RE: Would you hire this HP/CHP??

["Ed Waller" <Ed.Waller@uoit.ca>]

There are no jobs that a (C)HP, working in that capacity, has or can

have that do not have a potential impact on the SAFETY of workers or the

public.



 



In that regard, there is no such thing as a sedentary HP.  This is

defacto - a similar principle would apply to an industrial hygienist,

who is responsible for worker safety and protection when working in that

capacity.



 



I will stand behind the statement openly that a Health Physicist must be

of normal and reasonable mental capacity to perform the job of a health

physicist. Under the conditions you list below, I would not (nor could

not) hire this individual for that level of responsibility.  His

personal physicians, the most qualified to assess his situation, appear

to understand the situation.



 



Good luck to Larry!



 



Regards,



Ed Waller



 



Edward J. Waller, PhD, PEng, CAIH, CHP



Associate Professor of Radiation Science



Energy Engineering and Nuclear Science



University of Ontario Institute of Technology



2000 Simcoe Street North



Oshawa, Ontario



L1H 7K4



Phone (905) 721-3111 x2609



Cell (905) 718-0997



ed.waller@uoit.ca



http://www.uoit.ca <http://www.uoit.ca/> 



 



 



 



-----Original Message-----

From: owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu

[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu] On Behalf Of

Mcgrathhoffman@AOL.COM

Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:20 AM

To: radsafe@list.Vanderbilt.Edu

Subject: Would you hire this HP/CHP??



 



In a message dated 2/20/2004 9:12:11 AM Mountain Standard Time,

Mcgrathhoffman writes:



Greetings professional HPs,



 



My husband,  Larry Hoffman MS, CHP has recently been



totally disabled from his position as a Health Physicist at



Los Alamos National Laboratory.   His official diagnosis



is "cognitive decline" due to a stroke.  This is to say that 



Larry who graduated first in his class from CSU and has 



been a CHP for some time,  can no longer recall the most



basic radiation (decay equation, half lifes for instance) principles



which were rote at one time.  The University of California's



permanent disability coverage has approved him for a 



lifetime of benefits,  as has Pudential Life Insurance.



 



But Liberty Mutual Disability Ins Co whose supplemental



disability insurance coverage is a UC benefit has denied 



all benefits.   Liberty Mutual's argument is that while Larry



may not be a supervisory or emergency response HP,  he



can work as a "sedentary HP" at a university,  hospital, 



state or federal government.



 



So why am I presenting this drivel to you???   Would you,



hire Larry in your workplace as an HP?  Keep in mind the 



fact that not one of Larry's personal physicians will release him



to return to work.



 



It is my intent to use any/all responses from this group to counter



Liberty Mutual's denial and submission that Larry can continue



to work as a "sedentary HP."



I  promise to keep any/all responses in confidence and anonymous.



It would be helpful if you would indicate that you work in a university,



hospital, state or federal government ie..



Thank you in advance,



Mary Jo McGrath Hoffman