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H. C. Lewinsohn to T. P. Hall (OSHA) Submitting Comments and Articles on Medical Surveillance of Asbestos Workers (1984)

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Cover letter from Union Carbide's Assistant Corporate Medical Director to OSHA enclosing an outline of his planned comments for the June 19, 1984 informal rulemaking hearing on the proposed asbestos standard, plus three of his published articles on medical surveillance of asbestos-exposed persons and his curriculum vitae. The enclosures include slides on required medical examinations for asbestos workers, a set of diagnostic criteria for asbestosis, a 1980 conference paper on medical surveillance, and an article in Connecticut Medicine on pre-placement evaluation.

Author
Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs Department
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4671
Date
May 23, 1984
Library no.
ACL Doc 19211 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19211
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Cover letter, Lewinsohn to Thomas P. Hall, OSHA, May 23, 1984
  • Pages 2-24: Outline slides, 'Medical Examinations Required for Asbestos Workers' (pre-placement, periodic, termination and retiree surveillance, OSHA requirements and deficiencies)
  • Page 25: Table of medical surveillance schedule by age and years of exposure (OCR largely failed)
  • Pages 26-30: Criteria for diagnosis of asbestosis and considerations in attributing lung cancer and mesothelioma to asbestos exposure (poor OCR)
  • Pages 31-40: Paper 'Medical Surveillance of Asbestos Workers' by H. C. Lewinsohn, Fourth International Conference on Asbestos, May 1980 (poor OCR)
  • Pages 41-45: Not sent
  • Pages 46-49: Article on pre-placement medical evaluation of persons exposed to asbestos, Connecticut Medicine, vol. 46 (poor OCR; includes references)
  • Page 50: Blank or no text

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From Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation) to Mr. Thomas P. Hall (OSHA Division of Consumer Affairs, Docket No. H-033-C).

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This is document UC-4671 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 50 pages.

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Hilton C. Lewinsohn (Assistant Corporate Medical Director, Union Carbide Corporation). “H. C. Lewinsohn to T. P. Hall (OSHA) Submitting Comments and Articles on Medical Surveillance of Asbestos Workers.” May 23, 1984. Union Carbide documents, UC-4671. Union Carbide Corporation, Corporate Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs Department. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19211. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19211.

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