53 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 3 of 3
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Medical study · Medical research · 1994
Re: Attitudes and opinions regarding asbestos and cancer, 1937-1965
…Adviser to the Trades Union Congress, and he died on 7 May 1932 at the age of 69. The authors concluded that, assuming Henry was correct about Legge's appointments, the trade union communication described by…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1992
Some lessons learned from using participatory methods in asbestos worker training
…methods in response to teacher burnout, student boredom and requests from new staff. The article presented one problem-solving exercise: a case study written for members of the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1983
Proportionate mortality among US shoeworkers, 1966-1977
…examined among 3,754 decedents (2,144 men, 1,610 women) who had worked in shoe manufacturing plants represented by either of two labor unions in the US. None of the shoeworker deaths were attributed to…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
Relative risk of mesothelioma among railroad machinists exposed to chrysotile
…1945, the author followed the 181 machinists hired from 1920 to 1929 through 1986. Deaths were identified from union death claim records. The author concluded from historical sources that the boiler lagging was almost exclusively, if…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1997
Proportionate mortality among unionized construction ironworkers
This report presents the results of proportionate mortality ratios (PMR) and proportionate cancer mortality ratios (PCMR) among 13,301 members of the International Union of Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Ironworkers who had been members for a…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
Latency attention deficit: Asbestos abatement workers need us to investigate
…enforcement resources are limited. A significant proportion of asbestos abatement workers are foreign-born, and may face numerous challenges in achieving safe workplaces, including lack of union representation, economic vulnerability, and inadequate training. Public health surveillance…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
The doctors and the dockers
…provided jointly by a Consultant Chest Physician, the Port Medical Officer, and the Medical Advisor to the Trades Union Congress, declared that they knew of no disease affecting dockers, and stated that intermittent exposure to asbestos…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH): prevention and detection of asbestos-related diseases, 1987-2005
…worker protection programs, the import of asbestos was ceased in 1993 with a few exceptions. Almost all imports ceased in 2005 following European Union directives. Regulation of asbestos abatement companies has been greatly increased. The occupational…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
RE: Mesothelioma and lung tumors attributable to asbestos among petroleum workers. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2000. 37:275-282
…refinery. They also noted that Selikoff et al. (1979) reported many such cases among union contract workers, who had the heaviest asbestos exposures but were not included in company studies. The authors concluded that there can…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Mortality among unionized construction plasterers and cement masons
…cement masons who entered the union after 1950. The present study suggests that plasterers and cement masons still have elevated risks for certain diseases, especially lung and stomach cancer. Therefore, union members currently living should be…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1984
Retired and former asbestos workers in Hawaii
…former male asbestos workers in Hawaii. Most had worked at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, and a few were contacted through two unions. Of 1,401 men reached by letter, 741 replied and 411 were interviewed…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1991
Difficulties of attribution of effect in workers exposed to fiberglass and asbestos
This study examined 175 workers from a rotary spun fiberglass plant in production since 1947. They were invited through their unions. The workers had chest X-rays, lung function tests, questionnaires and chest examinations. Of these…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1995
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Asbestos Program 1987-1992
In 1987-1992, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) implemented a nationwide asbestos program aimed at preventing asbestos-related risks in good cooperation with governmental authorities, industry, trade unions, the health care and insurance systems…