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R. H. Mereness (Asbestos Information Association) to Participants in Industry Response to OSHA Asbestos Proposal, Forwarding Dr. Hans Weill's Statement (1976)

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A cover memo from the Asbestos Information Association's executive director describes the schedule for the industry's comments to OSHA on the proposed revision of the asbestos standard (comment deadline April 9) and forwards a statement by the Association's medical consultant, Dr. Hans Weill. Weill's statement reviews the studies OSHA cited for lowering the permissible exposure from 2 to 0.5 fibers per ml, including British textile plant exposure data and a NIOSH gold miner study, and favors keeping the 2 fiber per ml standard. A reference list and Weill's curriculum vitae follow.

Author
R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America); Hans Weill, M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine; Association's medical consultant)
Published by
Asbestos Information Association/North America
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-3926
Date
March 15, 1976
Number
Bates UCC 014340 to UCC 014368
Library no.
ACL Doc 18565 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18565
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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  • Page 1: AIA/NA memo from R. H. Mereness to participants forwarding Dr. Weill's comments on the proposed OSHA asbestos standard revision
  • Pages 2-26: Statement by Hans Weill, M.D., on OSHA's proposed rules on occupational exposure to asbestos (Docket No. H-033)
  • Page 27: References cited in Weill's statement
  • Pages 28-29: Curriculum vitae of Hans Weill, M.D.
  • Page 30: Page 30 has no OCR text; content not confirmed (possibly a continuation of the CV or a blank page)

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From R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America); Hans Weill, M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine; Association's medical consultant) to Participants in Asbestos Industry Response to the Proposed Asbestos Regulation.

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This is document UC-3926 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 30 pages. Production numbers UCC 014340 to UCC 014368. The same document is also document UC-857.

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R. H. Mereness (Executive Director, Asbestos Information Association/North America), Hans Weill, M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, Association's medical consultant). “R. H. Mereness (Asbestos Information Association) to Participants in Industry Response to OSHA Asbestos Proposal, Forwarding Dr. Hans Weill's Statement.” March 15, 1976. Union Carbide documents, UC-3926, Bates UCC 014340 to UCC 014368. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18565. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18565.

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