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till >B>* ii tipi min Hu ! ~ */ PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT DUP-2457 ANNUAL REPORT - 1983 PROPOSED BUDGET - 1984 1 i i SSI r W 0907291 CCHIBIT ft oAnij .*-nouu.|m t fojwuau4 rrnrirn) snimuie nransts IW w.. ' '' " 'DECEMBER 1983 DU 028392 Th Company`c efforts to identify employees and pensioners who may have Incurred asbestos-related diseases aa a result of Du Pone employment continue. To date, wa have evaluated 112,000 people and found 1,352 eaata of aabeatoa related abnormalities (22 nalignancies, 200 aabeaeoaia, and 1,020 benign asymptomatic pleural thickening). Through the use of various programs aueh aa epidemiology atudiea, employee medical exams, and PER3 (Peraonal Environment Record Syatam), Medical Dlvialon and the varioua operating departments continue to monitor the offset of other aubatances in the workplace. Public concern about exposure to ehemleals, fueled lr. large part by the aabeatoa experience, has spawned numerous legislative 'victim's compensation* initiatives. This legislation generally would eraata a fund of substantial size derived from levies on industry (primarily ehemleals and petroleum) ta compensate people who allegedly have incurred personal or property damages resulting from exposure to ebeaieals (either from hazardous waste dump sites or from the workplace). The long term economic impact of such '"ialation could be significant. Other major health legislation involves the labelling of products and the general disclosure of the identity and toxleologleal properties of substances to employees, customers, and the general public (the so-called right to know* concept). Thirteen states passed some fora of right to know legislation in 1JS3. DUP 0907292 *'9ftrv DU 028393