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Title: Epidemiologic surveillance. Annual report for EG&G Rocky Flats

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/456342· OSTI ID:456342

Epidemiologic surveillance at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) facilities consists of regular and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data on absences resulting from illness and injury in the work force. Its purpose is to provide an early warning system for health problems occurring among employees at participating sites. Data are collected by coordinators at each site and submitted to the Epidemiologic Surveillance Data Center, located at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, where quality control procedures and analyses are carried out. Rates of absences and rates of diagnoses associated with absences are analyzed by occupation and other relevant variables. They may be compared with the disease experience of different groups within the DOE work force and with populations that do not work for DOE to identify disease patterns or clusters that may be associated with work activities. This report presents the 1994 morbidity data for the Rocky Flats plant.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76OR00033
OSTI ID:
456342
Report Number(s):
DOE/EH-97003045; ON: DE97003045; TRN: 97:002341
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English