I. C. Sayers, Asbestos as a Health Hazard in the United Kingdom (1967)

A 19-page report by I. C. Sayers of Union Carbide U.K. reviewing UK concern about asbestos toxicity, including customer, paper-mill, and dockers' reactions to Coalinga asbestos. It summarizes the medical and animal-study literature on asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, discusses the threshold limit value and the fibre dimensions of Coalinga chrysotile, and recommends dust counts and an offer of trace-element analysis help to the Pneumoconiosis Research Unit.

People and organizations

From I. C. Sayers (Alloys Division, Special Products Department, Union Carbide U.K. Limited).

• I. C. Sayers (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)
• Tullis Russell (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 · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Coalinga District · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · Pneumoconiosis · Threshold Limit Value (TLV) · UICC · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-5272 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 19 pages. Production numbers UCC 024973 to A11898.