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 DOEs Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program.
Current Worker Medical Surveillance Program Screening Results
(Cumulative through December 31, 2007)
Number Screened |
Number Sensitized |
Number with CBD |
13,583 |
236 (1.7%) |
111 (0.8%) |
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. |
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