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Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc. 720 Fairport Nursery Road Paineaville, Ohio 44077
May 3, 1991
L. Mark Wine, P.C. Kirkland & Ellis 655 Fifteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005
He: Medical Surveillance Study for OSHA Butadiene Rulemaking
Enclosed please find completed survey re the captioned per your request of April 23, 1991.
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Industrial Relations Manager
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SURVEY OF CMA BUTADIENE PROOUCERS/USERS
1. Dots your company have i program pf periodic medical examination* For employees qai already covared by OSHA regulations?
____ Yt* JL No
If your eoaoeny does not have such an Internally-driven program, please STOP HERE and return the questionnaire. Thank You.
2. What is the frequency of your company's health surveillance program? N/A _2L Annual ____ Every 2 yri. __ Every 3 yrs,
____ Every 4 yrs,
3. Is a standard history taken from the employee? jL Yes ____ ' No
If No, skip to question 5.
4. Which of the following elements Is routinely Included in ths history?
Fast Medical History Family History
X Occupational History
* Occupational Exposure
Social History
to Chemicals
Reproductive History
Chamlcil Exposure In
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Hobbles/At Home
Allergic History
Occupational Radiation
Cardiovascular History
Exposure
Pulmonary History
Occupational Noise
Exposure
Recreational Noise
Exposure
5. Ooes your program Include a physical examination of the employee? _X. Vs ____ Ho
6. If the employee is examined, who is the examiner? y Physician __ PA ____ Nurse ____ Other Practitioner
7. Is this service provided
On-site
2L By company*emp1oyeed personnel
^_ By contract personnel
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7. which of th following examinations are performed?
Chest X-ray
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Spirometry
Vision Test Audiometry
Height Weight
Vital Signs
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Respirator Fit
Testing
C6C, HG8 m Indices
HCT
Urinalysis
SMA-12, 18 or other panel
liver Pinal
Kidney Panel
FIS Coronary Risk Panel
8. Are physical and laboratory txaalnations and findings Interpreted in lignt or the employee's workplace exposure to chemical and
physical agents?
- X Ves _ No
9. Are employees consistently notified of positive findings?
_X. Ys __ Ne
IS. Art tnpioytti eontlsttntly notlfltd of ntgitlvt finding*? _2L Yts __ No
11. Are healtb/medlesl data for gcgUfiA of amployeas with comon chemlcal/physteal agent txposura routinely evaluated to screen for occupational health effects in the cohort?
JL Tea ____ No
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12. What Is the nature of this evaluation of group data?
Clinical Evaluation
Formal Epidemiology
__ Other
_ ____
Again. CMA will be using this information to help design and propose an alternative medical surveillance program for the 05HA butadiene
standard. This Should result in a program whleh Is optimally satisfactory to both OSHA and butadiene producers and users.
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