HM Factory Inspectorate, Problems arising from the use of Asbestos: Memorandum of the Senior Medical Inspector's Advisory Panel (1967)

A 1967 British government memorandum from the Senior Medical Inspector's Advisory Panel, published by HMSO, on health problems from asbestos use. It covers asbestos imports and uses, the rising incidence of asbestosis, lung cancer, gastro-intestinal cancer, mesothelioma, crocidolite, medical supervision of workers, and air sampling and dust standards. It ends with the Panel's conclusions, references and appendices on sampling methods and a National Mesothelioma Register.

People and organizations

From Senior Medical Inspector's Advisory Panel on Problems Arising from the Use of Asbestos (Chairman: T. A. Lloyd Davies, M.D., F.R.C.P.); R. K. Christy (HM Chief Inspector of Factories (signed the letter of presentation)) to R. J. Gunter, M.P. (Minister of Labour (addressee of the letter of presentation)).

• HM Factory Inspectorate (its organization)
• British Journal of Industrial Medicine (named)
• Cape Asbestos (named)
• Her Majesty's Stationery Office (named)
• Llandough Hospital (named)
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (named)
• Medical Research Council (named)
• Ministry of Labour (U.K.) (named)
• Ministry of Social Security (named)
• Pneumoconiosis Research Unit (named)
• Turner & Newall (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Cape Asbestos · Crocidolite: Blue Asbestos, the Deadliest Type · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · Turner & Newall · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-4295 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 37 pages. Production numbers UCC 011193 to A01674.