DOE Worker Health-Related Studies and Programs
DOE Sites with Programs Subject to Review by the Central Be IRB
Former Beryllium Workers Medical Surveillance Program Sites
The Former Beryllium Worker Medical Surveillance Program is designed to assess the health impacts of DOE operations on former employees thought to have worked with beryllium. Currently, the program is carried out by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). ORISE offers medical screening examinations and diagnostic evaluations to individuals with positive screening results.
Albuquerque: Kansas City Plant, Pantex Plant, Sandia National Laboratory, Burlington Plant
Chicago: Argonne National Laboratory (East and West), Fermi National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Oakland: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory
Ohio: Fernald, Mound
Oak Ridge: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Y-12 Plant
Rocky Flat: Rocky Flats Site
Schenectady Naval Reactor Office : Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
Former Worker Program Sites
This program identifies former workers who might be at risk of adverse health effects as a result of their DOE employment at the sites listed below. Targeted medical screening is offered based on the workers' highest occupational exposures, which can include any or all of the following: beryllium, asbestos, radiation, cadmium, chromium, silica, welding fumes, lead, solvents, mercury, and noise.
Albuquerque: Development of a Screening Program for Former Los Alamos National Laboratory Workers (conducted by Johns Hopkins University); Medical Monitoring at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (conducted by the University of Iowa)
Amchitka Island: Amchitka Workers Medical Surveillance Program (conducted by the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the Alaska State District Council of Laborers)
Idaho (includes ANL-W): Medical Surveillance for Former INEEL Workers (conducted by Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical, and Energy International Union)
Nevada: Medical Surveillance for Former Department of Energy Workers at the Nevada Test Site (conducted by Boston University)
Oak Ridge: Medical Surveillance Program for Construction Workers at Oak Ridge (conducted by the University of Cincinnati); Medical Surveillance of Current and Former Workers and the Department of Energy's Gaseous Diffusion Plants (conducted by Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy International Union)
Rocky Flats: Rocky Flats Former Worker Screening Program (conducted by University of Colorado Health Sciences Center)
Richland: Hanford Building Trades Medical Screening Program (conducted by the Center to Protect Workers' Rights); Former Hanford Worker Medical Monitoring Program (conducted by the University of Washington)
Savannah River: Augusta Building Trades Medical Screening Program (conducted by Center to Protect Workers' Rights); Savannah River Site Former Production Worker Health Project (conducted by the Medical University of South Carolina)
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Content reviewed: May 3, 2007