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Site Profile
Site Profile for Simonds Saw and Steel
(Revised April 18, 2011)
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Page Change Revision Includes: Revision initiated to incorporate SEC-00157 information
as directed by NIOSH. Includes information on the SEC class.
Section 3.4 was revised to reflect the inability to reconstruct thorium exposure during the operational
period and the associated tabulation of internal exposure values (Table 20). The description of the
derivation of the external exposure dose estimates along with the associated dose tabulation (Table 20)
was revised to remove consideration of external exposure from thorium during the operational period.
Additional changes include the following: The calculation of intake quantities from plutonium (Table 20)
was revised to maintain consistency between trace radionuclides and those in which they are mixed.
Deleted options of associating class S plutonium with class M uranium and vice versa. The site
description and the associated dose calculations tabulated in Sections 3 and 4 (Tables 12 and 15) were
revised to reflect the change in the end of the operational period and the concurrent change to the start
of the residual period. The medical X-ray examinations section was revised. The tabulation in Table 20 was
updated. Revised the methodology for assessment of internal exposure which includes the reconstruction
exposure from thoron. Table 3 was added to show the number of rolling days for each year. Tables 8, 9, 10,
and 11 were modified to include 1957 in the assessment of internal intake using air monitoring data.
Information was added to section 3.1.2 detailing air sampling results for rolling activities on the 10
inch mill and for uranium forging activities (Tables 12, 13, 14 and 15 added). Intake rates in Table 17
were revised to account for the reduced use of engineering controls during the post 1952 time period
(i.e., intake rates calculated for the initial operations period, 1948, were assigned from 1953 through
1957). Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
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Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs)
At the current time, there are no TIBs for Simonds Saw and Steel Co.
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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 Simonds Saw and Steel 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 Simonds Saw and Steel Co.:
At the current time, worker outreach activities have not been scheduled.
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Comments on Simonds Saw and Steel Co. Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Simonds Saw and Steel 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 (051) on all comments.
Comments Received
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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for Simonds Saw and Steel Co.
- Class Added to the SEC
All Atomic Weapons Employer employees who worked at Simonds Saw and Steel Co. from January 1, 1948 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 included in the Special Exposure Cohort.
- Petitions Qualified for Evaluation
Location: Lockport, New York
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees who worked in any area during
the applicable covered thorium operational and residual periods.
Period of Employment: January 1, 1951 through December 31, 2006
- Federal Register Notice Announcing that a
Simonds Saw and Steel Co. SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications
for Review and Evaluation
March 22, 2010
PDF 45 KB (1 page)
- Copy of the Petition Received
Copy of the petition received
(December 4, 2009)
PDF 452 KB (7 pages)
- SEC Petition Evaluation Report
SEC Petition Evaluation Report for Simonds Saw and Steel Co.
(January 1, 1948 through December 31, 2006)
(October 29, 2010)
PDF 984 KB (151 pages)
- Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The Advisory Board discussed the petition on November 16, 2010, during its regular meeting.
- Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
Advisory Board recommendation regarding Simonds Saw and Steel Co. SEC Petition (January 1, 1948 through December 31, 1957)
(December 8, 2010)
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- HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
HHS Letters to Congress regarding the Simonds Saw and Steel Co. SEC petition (January 1, 1948 through December 31, 1957)
(January 6, 2011)
PDF 107 KB (10 pages)
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees
for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Designation of a Class of Employees from Simonds Saw and Steel Co. to the SEC (January 1, 1948 through December 31, 1957)
(January 21, 2011)
PDF 50 KB (1 page)
- HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
HHS Designation of additional members from Simonds Saw and Steel Co. to the SEC (January 1, 1948 through December 31, 1957)
(January 6, 2011)
PDF 43 KB (5 pages)
- Effective Date for the SEC Class
February 5, 2011
- 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 Simonds Saw and Steel Co. for Addition to the SEC (January 1, 1948 through December 31, 1957)
(February 11, 2011)
PDF 49 KB (1 page)
- Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees from Simonds Saw and Steel Co. to the SEC (January 1, 1948 through December 31, 1957)
(February 7, 2011)
PDF 33 KB (1 page)
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Previous Versions of Simonds Saw and Steel Co. Documents
- Site Profile for Simonds Saw and Steel Co.
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