June 19, 2017: Meeting of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health

Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC)

June 19, 2017:

Meeting Type: Full Board, Teleconference, Public, Written Comments only

Time: Monday, June 19, 2017: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern time

Virtual Meeting Participation: The full-Board meeting will be open to the public. There will not be a public comment session. Written comments may be submitted to EnergyAdvisoryBoard@dol.gov by June 12, 2017, and will be posted below.

To join this virtual meeting, please follow the below steps. The webex link will allow you to see materials being discussed, and the phone number will allow you to listen in to this discussion. If you wish to only participate via telephone call, you only need to complete Step 1.

1. Call 888-455-9765 and enter Participant code: 6554853#
2. Click on this link:
   Join WebEx meeting (This meeting has already occurred. Please see below for information on the meeting.)
   Meeting number: 319 745 386
   Meeting password: ABJune19! (the password should be pre-filled but can be entered)
    
3. When prompted, enter your name and email address
4. When prompted, either click “Run” or download the Cisco WebEx app (make sure ad-blocking software is turned off)

Available Meeting Items:

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Transcript
• Briefing Book materials:
  • Presumption – Solvents and Hearing Loss
  • Combined Exposure to Noise and Ototoxic Substances, EU-OSHA
  • Chemical Exposure and Hearing Loss, HHS Public Access
  • Occupational Exposure to Chemicals and Hearing Impairment, Nordic Expert Group for Criteria Documentation of Health Risks from Chemicals
  • Solvents and Hearing Loss slides
  • Proposed Recommendations and Responses to DOL Questions on Beryllium-Related Disease
• Recommendations
  • July 19, 2017 Letter to Secretary Acosta from the ABTSWH
  • ABTSWH Recommendations from June 19, 2017
  • Department of Labor Responses to the Recommendations from the June 2017 Public Meeting of the ABTSWH

Submitted Public Comment Materials:

• Donna Hand – DEEOIC not following the Administrative Procedure Act
  • Donna Hand – email attachment – Advisory Board info on Pulmonary Disease CBD
• Donna Hand - Unauthorized opinions violate law and waste funds
• Terrie Barrie – Medical Guidance to Claims Examiners on Weighing Medical Evidence – Well Rationalized Reports
• Donna Hand – Peer review information