John J. Welsh to Frank X. Worden Forwarding OSHA Correspondence on Medical Examinations for Asbestos Exposure (1972)

A one-page letter from Union Carbide's Corporate Medical Director thanking a Western Electric environmental health consultant for a copy of an OSHA letter on asbestos. It is followed by three attached 1972 letters: OSHA's Sept. 1 reply to Western Electric, OSHA's Aug. 8 holding response, and Western Electric's July 13 inquiry to OSHA about medical examinations for asbestos-exposed employees.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter, J. J. Welsh (Union Carbide) to F. X. Worden (Western Electric), Nov. 9, 1972, acknowledging receipt of the Scannell letter
• Page 2: Letter, Gerard F. Scannell, Director, OSHA Office of Standards, to V. J. Meyers, Western Electric, Sept. 1, 1972, on medical examinations for asbestos exposure
• Page 3: Letter, OSHA Division of General Industry Standards (O'Neill) to V. J. Meyers, Aug. 8, 1972, stating a final response awaits legal clearance
• Page 4: Letter, V. J. Meyers (Western Electric) to Chain Robbins, OSHA, July 13, 1972, asking about the basis for the asbestos medical examination requirement

People and organizations

From John J. Welsh, M.D. (Corporate Medical Director) to Frank X. Worden (Environmental Health Consultant, Western Electric Company).

• John J. Welsh (author)
• Frank X. Worden (recipient)
• Corporate Medical Department (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Division of General Industry Standards (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• Office of the Solicitor (named)
• OSHA (named)
• U.S. Department of Labor (named)
• Western Electric Company (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · NIOSH · OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-1363 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers 03297 to 03298.