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DOL WANTS YOUR INPUT!
The Department of Labor welcomes your input to the Site Exposure Matrices.
If you have unclassified information that you would like to have considered for use in the Matrices, please submit it using this button:
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Review updates and status of the public input regarding site- and disease-related information on the SEM Website:
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Established occupational illness links to toxic substance exposure:
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The Site Exposure Matrices (SEM) Website is a repository of information on toxic substances and chemicals
present at Department of Energy (DOE) or Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) facilities covered under
Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA). In addition to
exposure data, the SEM Website also contains information regarding scientifically established links between
toxic substances and recognized occupational illnesses.
The exposure and occupational illness information provided on this website is not complete. Facilities that
have yet to be evaluated do not appear on the site. Toxic substance use at each facility is continuously being
evaluated and new substances are added as they are discovered. The SEM focuses exclusively on toxic substance
usage, as radiological exposure factors are evaluated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH).
The displayed occupational illness links identify illnesses associated with particular toxic substance
exposures. Documentation of the relationship between toxic substances and occupational illnesses in SEM are
derived from records of research from recognized medical authorities maintained by the National Library of
Medicine (NLM). The Department of Labor (DOL) continually updates these relationships as new evidence
is presented.
This information is being placed on the Internet in an ongoing effort to obtain and organize exposure data
for all covered Part E facilities and to display currently established occupational illness links. If you wish
to provide comments or documentation of toxic substance use at a particular facility or scientific evidence
establishing an occupational illness link, please email your comment to info@dol-sem-public.com, or select
the “Submit Information” button to your right. You can attach an electronic file for review. If you wish
to submit your comments or documentation by mail, please write to the following address:
Site Exposure Matrices Administrator
PO Box 1375
Hilliard, OH 43026-1375
The documentation submission process is not intended for use as a means to adjudicate individual claims
for EEOICPA benefits, and information submitted for review will not be associated with any specific claim
file. Individuals submitting information for review will only be contacted in the event additional
documentation is required. Documentation will only be used to garner a better understanding of the different
toxic substances used at covered Part E facilities and their potential adverse health effects. If you wish to
submit records pertaining to a specific case file, you must contact the proper adjudicatory District Office.
Contact information is available at the following website link:
http://www.dol.gov/esa/owcp/energy/regs/compliance/law/JurisdictionMap.htm.
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