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Lorin E. Kerr (UMWA) Statement to NIOSH Public Hearing on a Proposed Standard for Asbestos Exposure in Coal Mining (1974)

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Statement by Dr. Lorin E. Kerr of the United Mine Workers of America to a June 5, 1974 NIOSH public hearing on a proposed asbestos exposure standard for coal mining. It says the UMWA considered the proposed two-fiber standard too high and criticized coal operators' objections to it. A UMWA letter of December 8, 1972 to the Bureau of Mines on the asbestos dust standard is attached.

Author
Lorin E. Kerr, M.D., M.S.P.H. (Director, Department of Occupational Health, United Mine Workers of America); W. A. Boyle (President (apparent signer of the attached Dec. 8, 1972 UMWA letter))
Published by
United Mine Workers of America, Department of Occupational Health
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4356
Date
June 5, 1974
Number
Bates UCC 009522 to UCC 009527
Library no.
ACL Doc 18933 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18933
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-4: Statement by Lorin E. Kerr, M.D., for the UMWA on a proposed standard on exposure to asbestos in coal mining, NIOSH public hearing, June 5, 1974
  • Pages 5-6: Attached UMWA Department of Occupational Health letter of December 8, 1972 to the Bureau of Mines on the proposed asbestos dust standard
  • Page 7: No text in OCR (apparently blank)

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From Lorin E. Kerr, M.D., M.S.P.H. (Director, Department of Occupational Health, United Mine Workers of America); W. A. Boyle (President (apparent signer of the attached Dec. 8, 1972 UMWA letter)) to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (public hearing); Hubert Osborn (Bureau of Mines (addressee of the attached 1972 letter)).

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This is document UC-4356 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers UCC 009522 to UCC 009527.

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“Lorin E. Kerr (UMWA) Statement to NIOSH Public Hearing on a Proposed Standard for Asbestos Exposure in Coal Mining.” June 5, 1974. Union Carbide documents, UC-4356, Bates UCC 009522 to UCC 009527. United Mine Workers of America, Department of Occupational Health. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18933. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18933.

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