[CPEO-MEF] HEALTH, ENERGY DEPARTMENT: Federal safety agency to evaluate Hanford chemical vapor issue

[Lenny Siegel]

Federal safety agency to evaluate Hanford chemical vapor issue

By Annette Cary
Tri-City Herald (WA)
June 22, 2016 


The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has offered to conduct a short-term evaluation related to Hanford worker exposure to chemical vapors.

NIOSH is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focusing on worker health and safety and is independent of the Department of Energy. This will be NIOSH’s second evaluation of tank vapor issues, with the first conducted in 2004.

The new evaluation, which is still in the planning stages, is expected to focus on four areas: medical, exposure assessment, safety and health program management, and exposure control.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article85332262.html

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