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H. C. Lewinsohn to S. L. Baye and Others Transmitting Draft OSHA Asbestos Standard Testimony on Medical Examinations for Asbestos Workers (1984)

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A July 3, 1984 cover memo from Dr. Hilton C. Lewinsohn circulated the "final" draft of his testimony for the OSHA informal rulemaking hearing on the proposed asbestos standard. The attached draft, "Medical Examinations Required for Asbestos Workers," discusses pre-placement and periodic medical surveillance, X-ray and lung function testing, and the proposed OSHA standard, and includes a reference list and Tables 3-7 on the frequency of examinations.

Author
Hilton C. Lewinsohn, M.D. (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury, Connecticut)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs Department
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-3030
Date
July 3, 1984
Number
Bates UCC 001424 to UCC 001455
Library no.
ACL Doc 17874 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17874
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Cover memo from H. C. Lewinsohn to distribution list transmitting the final draft of OSHA hearing testimony (July 3, 1984)
  • Page 2: Title page: Medical Examinations Required for Asbestos Workers, presentation for the OSHA informal rulemaking hearing
  • Pages 3-23: Draft testimony: abstract, introduction, medical surveillance, pre-placement and periodic evaluations, program content, comments
  • Pages 24-28: Numbered reference list (32 references)
  • Page 20: Table 3, periodicity of surveillance procedures by age and exposure (OCR garbled)
  • Pages 29-32: Tables 4-7, medical surveillance schedules for pre-employment and for periodic evaluation by age or years of exposure

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From Hilton C. Lewinsohn, M.D. (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury, Connecticut) to S. L. Baye, Esq.; J. B. Browning; T. A. Lincoln, M.D.; J. L. Myers; R. R. Rankin; H. R. Rhodes; W. C. Thurber; B. L. White, Esq..

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This is document UC-3030 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 32 pages. Production numbers UCC 001424 to UCC 001455.

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Hilton C. Lewinsohn, M.D. (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation, Danbury, Connecticut). “H. C. Lewinsohn to S. L. Baye and Others Transmitting Draft OSHA Asbestos Standard Testimony on Medical Examinations for Asbestos Workers.” July 3, 1984. Union Carbide documents, UC-3030, Bates UCC 001424 to UCC 001455. Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs Department. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17874. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17874.

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