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John J. Welsh, M.D., to W. J. Kovack on the Asbestos Standard (1973)

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Letter from the Union Carbide Medical Department to W. J. Kovack of the Mining and Metals Division, with copies to W. T. Atkinson and W. C. Thurber, on the asbestos standard. It said the B.C.O.A. Committee had informed NIOSH of its concern about a two-fiber standard, and compared the OSHA five-fiber standard (two fibers from 1976) and ten-fiber ceiling with the Coal Mine Law's half-hour limit.

Author
John J. Welsh, M.D. (Medical Department, 4th Floor)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Medical Department
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-3927
Date
December 18, 1973
Number
Bates UCC 014387
Library no.
ACL Doc 18566 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18566
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From John J. Welsh, M.D. (Medical Department, 4th Floor) to Mr. W. J. Kovack (Mining and Metals Division, 38th Floor, 270 Park Avenue); Mr. W. T. Atkinson (copy recipient); Mr. W. C. Thurber (copy recipient).

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This is document UC-3927 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers UCC 014387.

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“John J. Welsh, M.D., to W. J. Kovack on the Asbestos Standard.” December 18, 1973. Union Carbide documents, UC-3927, Bates UCC 014387. Union Carbide Corporation, Medical Department. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18566. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18566.

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