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Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
Part B of the EEOICPA, effective on July 31, 2001, compensates current or former employees (or their survivors) of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and certain of its vendors, contractors and subcontractors, who were diagnosed with a radiogenic cancer, chronic beryllium disease, beryllium sensitivity, or chronic silicosis, …
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The Act/EEOICPA | NIOSH | CDC
beryllium sensitivity, or; chronic beryllium disease and worked at a covered DOE facility, atomic weapons employer facility, or a beryllium vendor facility during a specified time period. Compensation of $150,000 and payment of medical expenses from the date a claim is filed is available to:
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Chronic Beryllium Disease | Conditions | UCSF Health
Overview. Chronic beryllium disease, or CBD, causes scarring of the lung tissue. It occurs when a person inhales dust or fumes of beryllium — a naturally occurring …
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Berylliosis: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology
Background. Inhalation of beryllium (Be) has been associated with two pulmonary syndromes, which are an acute chemical pneumonitis and a granulomatous lung disease known as chronic beryllium disease (CBD), or berylliosis. In acute beryllium disease, the metal acts as a direct chemical irritant, causing a nonspecific inflammatory …
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Program Overview
These are people who were diagnosed with radiogenic cancer, chronic beryllium disease, or chronic silicosis as a result of their work exposure. The amount of compensation for which people may qualify is up to …
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Government workers were kept in the dark about their toxic …
Part B of the program pays $150,000 for radiogenic cancers and lung diseases triggered by beryllium. Part E covers toxic exposure claims. Workers can receive up to $250,000 for wage loss and ...
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Advocates
Claimants can designate or change an advocate at any time. For help to contact a trusted advocate who is familiar with your history or situation, call the CWP Help Center toll-free at 800-903-8989. Need an advocate to …
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Beryllium Disease Claims
Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD) is a chronic, allergic-type lung response and chronic lung disease caused by exposure to beryllium and its compounds. Sometimes this disease is also called Berylliosis. A beryllium lymphocyte proliferation or transformation test (BeLPT/BeLTT) is a blood test that can tell if someone is sensitive or allergic to ...
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Founded in 2008, Cold War Pats (CWP) is a membership organization providing recognition and resources to the nuclear weapons and uranium worker community by connecting them with the benefits …
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Beryllium
Most exposures to beryllium that cause disease are related to beryllium processing. The major route of human exposure is through airborne particles of beryllium metal, alloys, oxides, and ceramics. …
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Beryllium
Beryllium sensitization (BeS) is the activation of the body's immune response to beryllium, which can result from inhalation or skin exposure to beryllium dust, fume, mist or solutions. Once a worker is sensitized to beryllium, any subsequent inhalation exposure to beryllium puts them at risk of developing chronic beryllium disease (CBD).
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Beryllium Disease
Beryllium disease is a lung inflammation caused by inhaling dust or fumes that contain beryllium. Most people with beryllium disease have gradual development of coughing, …
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Beryllium Toxicity
Beryllium is the fourth element in the periodic table and is a light, brittle, and gray alkaline earth metal. Beryllium is found naturally in coal, rocks, dust, and soil and is typically bonded with other elements. It is released into the environment through dust, airborne particles, and the combustion of fossil fuels. Because of its high melting point, …
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Murray works to help Hanford workers exposed to beryllium
"Workplace exposure to toxic substances for workers is deeply personal to me. My personal experience with beryllium exposure, my background as an advocate …
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Stimulus Workers Confront Legacy of Contamination at
Chapter 2: Chronic Beryllium Disease and Hanford. DOE describes Hanford as the world's largest environmental remediation project. ... environmental and worker-safety advocates, and local ...
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Federal Watchdog Identifies New Workplace Safety Problems
The New Mexico lab's failure to adequately track beryllium — small amounts of which ... Department's Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program, established in 1999. ... advocates said ...
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Beryllium Disease
Beryllium disease is a lung inflammation caused by inhaling dust or fumes that contain beryllium. Most people with beryllium disease have gradual development of coughing, difficulty breathing, fatigue, and night sweats. Diagnosis is based on a person's history of exposure, chest x-rays, computed tomography, and tests of the immune system's ...
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Stimulus Workers Confront Legacy of Contamination at …
The crush of new hiring, ProPublica has found, is potentially exposing stimulus workers to beryllium dust, a legacy of the nuclear industry that can cause a debilitating and deadly disease in...
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Adding Illnesses
For instance, the worker originally qualified for lung cancer but unfortunately has now developed kidney cancer. To add consequential or new illnesses to your benefits, contact the U.S. DOL Resource Center. Call the Cold War Pat Help Center at (888) 903-8989 if you would like more information. Learn how to add an additional illness to your ...
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Department of Energy Workers Cancer Benefit Program
This program is intended to provide between $150,000 - $400,000 in financial compensation for civilian claimants who were civilian nuclear workers employed by the Department of Energy (DOE) or the Atomic Energy Commission – or their contractors or subcontractors – and exposed to government-created radiation, beryllium, or silica between 1940 up into …
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2022 DOL Changes Recap: Value in Continuing to Review …
The RECA program and its benefits were to sunset in 2022 but are now extended until at least June 2024. In 1992, RECA became law, providing cash compensation to workers who contracted cancers and other serious diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation from atomic weapons testing or employment in the uranium industry.
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Applying for Benefits
Please call our Help Center at (800) 903-8989 where our team of experts, many of whom are former nuclear weapons or uranium workers like you, can help you navigate the filing process. The first step to file a claim is to make an appointment with the U.S. Department of Labor Resource Center closest to the last facility where you worked, or near ...
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Beryllium Disease
Key Points. More Information. Acute and chronic beryllium disease are caused by inhalation of dust or fumes from beryllium compounds and products. Acute beryllium …
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Additional Changes to Compensation Program
October 8, 2020. Last month, the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) published a notice alerting the stakeholders that the Procedure Manual has been revised. One change that will have a big, positive impact is that they extended the exposure period for asbestos related COPD thorough December 31, 1995.
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Berylliosis
Berylliosis, also known as chronic beryllium disease (CBD), is a granulomatous disease caused by exposure to beryllium. CBD has a variable clinical course with cough, fever, night sweats, and fatigue being the most common symptoms. A definitive diagnosis of berylliosis is based on occupational history, positive blood or …
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Beryllium Program
Hanford has developed an integrated, site-wide program to minimize exposure to beryllium while working at Hanford. The program is called the Hanford Site Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program …
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Procedures
Procedures. Beryllium is a light weight, durable metal that has widespread industrial applications. The use of beryllium at the Hanford site during fuel element production, and maintenance of selected industrial components and tools, has resulted in potential occupational beryllium exposure to current and former employees.
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Chronic Beryllium Disease and Hanford
Chronic Beryllium Disease and Hanford. Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD) is a lung ailment that can develop in people who breathe in fine particles of the metal beryllium and have a genetic sensitivity to it. Symptoms of Chronic Beryllium Disease may include a dry cough, night sweats, feeling tired, and shortness of breath, which can be severe.
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INDEPENDENT INSPECTION FINDS HANFORD …
groups regarding the beryllium program. Correction of these weaknesses, the report found, will be essential in providing the foundation for a sound program. In order to begin improving the beryllium program as soon as possible, the Office of River Protection and the Richland Operations Office have already acted on preliminary findings
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Beryllium Disease Claims; Silicosis; Health Benefits. Non-Home Health Care; Home Health Care; Maximize Benefits. Adding Illnesses; Impairment; Help & Resources. Advocates; Medical Screening Program; DOL Resource Centers; Impairment Physicians; Ombudsman; DOL District Offices; DOL Advisory Board; NIOSH Advisory Board; Labor Unions; …
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