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R. H. Mereness (Asbestos Information Association) to Participants on Task Force Status and Forwarding of Hans Weill, M.D., Comments on the Proposed OSHA Asbestos Standard, with Weill Statement (1976)

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A cover memo from the Asbestos Information Association's executive director describes the schedule for the industry's comment package to OSHA on the proposed revision of the asbestos standard (comment deadline April 9) and forwards Dr. Hans Weill's medical comments. Weill's attached statement reviews the studies OSHA cited for lowering the exposure limit from 2 to 0.5 fibers per ml, presents dust-exposure data from a British asbestos textile plant, and favors giving the 2 fiber per ml standard a reasonable trial. A reference list and Weill's curriculum vitae follow.

Author
R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America); Hans Weill, M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine; Association's medical consultant)
Published by
Asbestos Information Association/North America
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-857
Date
March 15, 1976
Number
Bates 03161 to 03169
Library no.
ACL Doc 16068 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16068
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: AIA/NA memo from R. H. Mereness to task force participants forwarding Dr. Weill's comments on the proposed OSHA standard
  • Pages 2-26: Statement by Hans Weill, M.D., on the OSHA proposed asbestos rule (Docket No. H-033)
  • Page 27: References cited in Weill's statement
  • Pages 28-29: Curriculum vitae of Hans Weill, M.D.

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From R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America); Hans Weill, M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine; Association's medical consultant) to Participants in Asbestos Industry Response to the Proposed Asbestos Regulation.

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Textiles: Cloth, Garments, Gloves, and Blankets · NIOSH · OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard.

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This is document UC-857 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 29 pages. Production numbers 03161 to 03169. The same document is also document UC-3926.

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R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America), Hans Weill, M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, Association's medical consultant). “R. H. Mereness (Asbestos Information Association) to Participants on Task Force Status and Forwarding of Hans Weill, M.D., Comments on the Proposed OSHA Asbestos Standard, with Weill Statement.” March 15, 1976. Union Carbide documents, UC-857, Bates 03161 to 03169. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16068. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16068.

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