EEOICPA Informational Sessions scheduled for September 10-12 in Gallup, Grants and Albuquerque NM

Current and former federal and contractor employees may be eligible for benefits under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICPA). The Joint Outreach Task Group comprised of U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), DOE Former Worker Medical Screening Program (FWP), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the DOL and NIOSH Offices of the Ombudsman is hosting an Informational Session on September 10,11, and 12 in Gallup, Grants and Albuquerque New Mexico.

Participants can learn more about the FWP, enroll in screening; EEOICPA, file a claim, get case status updates, or assistance with medical benefits.

The DOE FWP offers medical screening exams at no cost to all interested and eligible former DOE Federal, contractor, and subcontractor workers who may have been exposed to toxic substances and hazardous conditions while working at a DOE or a covered DOE-related contractor site. The FWP medical screening exams check for potential adverse health effects caused by exposures to radiation, beryllium, asbestos, silica, welding fumes, lead, cadmium, chromium, solvents, noise, and other toxic substances and hazardous conditions.

September 10th and 11th - Northern New Mexico

Employees or survivors involved in Uranium Mining, Milling, & Ore Transportation as well as, current and former employees of any facility involved in nuclear weapons production, are encouraged to attend!

• Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
  Rock Park Convention Center
  825 Outlaw Road, Church Rock, NM 87311
• Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
  New Mexico State University Martinez Hall 1500 3rd Street, Grants, NM 87020
  9am-11am: Presentations by the DDOL, the DOL Office of the Ombudsman for the EEOICPA, DOE, the DOE FWP and NIOSH.
  9am-4pm: Meet with staff to file a new claim or get case status updates on current claims.

September 10th and 11th EEOICPA Informational Session Flyer

September 12th - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Employees or survivors of employees who worked at Sandia National Laboratories, or any facility involved in nuclear weapons production, as well as uranium miners, millers & ore transporters, are encouraged to attend!

• Thursday, September 12th, 2024 Embassy Suites Conference Center
  1000 Woodward Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
  9am-11am: Presentations DOL, the DOL Office of the Ombudsman for the EEOICPA, DOE, the DOE FWP and NIOSH.
  9am-4pm: Meet with staff to file a new claim or get case status updates on current claims

September 12th EEOICPA Information Session Flyer

For more information on eligibility or the EEOICPA program please see the following links:

About Energy Program | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program | Department of Energy

Former Worker Medical Screening Program | Department of Energy

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | NIOSH | CDC

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