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

Report by I. C. Savers of Union Carbide U.K. Limited on the health concerns of UK customers, dockers and regulators about asbestos, and on Union Carbide's actions in the UK. It summarizes the medical and toxicological literature on asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, discusses Calidria (Coalinga) fibre dimensions and the threshold limit value, and recommends dust counts and analytical help to the Pneumoconiosis Research Unit.

People and organizations

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

• I. C. Savers (author)
• Alloys Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Charles Turner (named)
• Factory Health Inspectors (named)
• London Hospital (named)
• Ministry of Labour (U.K.) (named)
• Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance (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 · Threshold Limit Value (TLV) · UICC · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document Union Carbide 735 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 19 pages. Production numbers A04829 to A04847.