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The exhibit has two parts. The first is an excerpt (paper pages 11-26, plus a reference list) from a paper reviewing mesothelioma, fiber types, asbestos manufacture and use, exposure standards, substitutes and who should decide on regulation. The second is an outline of a talk with transparencies on medical surveillance of asbestos-exposed persons, covering asbestos-related diseases, the OSHA medical examination requirements and their deficiencies. No author or date is shown.
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-4217
- Number
- Bates UCC 010213 to A00946
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 18810 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18810
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Pages 1-16: Excerpt of a paper (paper pp. 11-26): mesothelioma and fiber type, issues at stake, manufacture and use of asbestos products, exposure standards, substitutes, and views of scientists, unions and government on who decides
- Pages 17-19: Numbered reference list for the paper (citations from 1960 to 1977)
- Pages 20-36: Talk outline and transparencies on medical surveillance of persons exposed to asbestos: diseases, evidence, OSHA medical examination requirements and deficiencies, role of the industrial physician
- Page 37: Page with no legible text in the OCR
People and organizations
- NIOSH (named)
- OSHA (named)
- Pennsylvania Department of Health (named)
- XVIII International Congress on Occupational Health (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Duty to Warn · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · NIOSH · OSHA · What is asbestosis.
About this copy
This is document UC-4217 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 37 pages. Production numbers UCC 010213 to A00946.
Cite this document
“Excerpt of Paper on Asbestos Health Issues and Regulation, with Talk on Medical Surveillance of Asbestos-Exposed Persons (undated).” Union Carbide documents, UC-4217, Bates UCC 010213 to A00946. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18810. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18810.
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