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The Advisory Board of Toxic Substances and Worker Health met April 19-20, 2017 in Richland, Washington not far from the Hanford Site. The Department of Labor (DOL) presented first. Director…

In this newsletter: 2015 Annual Report to Congress. Meet the CWP Advisory Committee Member: Chris Hayes. Senators Re-Introduce RECA Bill. SEC Expansion Updates. Town Halls and Resource Fairs. View PDF…

The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health is holding a public meeting at the Red Lion Hotel Richland Hanford House, located at 802 George Washington Way, in…

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) has been reintroduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, including Mike Crapo (ID), Tom Udall (NM), Martin Heinrich (NM), Jim Risch (ID), and…

If you are a worker or survivor who filed a Part E claim, but were denied because your exposure happened after 1995, you should call your claims examiner or local…

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health Board held a public meeting in Naperville, Ill. March 22-23, 2017.  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Department…

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH) voted this week to deny awarding Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) status for claimants from the Rocky Flats, Golden, Colo., and Carborundum,…

The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health (ABTSWH) began 11 months ago and has been very aggressive in working to improve Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act…

Submitted by Charles Saunders, Petitioner, and Terrie Barrie, Co-Petitioner, for the Rocky Flats Special Exposures Cohort (SEC) petition, number 0192. Thank you, Dr. Melius and members of the Board for…

The Department of Labor Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health’s Working Group on Presumptions (WG) held a teleconference on March 14, 2017. The purpose of the meeting was…