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FILENAME: Flintkote (FLK) DATE: 1976 July DOC#: FLK025 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memos RE OSHA General Asbestos Medical Examination ; TH E FLIKTKOTE COMPANY FL002IN C end INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DIVISION 'CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60411 Inter-Office Memorendum -------- ---------------------- TO FROM Mr. L. 0. Sands Chicago Heights MLro.s AE.ngeJl.esFfetetier-- Mr. 0. B. Wilday New Orleans Mr. E. A. Opila Chicago Heights / y Pr <r^ SUBJECT DATE J u l y 19, 1975 OSHA General Asbestos Medical .Examination Attached 1s photocopy of letter from Mr. J. Schmitt dated July 15, regarding medical examinations. Would you please compile this information and forward it to me. This information will b consolidated and forwarded to Mr. Schmitt. EA0:ph 0229* E. A. Opila Attach s*?-, rj r V ? " '" / v - i v " T - . L- rUNTKOTE Company */.* ' W;;H. Mortonson f East Rutherford . W. Harvey Vernon from ~w~'K~ t n t c r - O f f t c c C n r r r s j u , -nre DATS .*; * July 15, 1976 J. C. Schmitt Rochelle Park : s u b j e c t : OSHA General Asbestes Medical Examination t E. A. Opila Chicago Heights McKinley* Please advise the procedures that are in effect at each of your plant locations with respect to the annual medical examinations for employees exposed to asbestos fiber. Included in the information we require is the description of the examining service or physician used, the7 extent of the examination, and whether employees are'notified of the results of this examination. Are these conducted separately for flooring and liquid products personnel or are the personnel from both operations tested at the same time. When were the first examinations conducted under the requirements OSHA asbestos standard. In the event the examination uncovers a medical or physical condition unrelated to work, what procedures have you considered for notification to the employee and for referral to his own physician. / With respect to the medical reports, do the plants receive complete medical reports including x-rays. How are these filed and retained for future references. / .The information we are seeking/pertains to the actual practices which have been followed in each of the plants thus far. This information will be helpful to us in formulating a uniform company-wide practice to be observed in the future. / JCS/plb cc: S. Weiss - Rochelle Park J. C. Harkness - East Rutherford r! e a v y r m p h a s i s o h * L O S S C*' R E V E H T i O N / _ /v* a -- -/n-S I u