Office of Worker Screening and Compensation Support
Reports to the Office of Health and Safety
Mission and Functions
Mission
The Office of Worker Screening and Compensation Support
implements the Former Worker Medical Screening Program
and supports the Department of Labor (DOL) in the
implementation of the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).
Functions
- Manages and conducts medical screening initiatives
for the approximately 600,000-person former workforce
(employees, contractors, and subcontractors) who
may be subject to significant health risks due
to exposures they may have experienced while employed
at DOE sites. Screening is provided through consortia
of universities, unions, and a nationwide network
of occupational health providers.
- Funds and coordinates records retrieval activities
at all DOE sites to support the claims adjudication
process for individual claims submitted by current
and former DOE federal and contractor workers
under EEOICPA. Records requests include requests
from DOL for employment verification, claimants'
work history, and possible exposures as well as
requests from the National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) for dose reconstruction
support documentation.
- Funds and coordinates large scale records retrieval
activities for all DOE sites to support DOL, NIOSH,
and the Presidential Advisory Board's EEOICPA-related
activities, including DOL site exposure matrix
projects, the Advisory Board's research and evaluation
of Special Exposure Cohort petitions, and technical
reviews of NIOSH site profiles.
- Manages the "covered facilities database," a
database of over 350 facilities whose employees
are eligible for benefits under EEOICPA, and the
"covered periods" during which employees would
need to have worked in order to receive these
benefits.
For additional information regarding the Former Worker Medical Screening Program, contact Mary Fields
For additional information regarding the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, contact Gregory Lewis
Gregory Lewis, Director, Office of Worker Screening and Compensation Support
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