Regulation & law · 02/09/2014

NIOSH to Review Petition for Special Exposure Cohort Designation at Dow Chemical Facility in California

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has announced its decision to evaluate a petition to include a class of Dow Chemical employees from its facility in Walnut Creek, California, in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The proposed definition includes all employees who worked at the facility between January 1, 1947, and December 31, 1957.