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R. R. Rankin to GOHC Members Transmitting Asbestos Reprints (Criteria for Diagnosis of Asbestosis; Lewinsohn on Medical Surveillance) (1983)

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A Union Carbide internal memo from R. R. Rankin transmits an addendum to H. C. Lewinsohn's talk at the GOHC/GSC meeting in Danbury, February 7-9, 1983. Attached are two reprints: the Asbestos International Association Medical Advisory Panel's criteria for diagnosing asbestosis and attributing lung cancer and mesothelioma, and Lewinsohn's Connecticut Medicine article on medical surveillance of asbestos-exposed persons. A GOHC distribution list follows.

Author
R. R. Rankin (HS & EA (Health, Safety & Environmental Affairs), Danbury)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Health, Safety & Environmental Affairs, Danbury, CT
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-3459
Date
February 22, 1983
Number
Bates UCC 017374 to UCC 017385
Library no.
ACL Doc 18212 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18212
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Internal memo from R. R. Rankin, Feb. 22, 1983, 'Asbestos Reprints', transmitting the attachment to GOHC members
  • Pages 2-6: Reprint: Criteria for the Diagnosis of Asbestosis and Considerations in the Attribution of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma to Asbestos Exposure, Medical Advisory Panel to the Asbestos International Association, Int Arch Occup Environ Health 49:357-361 (1982)
  • Pages 7-11: Reprint: H. C. Lewinsohn, 'The Medical Surveillance of Persons Exposed to Asbestos', Connecticut Medicine, Vol 46, No. 9 (September 1982)
  • Page 12: General Occupational Health Committee distribution list with cc names
  • Page 13: Page 13 supplied with no OCR text or image; contents unknown

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From R. R. Rankin (HS & EA (Health, Safety & Environmental Affairs), Danbury) to GOHC (See Attached List) (General Occupational Health Committee).

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This is document UC-3459 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 13 pages. Production numbers UCC 017374 to UCC 017385.

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R. R. Rankin (HS & EA (Health, Safety & Environmental Affairs), Danbury). “R. R. Rankin to GOHC Members Transmitting Asbestos Reprints (Criteria for Diagnosis of Asbestosis; Lewinsohn on Medical Surveillance).” February 22, 1983. Union Carbide documents, UC-3459, Bates UCC 017374 to UCC 017385. Union Carbide Corporation, Health, Safety & Environmental Affairs, Danbury, CT. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18212. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18212.

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