E. Q. Hull Forwarding T. A. Lincoln's Memorandum to UCC Physicians on Asbestos, with Background and Regulatory Attachments (1978)

A cover note from E. Q. Hull dated August 9, 1978 forwards an August 3, 1978 memorandum from Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D., to UCC physicians about a government asbestos information campaign. The memorandum asks the physicians to respond knowledgeably to worker inquiries and says projected asbestos disease is exaggerated. Attached are a two-page background paper, the 1972 OSHA asbestos standard from the Federal Register, excerpts of the NIOSH revised recommended asbestos standard, and a list of company physicians.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover note from E. Q. Hull, M.D., dated August 9, 1978, sending Dr. Lincoln's attachment to a distribution list of physicians and nurses
• Page 2: Memorandum from Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D., to UCC Physicians, dated August 3, 1978, on asbestos
• Pages 3-4: Background paper on the April 1978 HEW asbestos notification campaign and the extent of the medical problem
• Pages 5-9: Federal Register, June 7, 1972: OSHA Standard for Exposure to Asbestos Dust (29 CFR 1910.93a)
• Pages 10-14: Excerpts from the NIOSH Revised Recommended Asbestos Standard: effects on humans, carcinogenicity, synergism
• Pages 15-17: Address list of Union Carbide company physicians and locations

People and organizations

From E. Q. Hull, M.D. (Union Carbide physician; signed the cover note); Thomas A. Lincoln, M.D. (Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs, sponsor Mr. J. B. Browning) to UCC Physicians (addressees of the Lincoln memorandum); G. Guzzardo, M.D. / Mr. J. L. Goodson and other Union Carbide physicians, nurses and staff (distribution list on Hull's cover note).

• E. Q. Hull (author)
• Thomas A. Lincoln (author)
• Ucc Physicians (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Advisory Committee on Asbestos Dust (named)
• Department of Commerce (named)
• Insulators' Health Hazards Program (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Treasury Department (named)
• U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (named)

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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Johns-Manville · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · NIOSH · OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-925 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 17 pages. Production numbers A13539 to A13541.