2010 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:14:24 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] HEALTH, BERYLLIUM: Livermore Labs (CA) fined
 
Nuclear lab fined over worker protections

The Energy Department cites deficiencies in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's efforts to prevent exposure to toxic beryllium.

By Ralph Vartabedian
Los Angeles Times
November 10, 2010



The Energy Department said Tuesday it had fined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of the nation's two nuclear weapons design centers, $200,000 for deficiencies in its program to protect workers from exposure to toxic beryllium dust.

A consent order issued by the Energy Department's Office of Health, Safety and Security outlined a series of breakdowns at the lab, including failure to adequately control worker exposure, perform hazard assessments in buildings, measure the amount of beryllium in work areas and effectively train employees who work with the metal.

The violations occurred as recently as February, when "a machinist unknowingly performed machining on a classified beryllium part that resulted in likely exposure," according to a consent decree issued in October.


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For the entire article, see
http://latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-livermore-20101110,0,7035470.s
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(Note that the link wraps.)
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