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PROGRAMS manpower requirements for ccmpetative manufacturing. exposure r. t.-.e Although the health of employees is tha chiaf basis for this recommenda tion, othar contributing factors ara givan sartous consideration. These factors include employee morale and ;cb satisfaction, public relations, xadiolagal situations, and regulations sat forth by stats and federal governmental agencies. Except for our Bladder Tumor Program, no reference is made in the charts (appended) of numbers of employees on health control programs in the past. Currently, there is 30 different special health mom tons* programs on Chambers works. The number of employees at potential risk in these programs is aggrega.^as 5,S33 persons. Obviously there are not this many employees st risk, since the same employee may be on a number of different health control programs. Still, thare are S.S33 opportunities for adverse health effects or to potentially bring compensation claims against tha Company. A great many sore medical records vers reviewed to keep the present number at this level. Those employees with pre-existing disease or whose past medical history implied they were an above-average risk have been eliminated from work assignments where these health monitoring programs are required. No special health control programs currently exist far the remaining 2,500 to 3,000 chemicals on Char:art works. However, considering federal legislation and Du ?onc Corporate guidelines, a significant number of entirely new speeisl health control programs can realistically be anticipated to be required In the very near future. These will include special health programs for heat stress, more carcinogens, benzene, toluene, nitrogmn oxide and sulfur dioxide. Also, 400 Ministandards are purported to be published this year. Simple estidstion infers that the number of employees currently at potential risk, will expand to .neiude the entire work force. The immediate dollar cost to add these new special health control programs will at least double. The long-range financial cost will have a such greater cost multiple because of the public relations and workmen's compensation implications where emotions outstrip reason and sanity. william E/Neeld, Jr.. M.D Director, Medical Division 1415 DUP 0903560 DU 024936