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NIOSH 'Dear Colleague' Letter on Asbestos Exposure During Servicing of Motor Vehicle Brake and Clutch Assemblies, in Current Intelligence Bulletin 5 (1975)

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NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin 5 dated August 8, 1975, consisting of a cover page, a letter alerting recipients to potential asbestos hazards in servicing motor vehicle brake and clutch assemblies, a reference list, workforce exposure estimates, and interim NIOSH recommended servicing procedures. The letter reports Mount Sinai air sampling data from brake servicing operations and at least four mesothelial tumor cases in brake servicing workers.

Author
J. William Lloyd, M.D. (Director, Office of Occupational Health Surveillance and Biometrics)
Published by
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-3138
Date
August 8, 1975
Number
Bates UCC 019756 to UCC 019762
Library no.
ACL Doc 17977 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17977
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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  • Page 1: Cover page of Current Intelligence Bulletin 5, 'Asbestos Exposure During Servicing of Motor Vehicle Brake and Clutch Assemblies'
  • Pages 2-3: NIOSH 'Dear Colleague' letter signed by J. William Lloyd on brake servicing asbestos exposure and mesothelial tumors
  • Page 4: List of six references on brake lining emissions and mesothelioma
  • Page 5: Estimates of the workforce potentially exposed to asbestos in brake and clutch manufacture and servicing
  • Pages 6-7: NIOSH recommended interim procedures for asbestos brake and clutch servicing

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From J. William Lloyd, M.D. (Director, Office of Occupational Health Surveillance and Biometrics) to Dear Colleague.

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Asbestos Brakes, Clutches, and Friction Materials · EPA · NIOSH · OSHA · U.S. Bureau of Mines · What is asbestosis.

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This is document UC-3138 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers UCC 019756 to UCC 019762.

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J. William Lloyd, M.D. (Director, Office of Occupational Health Surveillance and Biometrics). “NIOSH 'Dear Colleague' Letter on Asbestos Exposure During Servicing of Motor Vehicle Brake and Clutch Assemblies, in Current Intelligence Bulletin 5.” August 8, 1975. Union Carbide documents, UC-3138, Bates UCC 019756 to UCC 019762. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17977. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17977.

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