Beryllium-Associated Worker Registry
The Office of Illness and Injury Prevention
Programs support the operation of a surveillance
registry of current workers who are exposed
to beryllium in their current job, or may have
been exposed to beryllium in the past from work
conducted at a DOE site. The goal of the registry
is to determine the incidence and prevalence
of beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease (CBD). The data
will be analyzed to better understand CBD and
to identify those at risk. Another goal is to
monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of DOE's
Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program.
Current Worker Medical Surveillance
Program Screening Results
(Cumulative through December 31, 2006)
Number with BeLPT Results |
Number Sensitized¹ |
Number with CBD |
12,645
|
294 (2%)
|
96 (0.8%)
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The registry contains data on both DOE contractor
and Federal workers. It consists of three data
sets: 1) a roster of beryllium exposed workers;
2) medical screening results for beryllium exposure
and medical diagnostic results used to diagnose
CBD; and 3) work history, task, and exposure
data. Policy, guidelines, and directives for
the registry are determined at DOE Headquarters
by Office of Illness and Injury Prevention Program
epidemiologists with input from industrial hygienists.
The registry is maintained by ORISE in Oak Ridge,
Tennessee.
Related Documents and Links
Program Manager: Paul
Wambach Phone: 301-903-7373
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¹ "Number Sensitized"
means the number of individuals found sensitized
from two or more peripheral blood BeLPTs
or from a bronchoalveolar lavage BeLPT.
It does not include individuals who have
been diagnosed as having CBD. "Individuals
Sensitized" includes individuals who
have been evaluated and found not to have
CBD and individuals who have declined the
offer of a diagnostic evaluation or are
awaiting a scheduled evaluation. |
This
page was last updated on
June 23, 2008
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