2 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Asbestos disease in United States shipyards
…turnover. About one in 500 private-shipyard workers was an "asbestos worker," but other trades also had opportunity for exposure. They followed 440 insulation workers in nine shipyard union locals from 1967 through 1976. Of these…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1976
Industrial hygiene and occupational health studies in Australian (New South Wales) shipyards
…noise, asbestos and solvents. In welding investigations, done mainly at the request of union representatives, four were judged hazardous. Total fume in the breathing zone frequently exceeded 15 mg/m3 when men welded over coated surfaces…