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Reprint of a 1970 journal article in which Dr. Irving J. Selikoff describes the Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program, a cooperative effort of the insulators' union, Johns-Manville, Mount Sinai, and government. It reports mortality findings among New York area asbestos insulation workers and describes dust-control measures such as respirators, mixing bags, dust-suppressing sprays and saw attachments. unreviewed
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- Author
- Irving J. Selikoff, M.D. (Director, Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Director of the Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program)
- Published by
- Industrial Medicine and Surgery (journal), Miami, Fla.; reprint from the Occupational Medicine section
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-3935
- Date
- April 1970
- Number
- Bates A07374 to UCC 014569
- Rights
- A published article used as a document in asbestos litigation. Its copyright is not ours, so we describe it and link to it rather than host it.
Read the article
Irving J. Selikoff, M.D.. "Partnership for Prevention - The Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program." Industrial Medicine and Surgery 39(4):162, 1970.
People and organizations
From Irving J. Selikoff, M.D. (Director, Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Director of the Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program).
- Irving J. Selikoff (author)
- Industrial Medicine and Surgery (its organization)
- American Cancer Society (named)
- Environmental Sciences Laboratory (named)
- Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program (named)
- International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers (named)
- Johns-Manville (named)
- Sprayed Mineral Fiber Manufacturers Association (named)
- St. Luke's Hospital (named)
- The City University of New York (named)
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This is document UC-3935 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers A07374 to UCC 014569.
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Irving J. Selikoff, M.D. (Director, Environmental Sciences Laboratory, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Director of the Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program). “I. J. Selikoff, 'Partnership for Prevention – The Insulation Industry Hygiene Research Program,' Industrial Medicine and Surgery.” April 1970. Union Carbide documents, UC-3935, Bates A07374 to UCC 014569. Industrial Medicine and Surgery (journal), Miami, Fla.; reprint from the Occupational Medicine section. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-3935.
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