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Testimony of Richard A. Lemen, NIOSH Assistant Branch Chief, to the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation on February 12, 1980. He called asbestos probably the leading occupational health problem in the United States and reviewed disease among shipyard workers and seamen. He cited engine-room fiber counts from a Maritime Administration study and rip-out levels of 40 to 150 fibers/cc at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. He explained why NIOSH recommended lowering the standard to 0.1 fiber/cc. Attached is the complete paper 'Epidemiology of Asbestos-Related Diseases' by Lemen, J. M. Dement and J. K. Wagoner (Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 34, pp. 1–11, February 1980).
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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- 1980
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- ACL Doc 21608 · asbestosclaims.law/library/21608
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- US government work, in the public domain.
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“Statement of Richard A. Lemen Before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.” 1980. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 21608. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/21608.
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