Hanford Workforce Engagement Center Assists With Occupational Health Concerns

RICHLAND, Wash. - The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management and its Hanford Site contractors joined with the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council and the Central Washington Building and Trades Council to establish the Hanford Workforce Engagement Center in 2018 to provide current and former Hanford workers and their families free assistance in addressing occupational health concerns.

Sponsored and funded by the Energy Department, the center assists in navigating the complex systems of compensation and medical care reimbursement offered through federal, state and Hanford contractor programs.

Located in Richland, the center is staffed with workforce specialists who have extensive Hanford experience in the various programs and options available to current and former workers with occupational health questions.

Specifically, the center offers assistance related to the following areas:

• The Department's Workers' Compensation Program;
• The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act;
• The Former Workers Medical Screening Program;
• Beryllium sensitization, or chronic beryllium disease;
• The state of Washington Workers' Compensation Program; and
• Hanford contractor-specific programs.