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Manhar A. Patel to B. H. Avashia, M.D., and Others on Asbestos Respiratory and Medical Surveillance Requirements, with OSHA Standard Excerpts (1987)

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A two-page Union Carbide internal memo of January 21, 1987, from Manhar A. Patel to medical, safety and engineering staff, forwarding the respirator and medical surveillance requirements of the OSHA asbestos standard for asbestos abatement work. It summarizes the questionnaire, medical exam and six-month respirator fit-test requirements, mentions OSHA-required training for abatement workers, and recommends a team approach using a limited number of employees. It is followed by 15 pages of attached OSHA construction standard text (29 CFR 1926.58) and appendices.

Author
Manhar A. Patel (EM&TS - HS&EA, Industrial Hygiene (originating department as shown; his title is not printed))
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Technical Center, South Charleston, WV (EM&TS - HS&EA, Industrial Hygiene)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-3242
Date
January 21, 1987
Number
Bates UCC 016727 to UCC 016743
Library no.
ACL Doc 18048 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18048
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-2: Memo from Manhar A. Patel, Jan. 21, 1987, on asbestos respiratory and medical surveillance requirements
  • Page 3: Attachment: OSHA asbestos standard text on respirator selection and fit testing (Table D-4 and related paragraphs)
  • Pages 4-8: Attachment: Appendix C to 1926.58, qualitative and quantitative respirator fit-testing procedures (BNA reprint)
  • Pages 9-10: Attachment: 1926.58(m) medical surveillance and (n) recordkeeping provisions
  • Pages 11-17: Attachment: Appendix D to 1926.58, medical questionnaires (mostly garbled OCR; page 11 intro text legible)

People and organizations

From Manhar A. Patel (EM&TS - HS&EA, Industrial Hygiene (originating department as shown; his title is not printed)) to B. H. Avashia, M.D. (512/23); P. D. Gossage (701/4); B. R. McMakin (512/2009); L. R. Noble (725/1); R. G. Rowe, M.D. (791).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

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This is document UC-3242 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 17 pages. Production numbers UCC 016727 to UCC 016743.

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Manhar A. Patel (EM&TS - HS&EA, Industrial Hygiene (originating department as shown, his title is not printed)). “Manhar A. Patel to B. H. Avashia, M.D., and Others on Asbestos Respiratory and Medical Surveillance Requirements, with OSHA Standard Excerpts.” January 21, 1987. Union Carbide documents, UC-3242, Bates UCC 016727 to UCC 016743. Union Carbide Corporation, Technical Center, South Charleston, WV (EM&TS - HS&EA, Industrial Hygiene). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18048. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18048.

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