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D. K. Mattheis to ORC Asbestos Task Force Transmitting the ORC Recommended Asbestos Standard, with ORC's Comment Letter to OSHA's T. G. Auchter (1983)

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Exhibit combining a June 7, 1983 ORC memorandum transmitting the final ORC Asbestos Standard, a June 6, 1983 letter from ORC to OSHA recommending a 0.5 fiber/cc permissible exposure limit, and the recommended standard with its rationale and appendices. The discussion covers fiber definitions, chrysotile versus amphibole risk, risk estimation, fiber counting methods, and medical surveillance.

Author
Darrrell K. Mattheis (ORC memorandum author); Richard F. Boggs, Ph.D. (Vice President, Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.)
Published by
Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4191
Date
June 7, 1983
Number
Bates UCC 009819 to UCC 009932
Library no.
ACL Doc 18785 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18785
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: ORC memorandum from D. K. Mattheis to the Physicians Group and Asbestos Task Force, June 7, 1983, transmitting the ORC Asbestos Standard
  • Pages 2-3: Letter from R. F. Boggs of ORC to OSHA's Thorne Auchter, June 6, 1983, recommending a 0.5 fiber/cc exposure limit
  • Pages 4-6: Table of contents for the discussion, recommended revision of 1910.1001, and appendices
  • Pages 7-40: Introduction and discussion of the recommended revision (definitions, PEL, risk estimation, fiber counting methods), dated 6/3/83
  • Pages 41-110: Remainder of the discussion, recommended standard text and Appendices A-C (pages not sent for cataloging)
  • Pages 111-114: Appendix D: physician training guidelines and Appendix D-2 source references
  • Page 115: Final page, blank in the OCR

People and organizations

From Darrrell K. Mattheis (ORC memorandum author); Richard F. Boggs, Ph.D. (Vice President, Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.) to ORC Occupational Safety & Health Physicians Group; ORC Asbestos Task Force; Thorne G. Auchter (Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, OSHA).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Fiber Counting · OSHA · Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL).

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This is document UC-4191 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 115 pages. Production numbers UCC 009819 to UCC 009932.

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Darrrell K. Mattheis (ORC memorandum author), Richard F. Boggs, Ph.D. (Vice President, Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.). “D. K. Mattheis to ORC Asbestos Task Force Transmitting the ORC Recommended Asbestos Standard, with ORC's Comment Letter to OSHA's T. G. Auchter.” June 7, 1983. Union Carbide documents, UC-4191, Bates UCC 009819 to UCC 009932. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18785. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18785.

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