H. C. Lewinsohn Cover Note to 'Darrell' and Draft OSHA Hearing Presentation on Medical Examinations Required for Asbestos Workers (1984)

A handwritten note from Hilton C. Lewinsohn to 'Darrell' dated July 9, 1984, enclosing his submission to OSHA on asbestos and asking for copies to be available at the hearings. It is followed by a draft presentation for the OSHA informal rulemaking hearing on the proposed asbestos rule, covering pre-placement and periodic medical surveillance, X-ray and lung function testing, and a proposed schedule of exam frequency, with references and tables.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Handwritten cover note from H. C. Lewinsohn to 'Darrell' dated July 9, 1984, enclosing his OSHA submission on asbestos
• Page 2: Title page: 'Medical Examinations Required for Asbestos Workers', presentation for the OSHA rulemaking hearing beginning June 19, 1984
• Pages 3-23: Draft text: abstract, introduction, comments on OSHA risk assessment, pre-placement and periodic medical evaluation, surveillance program content, and comments
• Pages 24-28: Numbered list of references cited in the presentation
• Page 20: Table 3, a rotated chart of surveillance schedule by age and years of exposure; OCR garbled
• Pages 29-32: Tables 4-7: medical surveillance schedules for pre-employment and periodic evaluation by age or years of exposure

People and organizations

From Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Health Safety and Environmental Affairs, Union Carbide) to Darrell.

• Hilton Cecil Lewinsohn (author)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Ontario Royal Commission (named)
• OSHA (named)

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About this copy

This is document UC-3032 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 32 pages. Production numbers UCC 001487 to UCC 001518.