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APPENDIX A INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND HEALTH STUDIES (REVISED)DATA PERTAINING TO CONTRACTOR ORGANIZATIONSAny type of materials that will help understand the functional organization of the contractor, or to identify individuals who may have had responsibility for operations within a facility. These types of materials are useful when studying a facility because they enable the researcher to identify key personnel who were involved with certain projects and to contact these persons, when necessary, to help understand the nature of the plant operations and potential exposures that occurred in specific areas of the plant. Examples of records that may meet these needs are: 1. DOE/Contractor Organizational Charts DATA PERTAINING TO INDIVIDUALSIdentification of Individual Epidemiologic studies of workers require the creation of lists of individuals at each facility who will be included in the study. Therefore, all records containing identifying information for employees at a specific facility are of great value. These records will typically be from personnel or payroll departments and may include the following data: 7. Social Security Number Demographic Information In order to compare the characteristics of the worker population with other groups, it is desirable to know the following information: 17. Birth Date Work History Work records indicating the type of jobs performed over specific periods of time are extremely useful. Specific data items are as follows: 24. Hire Date at Facility Medical Data Medical records, records of treatment, incident or accident report, and company health insurance records may be useful for epidemiologic studies. Examples of the information that may be used from these records include: 35. Employee Physical Examinations Mortality Data (any type of information concerning death) Many studies compare death rates in worker populations with rates in other populations. The following data items are useful: 53. Death Certificate DATA PERTAINING TO INDIVIDUAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTExternal Radiation External radiation exposure records that pertain to individual workers or to individual areas in a plant must retained. Types of data items contained on these records are: 59. Estimated Whole Body Dose Due to X-Rays & Gamma Rays and Associated Dates Internal Radiation Internal radiation exposure records for workers must be retained. Types of data items contained on these records are: 68. Bioassay Testing (including fecal and urine analysis) for nuclides INDUSTRIAL HYGIENEChemical Exposures Data generated to evaluate occupational exposure levels and to demonstrate compliance with exposure limits should be systematically retained. The types of records of data that should be retained may include: 75. Results of Bioassays (including blood and urine analysis) such as exposure to chemicals, chemical names, results units, and associated dates 77. Monitoring Data Relating to Specific Work Locations or Assignments, including monitoring instruments, control data, results, units, and associated dates Physical Agents Data generated to evaluate occupational exposure levels and to demonstrate compliance with exposure limits should be systematically retained. Such data should include: 83. Inventories of Potentially Health Hazardous Physical Agents (noise, laser beam, electromagnetic fields, etc.), including associated dates, building, and locations DATA PERTAINING TO FACILITIESArea/Site Monitoring Information (by job category, year, building, etc.) Other records that relate to the calibration, sensitivity, type, location of the equipment used for personnel monitoring, surveying, air sampling, etc., are quite useful, especially if they can be linked to specific processes, areas, buildings, and personnel. Information describing the general requirements followed by the facility for the provision of various personnel monitoring equipment, examinations, or testing is also desirable. Examples of these types of records include the following: Physical Plant and Operations Records 88. Chemical or Other Processes, including building locations and associated datesWorker Radiation Monitoring/Protection Programs 81. Monitoring Program CharacteristicsEnvironmental Monitoring 103. Results of Environmental Monitoring, including radionuclide or chemical information, units, and location |