Congress to Consider Expanding Beryllium Exposure Bill for Energy Workers

The U.S. Senate read through legislation that would expand the federal occupational illness program for energy workers. S. 4928, by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday, would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the ways beryllium sensitivity can be established for purposes of compensation. Murray said in a statement that current law requires workers to have one abnormal result on a blood test to qualify for benefits for occupational exposure to ber...