Summary of Combined Advisory Board Teleconference
By Terrie Barrie The Subcommittee on the Weighing of Medical Evidence and the Subcommittee on the Review of contract medical consultants (CMC) and industrial hygienists (IH) reports held a joint…
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Summary: Advisory Board Full Board Meeting 6/9/17
By Deb Jerison During the meeting it was announced that the Secretary of Labor had signed the board’s charter renewal for another two years. This is very good news because…
Former Portsmouth Worker Instrumental in Obtaining Study for…
In 2011, Lisa Parker, former worker from the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, watched in dismay as the levels of her husband, Calvin’s, prostate-specific antigen test (PSA) skyrocketed in three short…
Summary: 117th Advisory Board Teleconference 6/6/17
By Terrie Barrie Ted Katz, the Designated Federal Official, collected the votes on two Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) petitions from the Board members who were unable to attend the March…
Letter from Joe Wilson in Support of Advisory…
The charter for the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health expires on July 2, 2017. Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) supports the Board's work and requests Department of Labor's Secretary…