1015 KB
What the document holds
- Page 1: Memorandum from Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D., to UCC Physicians on asbestos, August 3, 1978
- Pages 2-3: Background paper on the April 1978 HEW campaign, press coverage, and the extent of the medical problem
- Pages 4-8: Federal Register, June 7, 1972: OSHA standard for exposure to asbestos dust (29 CFR 1910.93a), with unrelated Customs and AEC notices on the same pages
- Pages 9-12: Extracts from the NIOSH Revised Recommended Asbestos Standard: effects on humans, asbestosis, and carcinogenicity
People and organizations
From Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D. (Union Carbide Corporation, Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs) 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)
- 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-1758 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 12 pages. Production numbers BRF 0530 to BRF 0541.
Cite this document
Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D. (Union Carbide Corporation, Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs). “T. A. Lincoln to UCC Physicians on Asbestos, with Background Paper, OSHA Asbestos Standard and NIOSH Criteria Extracts.” August 3, 1978. Union Carbide documents, UC-1758, Bates BRF 0530 to BRF 0541. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16829. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16829.
ACL Doc numbers and their short links never change. See how to cite the Library.
Talk with an asbestos lawyer
Start with what you remember, and we'll take it from there.
This page is provided for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Every asbestos case turns on its own facts, exposure history, diagnosis, deadlines, available evidence, and applicable law. Reviewing this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. For advice about your specific situation, call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.