Hilton C. Lewinsohn to 'Darrell' Transmitting Draft OSHA Presentation, 'Medical Examinations Required for Asbestos Workers' (1984)

A handwritten cover note dated July 9, 1984 from Hilton C. Lewinsohn, Union Carbide's Assistant Corporate Medical Director, forwarding his submission to OSHA on asbestos and asking for copies for the hearings. It is followed by a draft presentation on medical surveillance of asbestos-exposed workers, prepared for OSHA's rulemaking hearing on the proposed asbestos standard that began June 19, 1984. The draft covers pre-placement and periodic examinations, radiology, lung function tests, sputum cytology and proposed examination schedules (Tables 1-7), with a reference list.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Handwritten cover note from Hilton C. Lewinsohn to Darrell, July 9, 1984, forwarding his OSHA submission on asbestos
• Page 2: Title page: 'Medical Examinations Required for Asbestos Workers', presentation for OSHA rulemaking hearing beginning June 19, 1984
• Page 3: Draft abstract on medical surveillance of asbestos-exposed persons
• Pages 4-6: Introduction and comments on OSHA's risk assessment and proposed standard; start of medical surveillance section
• Pages 7-8: Asbestos-related diseases (asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma) and the role of the physician
• Pages 9-13: Pre-placement medical evaluation, with Tables 1 and 2 on baseline data and examination content
• Pages 14-19: Periodic medical evaluation: physical exam, radiology, pleural changes, lung function, sputum cytology
• Pages 19-23: Content of a medical surveillance program, periodicity, and OSHA proposal comments; Table 3 on page 20 is garbled
• Pages 24-28: Reference list (items 1-32)
• Pages 29-32: Tables 4-7: surveillance schedules for pre-employment and periodic evaluation by age and exposure years
• Page 33: Page with no OCR text

People and organizations

From Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Health Safety and Environmental Affairs, Union Carbide) to Darrell.

• Hilton Cecil Lewinsohn (author)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Ontario Royal Commission (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: OSHA.

About this copy

This is document UC-4176 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 33 pages. Production numbers X409636 to X409667.