Correction....Workers Family Protection Act Info*

[David Hickman <dhickman@llnl.gov>]

Jim Johnson from LLNL is a member of the Task Force supporting this activity. 
He is in the process of evaluating how significant exposure to family members
can be from toxic materials brought home by workers.  The published literature
provides examples of family member disease from exposures to beryllium,
asbestos, lead, chlorinated hydrocarbons, etc. In the case of radiation the
literature identified to date clearly establishes the route from the workplace
to the home.  The data identified to date however, is very general in nature. 
Jim's specific assignment on this Task Force is to assess the extent of family
member exposure.  He is looking for any reports or investigations which
contain quantitative information.  Such information may be useful in
estimating dilution ratios from workplace to home via any intermediate stops. 
Air sampling in the home would also be valuable along with surface
contamination values.  DOE via ORPS provided little information because the
database only addresses post 1989 reports.  NRC via Non-Reactors Event
Reporting identified 34 incidents from 1985-1993 with seven addressing briefly
the possibility of home contamination.

Does anyone have additional information?  Reports, articles, accident
investigations are needed. Please provide: facility, date and person who Jim
can contact.  His goal is to be better able to quantify from actual incidents
the quantity of material which can be taken home from the workplace.  This in
turn will lead to an assessment as to how significant this route of exposure
is.
Call, fax or e-mail Jim Johnson
                             (510)422-5165
                             (510)422-5176 fax
                             johnson33@llnl.gov
David P. Hickman, Ph.D.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
dhickman@llnl.gov