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FILE NAME: Chrysler (CHR) DATE: 0000 DOC#: CHR121 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Chrysler Corp from Dept of Health & Human Services 9 W P A IT M IM 09 HIAITM * HUMAN StlV IC lS **1*1 *** 0* Owum* $* ****? Ut ree**** *****0*41 Iren n , *r, Ci p I Uncucki Operations hiftiger Chrysler Chq1ca1 Division $437 tfest ,Jeffr$oft74 Trenton, Michigan 44113 O tif Mr. Uneven; ?he prelinlnary analysis of r t t u lt i fro the M d ieal aval m l on of the Chrysler Trenton Cha1cal f l i n t anployees he* been computed, The f0U ^ U report sunaarUts the tests conducts ts n i l i$ p r tlliln a r y results of tha tests* Methods of tsstssment \ The methods amoleyed to assess worker exposures to asbestos and subfooiint physical chinas associated with exposure, included chest X-ray*, pulitontry function tests, i rtspiratory/naurcOthavloral quastionnaire end, for n il chenical products eployees, flood saaples for le id analysis. Chest X-rays taken, wen reed by two radiologists (8*Beiders) using tfce* In te rn itio n il Syste for Pneunocoftiostt, When the radiologists disagreed e the extent, site, or locetton of radiological signs of pneunoconioses, the X-ray was rtid by i th ird {Q-fteidtr). Results were reported bised upos igrtenent by two of the three radiologies*. fuloem ry function tests wart conducted according to the c r it e r li rtcemend by the American ThorKic Society* One*second forced explretory volune {FEY end forced vita l capacity (FYC) were leisured, and predicted values were calculated using the Knudson aouatloos. The questionnaire was derived fro the Amrtcan Thoracic Society's standardized questions for assessing respiratory health, In addition, werkt responded to questions about pest wort h is to rie s , langth of tep1oyent at t company, sofclng history# and specific self-raported tedlcal conditions, assuits One hundred seventy-one persons participated in the edict! evaluation, th participants included 779 o f the active workforce at tM a plant, Mens the 171 participants were 39 nanageent personnel and 17 r a tifie s , Fifty-ban percent of the workforce was enployed In fric tio n products, 349 of the work were aoployad 1n the chenical division, and l i t of the workers s p lit their work between frictio n products and chtnical products. n r rtnaaR ?ftfl 2 * Cari Uncucli Caotoyoo chost X*ryt ihouod tltrtt portoni iti r iililo o ic i? i m coSiTli wit* W ^ o e w < m , Ono X*ry lhol b ilo t o r il s a lii roundtd opocH I ss tho aiddlo A4 uppor I w f ffolds i t r i t o n i ty p ic iU y ippotrt I ir r o r i! o p 1 tU l tu tll 1441 Md 1o*tr 2PM I of U t iv fif), TU* X-rty $hoL p itv r il tM c lin in f; ono of th tw X*riyt tftouod pi u n i thl ctoni olona t 4ft9flr9 irltH circvascrfbod pliquot tlo n f tfto chost *?!, ad tho soco*4 X*ry I P M 4 plouri! thickoninf involtino tho rip n t coitophroaU n tlt vi drcuascHbod p ii cuoi ilo n f tho chost o li. Abnormi pulnoniry fonction U s t i wtro rocordoO for 21 portons, Tfconty portons 031) oxh1bttt4 il obstruction pittori (tovon of ho 1# h4 peni b it rostrtcttvo if fo c t ) , in4 4 vortors (3.SS) shom4 I ro tt M otivo p ottim , Portoni viti obstrvetivo Hf>*y dftoiso ivo 41fffcvlty t i n n i r t i r r ip id i/ . Hit aott cenmn auso of io costru ttivo pittori 1s saoklnf. Portons with ro strlctivo pottorns hvo d if f ic u lt f i l i in tholr lun|t to c ip ic fty , Jtistrictivo p it t im i uould Po ixp ocu d for thoso txposoO to hip lo y tls of dust or flbort lu d i $ isbcstos. Pcrcont prodictod FVC w$ ust4 s m isuro of re stric tiv e pulaoniry tffoc md ftv i/ rv c is tot suro of obstructive tffo c t. Afor c o rro ttila for i unoklna elthor poretnt proditod FVC or PIVI/FVC $ $ i$ o ifle in tly issociitod *1th /tors ork in frictio n precucts* / t ir of or* 1 cheloi l Products, or ytors t Chryslor, tood 14 uopi col 1k tod fro 21 Chialcol p tw t optritors shom4 one$1 1d lavai# 43 up/4l, frtfttor thon 40 ia/41. Indi c itin o txc is s iv i ixposurt* Tho rmo1n1no 2? Ilocd tood 1ovoli rana# fro U s i thon S to 23 uf/41# v ii tho xpocttd distribution for o populition not occupatimi! 1y xpesod to 1 b is lo tto r consti tutto in intoriu roport o f tho uodicil m o ly sis to doto, you ivo c a u tio n s bout thoso fo su tts, you i y con tit oo i t (513) S i i -434 3*H. tpi dosi OlOff i t Modica! Section H uard evoluiti on ind TKhnicil Assi stanco trinca 01v ision of Survol 11inco, K m rd Cviluotions ind F ie li Studios