The Former Workers Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), one site of the Manhattan Project, is currently conducting medical examinations of former workers. The target population potentially eligible for examination is approximately 38,000 former workers and includes scientists, technicians, and support staff who were employed by the University of California, and building and construction trade union workers who were employed by the primary subcontractor. The program has encountered unique challenges associated with examining workers who are no longer occupationally exposed to the agents of concern, including several regarding workers’ compensation. Our approach to workers’ compensation, using decision algorithms developed jointly by the Johns Hopkins and LANL collaborators, will be presented.
Learning Objectives: Learning Objectives At the conclusion of this presentation, the participant will be able to: 1) Describe one approach to selection of participants and screening tests used in an occupational screening program of former workers. 2) Discuss the findings from the first two years of the screening program in this population of former workers at a DOE research and development laboratory. 3) Discuss an approach to workers’ compensation in former workers.
Keywords: Occupational Health Programs, Occupational Exposure
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.