I. C. Savers, 'Asbestos as a Health Hazard in the United Kingdom,' Union Carbide U.K. Alloys Division Report (1967)

A 1967 report by I. C. Savers on UK concern about the toxicity of asbestos, written during Union Carbide U.K.'s promotion of Coalinga asbestos. It describes customer, industry, docker and Factory Inspectorate reactions, summarizes the medical literature on asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, and discusses the company's responsibilities. It recommends dust counts and that Union Carbide offer trace-element analysis of the UICC standard asbestos samples to the Pneumoconiosis Research Unit.

People and organizations

From I. C. Savers (Alloys Division, Special Products Department, Union Carbide U.K. Limited (per cover page)).

• I. C. Savers (author)
• Alloys Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Charles Turner (named)
• Dartford Paper (named)
• Factory Health Inspectors (named)
• Imperial mill (named)
• London Hospital (named)
• Ministry of Labour (U.K.) (named)
• Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance (named)
• Ministry of Social Security (named)
• Paper and Board Makers Federation (named)
• Pneumoconiosis Research Unit (named)
• Reed Group (named)
• Southalls (named)
• Sunday Times (named)
• U.I.C.C (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Coalinga District · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · Pneumoconiosis · UICC · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-4737 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 20 pages. Production numbers A04830 to A04847.