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Compilation: S. Holmes Paper 20 on Asbestos Threshold Limit Values (Lyon, 1972) with Asbestos Information Association and Bureau of Mines Letters on Coal Mine Asbestos Standards (1972-1974)

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Compilation of excerpts from S. Holmes's Paper 20 (Biological Effects of Asbestos conference, Lyon, October 1972) on the basis of the British chrysotile hygiene standard, followed by three letters about the proposed asbestos standard for coal mines. The letters are a May 1974 letter from R. H. Mereness to NIOSH about a June 5 hearing, a January 1973 Bureau of Mines acknowledgment to the Asbestos Information Association, and a December 1972 AIA/NA transmittal of its submission to Interior.

Author
S. Holmes (author of Paper 20, Biological Effects of Asbestos conference, Lyon); R. H. Mereness (Executive Director); E. F. Osborn (Director, Bureau of Mines); Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association)
Published by
Asbestos Information Association/North America (with a U.S. Bureau of Mines letter and a conference paper)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4357
Number
Bates UCC 009528 to UCC 009534
Library no.
ACL Doc 18934 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18934
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Cover sheet for Paper 20, Biological Effects of Asbestos, Lyon, October 2-5, 1972, S. Holmes (UCC 009528)
  • Pages 2-3: Paper 20 pages 20-2 and 20-3: introduction on the British chrysotile hygiene standard and the medical aspect (UCC 009529; page 3 Bates not visible)
  • Page 4: Letter, R. H. Mereness to Dr. Raymond T. Moore, NIOSH, 21 May 1974, on attending the June 5 hearing on the proposed coal mine asbestos standard (UCC 009531)
  • Page 5: Letter, E. F. Osborn, Bureau of Mines, to Matthew M. Swetonic, January 10, 1973, acknowledging comments on proposed 30 CFR 71 rulemaking (UCC 009532)
  • Page 6: AIA/NA transmittal letter from Matthew M. Swetonic, December 21, 1972, enclosing its submission on the proposed two fiber standard for surface coal mines (UCC 009533)
  • Page 7: Paper 20 page 20-6: 'The Present Position' on updating the data behind the B.O.H.S. chrysotile standard (UCC 009534)
  • Page 8: No text or Bates number visible

People and organizations

From S. Holmes (author of Paper 20, Biological Effects of Asbestos conference, Lyon); R. H. Mereness (Executive Director); E. F. Osborn (Director, Bureau of Mines); Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association) to Dr. Raymond T. Moore (NIOSH, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare); Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association); William C. Thurber (copy recipient on the Mereness letter).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Johns-Manville · Maryland Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · NIOSH · Threshold Limit Value (TLV) · U.S. Bureau of Mines.

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This is document UC-4357 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 8 pages. Production numbers UCC 009528 to UCC 009534.

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S. Holmes (author of Paper 20, Biological Effects of Asbestos conference, Lyon), R. H. Mereness (Executive Director), E. F. Osborn (Director, Bureau of Mines), Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association). “Compilation: S. Holmes Paper 20 on Asbestos Threshold Limit Values (Lyon, 1972) with Asbestos Information Association and Bureau of Mines Letters on Coal Mine Asbestos Standards (1972-1974).” Union Carbide documents, UC-4357, Bates UCC 009528 to UCC 009534. Asbestos Information Association/North America (with a U.S. Bureau of Mines letter and a conference paper). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18934. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18934.

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