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FILE NAME: General Motors (GM) DATE: 1939 DOC#: GM013 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Book Excerpt - Medicolegal Phases of Occupational Diseases Copyright 1931) by C. 0 . S.U'I'INGTON' All rights reserved Printed in the L'nited States of America MEDICOLEGAL PHASES OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES An Outline of Theory and Practice Formerly Director of Industrial Health. National Safety Council; formerly special lecturer oil Industrial Hygiene and Occupa tional Diseases, University of California, Stanford Medical School, University of Michigan. University of Illinois Medical School, and Kush Medical School. 19:;:) Industrial Health Book Company Chicago .a.mdipulme, ; el c hu 1its icteria nrax, 1, but l raree, and agents . CDflt tit ere rence : dis- any . leved, well i y;ents, these * not CHAPTER II. 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Australia (1) . .................... 105 to 1 7........................... 5104 ((22 ---- BBaasseedd uuppoonn celningiicnaelersitnugdipesr)actice) quAiresmaenntesx,atmheplNe eowf tYheorsktaStetacteodDesepcaorntmceernntinogf dLuasbt orre's Mrocaky-d1,ri1ll9i3n7g, acnoddeprmovayidebsefocirtetwd.o3 cTlahssiseswoafsroacdko-pdtreidllinong reqInuirCelmasesntIs,: while drilling rock formations containing tleiossnsthmanust10bpeebrecleonwt f1r0e0e smiliilclaiobnypwaretiigchlet,s dpuesrt ccoubniccenftoroat of IanirC; lass II, where the drilling is in rock formations cthoentcaoinnicnegntrmaotiroen thoafndu1s0t pmeurstcebnet kferepet bseilliocwa b1y0 wmeililgihotn, pa'TrthicelesInpdeursctruibailcAfococtidoefnatirC. ommission of the State of cCoanlicfoenrntriaat*iohnass breecuosmedmeasndaedbatshisat inthedeftoelrlmowininingg litmheitienxg istence of a health hazard in places of employment: yLAM jdl- T A M JtS <>F OONOK.VTKATIO.V.-i II T able Material <'onconr.r.i tion BCeanrbzeonne T(eBtreanczhollo)ride" 11000 ppaarrttss ppeerr mmiilllliioonn CCahrlobroinne.Monoxide 1001 ppaarrrt,s ppeerr mmiilllliioonn FCohrrmomalidc ehAycdide ........... 1 mg. 20pepra1r0ts cupberic mmielltieorn- HGyadsorloingeen C..y...a..n..i..d..e............... . .. . 100200 ppaarrttss ppeerr mmiilllliioonn HHyyddrrooggeenn CFlhuloorriiddee .. . 103 ppaarrttss ppeerr mmiilllliioonn HLeyaddrogen Sulphide . .. . . 1.5 mgs. 50perpa1r0ts cupberic mmielltieorns MNiettrhoagneonl Oxides . . lo4o0 ppaarrttss ppeerr mmiilllliioonn SPuhlopshguenr eDioxide 101 ppaarrtts ppeerr mmiilllliioonn TSiulircpaen(tifnreee silica) . . .... -, . ..10 m illi7o0n0 ppaarrttiscleps,erofmaillsiiozne pbeertwceuebnic of.5ootanodf a5ir. microns. Asbestos .................................... ................ 1b0etmweilelnion0.5paarntidcles1,0 omf iacrsoinzse. Dusts a(nodthtehrostehaonf asilitcoax,ic ansbaetustroes), p50ermciullbioicn fopoatrtoicfleasi,r.of a size pbeertwceuebnic oC.5ootanodf a5ir. micron;. haAvellobweeanbldeerciovnedcenfrtoramtiomnsi scoeflltahneeofuosllosowuirncges:substances Material AAnmilimneo n ia ................................. ACarrsibnoen bisul.p...h..i..d..e............... ECthhloyrleonfoermdich.l..o..r..i.d...e.. NMaeprchuthrya (coal tar) TTeettrraacchhlloorreetthhaynleene TTroilcuhollorethyle.ne. .. ZXiynlcolox. ide.....f..u..m....e..s.................. I I I T able (Jo nee n tration 505 ppaarrttss ppeerr mmiilllliioonn . . 3200 ppaarrttss ppeerr mmiilllliioonn 110000 ppaarrttss ppeerr mmiilllliioonn 2 mgs1.00perpa1r0tscupbeirc mmieltlieorns ............... 20100 ppaarrttss ppeerr mmiilllliioonn 220000 ppaarrttss ppeerr mmiilllliioonn 140 mgs1.00perpa1r0ts cupbeirc mmielltieorns