Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS)

Norton Co.
(Site Profile/Docket Number 169)

Location: Worcester, Massachusetts

Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs)

NIOSH is committed to applying the best available science in dose reconstructions. In keeping with this commitment, completed cases with probabilities of causation less than 50% are reviewed as relevant new information becomes available. The results of these reviews are described in a Program Evaluation Report (PER). The PER details the effect, if any, of the new information on the completed dose reconstruction. If it appears that the new information may result in an increase in dose for a completed dose reconstruction with a probability of causation of less than 50%, NIOSH is committed to working with the Department of Labor to reopen and rework the dose reconstruction, as appropriate. A Program Evaluation Plan (PEP) describes plans for evaluating specific program details or issues.

At the current time, no PERs or PEPs specific to Norton Co. have been developed. However, we have developed PERs and PEPs that pertain to multiple sites. To view all PERs and PEPs that have been developed, please refer to the Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs) page.

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Worker Outreach Activities

Based on a recommendation from the Advisory Board to provide workers and site experts with opportunities to participate in developing the technical documents used in dose reconstruction, NIOSH established a Worker Outreach Program.

At Worker Outreach Meetings, current and former DOE and AWE employees have opportunities to obtain information about Site Profiles, Technical Basis Documents, and Technical Information Bulletins, and to provide information for consideration and possible use in dose reconstruction. This process is valuable to ensure that the technical documents used in dose reconstruction contain correct and useful information.

Below are the Worker Outreach Activities for Norton Co.:

At the current time, worker outreach activities have not been scheduled.

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Comments on Norton Co. Documents

How to Submit Comments
Comments on Norton Co. documents can be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Officer electronically by e-mail at NIOCINDOCKET@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Please include the Site Profile/Docket Number (169) on all comments.

Comments Received

At this time, no comments have been submitted on Norton Co. documents.

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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for Norton Co.

• Class Added to the SEC
  
  All AWE employees who worked at the Norton Company in Worcester, Massachusetts, from January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort.
  
  
• Petition Information
  
  Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
  
  Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Atomic Weapons Employer employees
  
  Period of Employment: January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957
  
  
• Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Norton Co. SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
  June 10, 2009
  PDF 61 KB (2 pages)
  
  
• Copy of the Petition Received
  Copy of the Norton Co. SEC petition received
  PDF 198 KB (4 pages)
  
  
• SEC Petition Evaluation Report
  SEC Petition Evaluation Report for Norton Co.
  PDF 126 KB (27 pages)
  
  
• Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
  The Advisory Board discussed the petition on July 28 and September 8, 2009, during its regular meetings.
  
  
• Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
  Advisory Board recommendation on the Norton Co. SEC petition
   PDF 31 KB (2 pages)
  
  
• HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
  HHS Letters to Congress regarding the Norton Co. SEC petition
   PDF 40 KB (5 pages)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  Designation of a class of employees from Norton Co. to the SEC
   PDF 70 KB (2 pages)
  
  
• HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
  Norton Co. SEC Designation
   PDF 35 KB (4 pages)
  
  
• Effective Date for the SEC Class
  October 29, 2009
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees from Norton Co. to the SEC
   PDF 83 KB (2 pages)
  
  
• Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)

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