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Council on Economic Priorities, Proposal to Study Occupational Safety and Health in the Chemical Industry, with Union Carbide Report 34-70 Pages (1978)

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Compilation that begins with a Council on Economic Priorities (CEP) brochure and a short summary of CEP's proposed study of occupational safety and health at the eight largest U.S. chemical companies, which include Union Carbide. It continues with the full proposal, revised September 1978, covering the study goals, OSHA background, assessment criteria, work plan, advisory board and a $212,951 budget. The last pages are tables of tracheal insufflation results in rats at 30, 60, 90 and 180 days (Report 34-70) and an asbestos bibliography, stamped with UCC and A-series numbers. unreviewed

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Author
Matt Meyers (author and project director of the proposed study)
Published by
Council on Economic Priorities
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-5364
Date
September 1978
Number
Bates LAM 025360 to A23733
Rights
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Matt Meyers. "Proposal to Study Occupational Safety and Health in the Chemical Industry, with Union Carbide Report 34-70 Pages." 1978.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-2: CEP cover and brochure describing what CEP does, the impact of its studies and who uses them
  • Page 3: Page of names with garbled OCR; apparently a list of CEP board members or supporters
  • Pages 4-6: Summary proposal: Occupational Safety and Health in the Chemical Industry (goal, need, criteria, data base, companies, funding, author)
  • Pages 7-40: Full proposal by Matt Meyers, revised September 1978: table of contents, OSHA background, OSHA forms exhibits, work plan, advisory board, budget, footnotes and bibliography
  • Pages 41-45: Not sent for cataloging
  • Pages 46-48: Report 34-70 pages 3-5: Tables 34-19 to 34-22, tracheal insufflation in rats sacrificed 30, 60, 90 and 180 days after dosing (UCC 015923-015924 and following)
  • Pages 49-50: Report 34-70 pages 6-7: bibliography on asbestos, asbestosis and dust, with analytical and review references

People and organizations

From Matt Meyers (author and project director of the proposed study).

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This is document UC-5364 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 50 pages. Production numbers LAM 025360 to A23733.

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Matt Meyers (author and project director of the proposed study). “Council on Economic Priorities, Proposal to Study Occupational Safety and Health in the Chemical Industry, with Union Carbide Report 34-70 Pages.” September 1978. Union Carbide documents, UC-5364, Bates LAM 025360 to A23733. Council on Economic Priorities. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-5364.

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