H. C. Lewinsohn to R. W. Rebholz on Asbestos Labeling, with Proposed Chrysotile Label, Health Notes and Kuryla Letter (1983)

Internal memo of February 17, 1983 in which Dr. Lewinsohn responded to Rebholz's February 15, 1983 memorandum and proposed asbestos label, saying the proposed wording was too brief and suggesting an amended label. The exhibit attaches a proposed chrysotile asbestos cancer-hazard warning label, a paper titled 'Asbestos and Health - Perspectives' with references and a fiber table, and a January 11, 1983 letter from W. C. Kuryla to Rebholz about the label and consulting Lewinsohn.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Memo from H. C. Lewinsohn to R. W. Rebholz, Feb. 17, 1983, on asbestos labeling
• Page 2: Proposed 'Chrysotile Asbestos Warning - Cancer Hazard' package label text
• Pages 3-8: Notes titled 'Asbestos and Health - Perspectives' on asbestos types, disease, dose-response and standards
• Page 9: References list for the notes
• Page 10: Table 1, characteristics of main types of asbestos fiber
• Page 11: Letter from W. C. Kuryla to R. W. Rebholz, Jan. 11, 1983, on asbestos labeling and consulting Dr. Lewinsohn
• Page 12: Page with no OCR text; content not shown

People and organizations

From H. C. Lewinsohn (MB.BCh., FCCP, Assistant Corporate Medical Director); William C. Kuryla (Ph.D., Corporate Manager, Applied Toxicology Services (author of the January 11, 1983 letter, pages 11-12)) to Mr. R. W. Rebholz (Metals).

• William C. Kuryla (author)
• Hilton Cecil Lewinsohn (author)
• R. W. Rebholz (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• MSHA (named)
• NIOSH (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Duty to Warn · MSHA · NIOSH.

About this copy

This is document UC-4102 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 12 pages. Production numbers UCC 017907 to A02776.