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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 Oak Ridge Hospital 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 Oak Ridge Hospital:
At the current time, worker outreach activities have not been scheduled.
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Advisory Board Work Group on Oak Ridge Hospital
(Task completed on October 21, 2009)
This Work Group is responsible for reviewing the SEC petition from the Oak Ridge Hospital petitioners, reviewing the DCAS Evaluation Report of the petition, and considering and resolving issues generated through these reviews. The Work Group should strive to develop a recommendation to the Board on whether a class should be added to the SEC. The Work Group should emphasize the following in its review: (1) examine the extent of the records sought and obtained by DCAS and seek to obtain any additional records that might be indicated and available on a timely basis; (2) consider further the radiation exposure potential of persons employed at the facility; and, (3) consider the possible employment practices at the Hospital as they might relate to any class definition to be established.
- Work Group Members
James E. Lockey, M.D., M.S.-Chair
John W. Poston, Sr.
Robert W. Presley
Genevieve S. Roessler, Ph.D.
Phillip Schofield
- Meeting Information
- October 13, 2009
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Oak Ridge Hospital
2:00 p.m. (Eastern time)
This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period.
Teleconference call access is available for this meeting
and it is limited only by the number of ports available.
To access the meeting via the teleconference call access,
you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected
to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant
code: 9933701.
An agenda will be provided at a later date.
Transcript
 PDF 221 KB (99 pages)
Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.
- October 7, 2009
Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Oak Ridge Hospital
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
(859) 586-0166
9:30 a.m. (Eastern time)
This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period.
Teleconference call access is available for this meeting
and it is limited only by the number of ports available.
To access the meeting via the teleconference call access,
you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected
to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant
code: 9933701.
An agenda will be provided at a later date.
Transcript
PDF 237 KB (111 pages)
Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.
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Comments on Oak Ridge Hospital Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Oak Ridge Hospital 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 (158) on all comments.
Comments Received
At this time, no comments have been submitted on Oak Ridge Hospital documents.
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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for Oak Ridge Hospital
- Class Added to the SEC
All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors who worked in any location at the Oak Ridge Hospital in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, from May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the SEC.
- Petitions Qualified for Evaluation
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees
Period of Employment: June 30, 1958 through December 31, 1959
- Federal Register Notice Announcing that an
Oak Ridge Hospital SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications
for Review and Evaluation
March 3, 2009 (June 30, 1958 through December 31, 1959)
PDF 76 KB (1 page)
- Copy of the Petition Received
Copy of the Oak Ridge Hospital SEC petition received (June 30, 1958 through December 31, 1959)
(January 14, 2009)
PDF 706 KB (10 pages)
- SEC Petition Evaluation Report
SEC Petition Evaluation Report for Oak Ridge Hospital (May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
(Revised October 15, 2009)
PDF 242 KB (46 pages)
- Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on October 21, 2009, during its regular meeting.
The Advisory Board discussed the petition on July 28, 2009, during its regular meeting.
- Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
Advisory Board recommendation on the Oak Ridge Hospital SEC petition (May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
(November 16, 2009)
PDF 64 KB (2 pages)
- HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
HHS Letters to Congress regarding the Oak Ridge Hospital SEC petition (May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
(December 10, 2009)
PDF 101 KB (9 pages)
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Designation of a Class of Employees from Oak Ridge Hospital to the SEC (May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
(December 30, 2009)
PDF 51 KB (1 page)
- HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
HHS Designation of additional members from Oak Ridge Hospital to the SEC (May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
(December 10, 2009)
PDF 35 KB (4 pages)
- Effective Date for the SEC Class
January 9, 2010
- 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 Oak Ridge Hospital for Addition to the SEC (May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
(January 21, 2010)
PDF 66 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 Oak Ridge Hospital to the SEC (May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959)
(January 12, 2010)
PDF 53 KB (1 page)
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