Former Worker Program: Beryllium Affected Workers

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Former Worker Program Beryllium Affected Workers
Department of Labor
Department of Energy Headquarters
EEOICPA http//www.dol.gov/esa/owcp/energy/regs/co
mpliance/main.htm
Department of Energy Health Safety and Security
(HSS)
Fill out forms EE-1 http//www.dol.gov/esa/owcp/en
ergy/regs/compliance/EEOICPForms/ee-1.pdf, EE-3
http//www.dol.gov/esa/owcp/energy/regs/compliance
/EEOICPForms/ee-3.pdf, and review EE-7 form
http//www.dol.gov/esa/owcp/energy/regs/compliance
/EEOICPForms/ee-7.pdf
Former Worker Program http//www.hss.energy.gov/He
althSafety/FWSP/FormerWorkerMed/
Outreach funds independent health experts to
identify workers and provide free screening
Eligible under Part E http//www.dol.gov/esa/owcp/
energy/regs/compliance/PARTE.htm
Eligible under Part B http//www.dol.gov/esa/owcp/
energy/regs/compliance/progbenefits.htm
DOE employee, contractors, subcontractors, or
beryllium vendors (has or had a beryllium disease)
DOE contractors or subcontractor employees (has
or had a beryllium disease)
Construction Worker Projects http//www.hss.energ
y.gov/HealthSafety/FWSP/formerworkermed/constructi
on_worker.html
Production Worker Projects http//www.hss.energy.g
ov/HealthSafety/FWSP/formerworkermed/production_wo
rker.html

• Medical Evidence
• CBD
• Exposure to beryllium is at least as likely as
  not was a sig. factor in causing CBD

• Medical Evidence
• Abnormal BeLPT
• Chronic beryllium disease (CBD)

Enroll Eligible Workers
Provide Initial Free Exam

• With CBD150,000 plus medical expenses
• With abnormal BeLPTmedical monitoring for CBD,
  but no lump sum payment

• Payment of medical expenses
• Maybe entitled to a maximum 250,000 based on yrs
  of qualifying wage-loss

Send medical exam results, and inform workers
about compensation for work-related illnesses
(EEOICPA) if a potential compensable condition is
identified