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Gerard F. Scannell (OSHA) to V. J. Meyers (Western Electric) on Medical Examinations for Asbestos-Exposed Employees (1972)

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Letter from the OSHA Office of Standards replying to a July 13, 1972 letter from Western Electric to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor. It states that medical examinations are required for employees regularly exposed to airborne asbestos dust, and that the levels of asbestos fiber above zero exposure that will not produce mesothelioma, lung cancer and abdominal neoplasms were not specifically known at that time.

Author
Gerard F. Scannell (Director, Office of Standards)
Published by
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-5091
Date
September 1, 1972
Number
Bates 03298
Library no.
ACL Doc 19584 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19584
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From Gerard F. Scannell (Director, Office of Standards) to V. J. Meyers (Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Administration, Western Electric).

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This is document UC-5091 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 1 page. Production numbers 03298.

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Gerard F. Scannell (Director, Office of Standards). “Gerard F. Scannell (OSHA) to V. J. Meyers (Western Electric) on Medical Examinations for Asbestos-Exposed Employees.” September 1, 1972. Union Carbide documents, UC-5091, Bates 03298. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19584. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19584.

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