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On May 1, 2021, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identified a computer system security risk to their dose reconstruction program, and placed a pause on reconstructing…

The Department of Labor’s Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) will resume their monthly webinars. The first webinar for 2022 will be held on January 26, 2022, from…

Only a short distance east of downtown Pittsburgh, you’ll find one of the most interesting and historically important abandoned places in PA: the Westinghouse Atom Smasher. Located…

Next July, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is scheduled to sunset, shutting off compensation to the thousands of people exposed to radioactive materials during the Cold War-era uranium boom,…

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health held a two-day virtual meeting December 8-9, 2021. NIOSH informed the Board that they are now able to…

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health will hold its 143rd virtual meeting via Zoom on December 8-9, 2021.  Information on how to access the meeting and the agenda…

The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health held a two-day virtual meeting November 8-9, 2021. Rachel Pond, Director of the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC),…

The Department of Labor Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) released a revision to the Procedure Manual the end of September 2021. Most of…

The Department of Labor’s Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) held a webinar on 10/27/21 to educate the stakeholders on the roles of the industrial hygienists (IH) and…

The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health will hold a virtual meeting November 8-9, 2021.  The meeting will start at 1 pm EST on both days. The Board…