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(Site Profile/Docket Number 157)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Also Known As: Niagara Cold Drawn
Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information
The Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) is a unique category of employees established by the Act (42 CFR Part 83). Claims compensated under the SEC do not have to go through the dose reconstruction process. To qualify for compensation under the SEC, a covered employee must meet specific requirements (e.g., must have at least one of 22 “specified cancers,” and have worked for a specified time period at one of the SEC sites). Classes of employees and work sites can be considered for addition to the SEC through a NIOSH petition process. More information about the Special Exposure Cohort can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Open/Active SEC Petitions
To date, there are no open/active SEC petitions from Bliss & Laughlin Steel.

Classes Not Added to the SEC
All Atomic Weapons Employees who worked in any area at the Bliss and Laughlin Steel site in Buffalo, New York, from January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999.
**Note:** This class was established from Petition 230
All Atomic Weapons Employees who worked at the Bliss & Laughlin Steel Company located at 110 Hopkins Street, Buffalo, New York, for the period from January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1952 and/or during the residual period from January 1, 1953 through December 31, 1998.
**Note:** This class was established from Petition 131Petitions Qualified for Evaluation
Below is a list of the petitions that qualified for evaluation. Select a petition on the list to view the table for that particular petition.
Petition 131 (Jan 1, 1948 to Dec 31, 1998)
	Petition 131
Steps in Petition Process:
Petition Details:Date Received
October 14, 2008Date Qualified for Evaluation
January 27, 2009Summary of Information in Petition
**Location:** Buffalo, New York
**Job Titles and/or Job Duties:** All Employees
**Period of Employment:** January 1, 1948 through December 31, 1998
**Note:** The information above is what qualified for evaluation. During our evaluation of whether dose reconstructions can adequately be completed for the above job titles and period of employment, information may cause NIOSH to change some the dates or job titles/duties. Therefore, as this petition proceeds through the SEC petition process and if an SEC class is proposed, the proposed class may not exactly match the above information.Copy of the Petition Received
October 14, 2008 [2.7 MB (40 pages)](October 8, 1936 through December 31, 1998)Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Bliss & Laughlin Steel SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
February 6, 2009 [77 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1948 through December 31, 1998)SEC Petition Evaluation Report
June 30, 2009 [267 KB (53 pages)]
(January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1998)Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board
July 9, 2009
(January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1998)Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on October 21, 2009, and on February 24, 2011, during its regular meetings.
**Note:** Agendas and transcripts for Board meetings will be posted on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page as soon as they become available.Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
March 28, 2011 [27 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1998)HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
June 3, 2011 [76 KB (9 pages)]
(January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1998)HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC
**Determination:**
June 3, 2011 [33 KB (4 pages)]
(January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1998)
**Note:** A “designation” means that HHS is recommending a class be added to the SEC. A “determination” means that HHS is recommending a class **not** be added to the SEC.Federal Register Notice: Designation/Determination of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
**Determination:**
June 24, 2011 [48 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1998)
Administrative Review Documentation [592 KB (12 pages)]June 27, 2012
**Note:** A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation **not** to add a class to the SEC.Effective Date for the SEC Class
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.Petition 230 (January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999)
	Petition 230
Steps in Petition Process:
Petition Details:Date Received
March 1, 2016Date Qualified for Evaluation
May 10, 2016Summary of Information in Petition
**Location:** Buffalo, New York
**Job Titles and/or Job Duties:** All workers who worked in any area
**Period of Employment:** January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999
**Note:** The information above is what qualified for evaluation. During our evaluation of whether dose reconstructions can adequately be completed for the above job titles and period of employment, information may cause NIOSH to change some the dates or job titles/duties. Therefore, as this petition proceeds through the SEC petition process and if an SEC class is proposed, the proposed class may not exactly match the above information.Copy of the Petition Received
March 1, 2016 [254 KB (5 pages)]
(January 1, 1981 through January 1, 1999)Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Bliss & Laughlin Steel SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
May 19, 2016 [85 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999)SEC Petition Evaluation Report
July 12, 2016 [270 KB (35 pages)]
(January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999)Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board
July 13, 2016
(January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999)Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The Advisory Board discussed this petition on August 9-10, 2016, and again on October 4, 2016, during its regular meetings.
**Note:** Agendas and transcripts for Board meetings will be posted on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page as soon as they become available.Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
October 20, 2016 [45 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999)HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
December 21, 2016 [81 KB (12 pages)]
(January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999)HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC
**Determination:**
December 21, 2016 [89 KB (4 pages)](January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999)
**Note:** A “designation” means that HHS is recommending a class be added to the SEC. A “determination” means that HHS is recommending a class **not** be added to the SEC.Federal Register Notice: Designation/Determination Regarding a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
**Determination:**
January 6, 2017 [58 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999)
**Note:** A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation **not** to add a class to the SEC.Effective Date for the SEC Class
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.
Advisory Board Work Group on Bliss & Laughlin Steel
This Work Group is responsible reviewing the SEC petition from the Bliss and Laughlin Steel petitioners, reviewing the NIOSH Evaluation Report of the petition, considering issues that may be raised by the Board’s contractor (SC&A) concerning the NIOSH Evaluation Report, and for assisting NIOSH and SC&A in the resolution of such issues. The Work Group may recommend to the Board, changes in the Site Profile as appropriate. The Work Group should strive to develop a recommendation to the Board on whether a class should be added to the SEC.
*Note: The Bliss & Laughlin Steel Work Group is no longer active. The work site was also previously listed under the TBD 6000 Work Group, but is not currently under discussion.*
**Work Group Members:**
Paul L. Ziemer, Ph.D. (Chair)
Henry A. Anderson, M.D.
Josie Beach
Meeting Information:
**June 14, 2012**
            Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [10 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [423 KB (140 pages)]Discussion Papers:
Comments from Daniel W. McKeel, Jr., M.D. on David Allen DCAS Memo Dated June 8, 2012 to the TBD-6000 Work Group of the ABRWH in Response to the SC&A Discussion Paper Update on GSI Intake Doses [206 KB (6 pages)]
                        June 13, 2012
SC&A Memo: Reply to NIOSH Response to SC&A Memo Dated May 30, 2012 [29 KB (4 pages)]
                        June 11, 2012
NIOSH/DCAS: Battelle-TBD-6000 Appendix BB General Steel Industries Response to SC&A memo dated May 30, 2012 Updated Review of Occupational Internal dose at GSI [211 KB (6 pages)]
                        June 8, 2012
SC&A Draft: Issue Resolution Matrix for SC&A Findings on the General Steel Industries Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition-00105 and the NIOSH SEC Petition Evaluation Report [113 KB (20 pages)]
                        June 1, 2012
Comments from Daniel W. McKeel, Jr., M.D. on SC&A Discussion Paper dated 5/30/12 titled “Update of “Review of ‘Site Profiles for Atomic Weapons Employers That Worked Uranium and Thorium Metals – Appendix BB: General Steel Industries,’ Battelle-TBD-6000, Appendix BB,” Occupational Internal Dose [1.8 MB (25 pages)]
                        June 1, 2012
SC&A Memo: Update of “Review of ‘Site Profiles for Atomic Weapons Employers That Worked Uranium and Thorium Metals – Appendix BB: General Steel Industries,’ Battelle-TBD-6000, Appendix BB,”Occupational Internal Dose” [49 KB (6 pages)]
                        May 30, 2012NIOSH/DCAS: Bliss & Laughlin Steel Special Exposure Cohort Petition SEC-00230 [158 KB (13 pages)]October 4, 2016
Advisory Board: Advisory Board Report to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services [64 KB (1 page)]October 4, 2016
Advisory Board: Findings for 232 Dose Reconstruction Review Cases (Sets 6-13) and Comparisons to the First 100 Dose Reconstruction Review Cases [214 KB (15 pages)]September 2016**March 28, 2012**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000
8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                2395 Progress Dr.
                Hebron, KY 41048
                Phone: 859-586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [53 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [650 KB (288 pages)]Discussion Papers:
Draft: Issue Resolution Matrix for SC&A Findings on the General Steel Industries Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition-00105 and the NIOSH SEC Petition Evaluation Report [107 KB (19 pages)]
                        March 22, 2012
Memo: Review of “Addendum to Dose Estimates for Betatron Operations White Paper” [44 KB (4 pages)]
                        March 25, 2012
Battelle-TBD Appendix BB General Steel Industries: Addendum to Dose Estimates for Betatron Operations White Paper [87 KB (7 pages)]
                        March 2012
Draft White Paper: Response to “Battelle-TBD-6000 Appendix BB General Steel Industries: Dose Estimates for Betatron Operations” [303 KB (23 pages)]
                        Contract Number 200-2009-28555
                        March 12, 2012
Docket 140 (GSI) Submission from Daniel W. McKeel, Jr., M.D.: presentation to the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000 on March 15, 2012 [2.7 MB (29 pages)]
                        March 17, 2012
**March 15, 2011**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                2395 Progress Dr.
                Hebron, KY 41048
                Phone: 859-586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [51 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [636 KB (301 pages)]Discussion Papers:
Draft White Paper: Response to “Battelle-TBD-6000 Appendix BB General Steel Industries: Dose Estimates for Betatron Operations” [303 KB (23 pages)]
                        Contract Number 200-2009-28555
                        March 12, 2012Presentation:
SC& A presentation: Response to “Battelle-TBD-6000 Appendix BB General Steel Industries: Dose Estimates for Betatron Operations” [1.6 MB (12 pages)]
**November 2, 2011–LOCATION UPDATE**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000
            Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                2395 Progress Dr.
                Hebron, KY 41048
                Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [11 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [910 KB (247 pages)]
**September 20, 2011**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000*Note: This meeting was rescheduled from September 16*
            Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                    2395 Progress Dr.
                    Hebron, KY 41048
                    Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [11 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [987 KB (350 pages)]Discussion Papers
SC&A Draft: Review of NIOSH Report on Portable Radiography Sources at GSI- August 2011 [339 KB (21 pages)]
                        September 15, 2011
NIOSH/DCAS: Battelle-TBD-6000 Appendix BB General Steel Industries Dose Estimates for Portable Radiography Sources [785 KB (35 pages)]
                        August 2011
SC&A Draft: Issue Resolution Matrix for SC&A Findings on the General Steel Industries Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition-00105 and the NIOSH SEC Petition Evaluation Report [78 KB (14 pages)]
                        July 25, 2011
SC&A Draft: Issue Resolution Matrix for SC&A Findings on Appendix BB to TBD-6000 [101 KB (14 pages)]
                        July 25, 2011
**September 16, 2011–POSTPONED**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000
            Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                    2395 Progress Dr.
                    Hebron, KY 41048
                    Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
No Available Meeting Items
**February 16, 2011**
            Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000
11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [10 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [282 KB (106 pages)]
**October 12, 2010**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000
            Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                    2395 Progress Dr.
                    Hebron, KY 41048
                    Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [59 KB (2 pages)]
Transcript [615 KB (326 pages)]Discussion Papers:
SC&A: Issue Resolution Matrix for SC& Findings on TBD-6000 [394 KB (49 pages)]
                        October 7, 2010
NIOSH/DCAS: Path Forward for GSI Appendix and ER Review [202 KB (9 pages)]
                        October 2010
SC&A Draft: Review of NIOSH White Paper on Portable Radiography Sources at GSI [229 KB (14 pages)]
                        September 27, 2010
NIOSH/DCAS: TBD-6000 Working Group – Putzier Effect [143 KB (3 pages)]
                        September 2010
**May 12, 2010–TIME CHANGE**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000
            Time/Location:
8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                    2395 Progress Dr.
                    Hebron, KY 41048
                    Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [18 KB (2 pages)]
Transcript [768 KB (351 pages)]Advisory Board Work Group on TBD 6000
This Work Group is responsible for the review of the specified TBDs and the Appendices that apply to specific work sites. The Work Group will also review reports developed by the Board’s contractor (SC&A) pertaining to these TBDs and the Appendices. They will assist NIOSH and SC&A in resolving issues that arise through the review process. The Work Group will make recommendations to the Board in cases where Appendices involve sites with SEC petitions.
Sites currently being considered by the Work Group include:
General Steel Industries (GSI)
Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co.
Superior Steel Co.***Note:** Baker Brothers, Bliss & Laughlin Steel, and Simonds Saw and Steel Company work sites were previously discussed by the TBD 6000 Work Group, but are not currently under discussion.*
Meeting information (including agendas and transcripts) for this Work Group are on the individual work site pages listed above and the Advisory Board and Public Meetings pages.
**Work Group Members:**
Paul L. Ziemer, Ph.D. (Chair)
Henry A. Anderson, M.D.
Josie Beach
Meeting Information:
**December 16, 2009**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000/6001, Appendix BB
Time/Location:
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                    2395 Progress Dr.
                    Hebron, KY 41048
                    Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [17 KB (2 pages)]
Transcript [654 KB (317 pages)]
**October 14, 2009**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000/6001, Appendix BB
Time/Location:
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                    2395 Progress Dr.
                    Hebron, KY 41048
                    Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
An agenda will be provided at a later date.
Transcript [758 KB (351 pages)]
**March 11, 2009**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000/6001, Appendix BB
Time/Location:
10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                    2395 Progress Dr.
                    Hebron, KY 41048
                    Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                    Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
An agenda will be provided at a later date.
Transcript [1.7 MB (335 pages)]
**November 10, 2008**
            Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000/6001, Appendix BB
Time/Location:
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                    Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                2395 Progress Dr.
                Hebron, KY 41048
                Phone: (859) 586-0166
                Fax:(505) 986-6439
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
An agenda will be provided at a later date.
Transcript [707 KB (340 pages)]Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board’s Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These pre-decisional documents, such as white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. Although discussion during a public meeting may cover pre-decisional documents, these documents often are not further revised or finalized, and thus do not reflect the final determination or evaluation of the Advisory Board and its Work Groups. Additionally, some pre-decisional documents not otherwise posted on the website may contain sensitive information, which would require an interested party to obtain such documents by filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the CDC/ATSDR FOIA office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.
Technical Documents
If the energy employee’s personal radiation information is incomplete, NIOSH will use other sources to estimate the radiation dose. This may involve using technical documents called Site Profiles, Technical Basis Documents, and Technical Information Bulletins.

Technical Basis Documents
Battelle-TBD 6000, Appendix D – Bliss & Laughlin Steel – Site Profiles for Atomic Weapons Employers that Worked Uranium Metals, Rev. 01 [253 KB (9 pages)]
            May 18, 2017
Advisory Board and NIOSH Discussions on Bliss & Laughlin Steel
The Bliss & Laughlin Steel discussion papers listed below are working documents prepared by NIOSH or its contractor for use in discussions with the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health or its Working Groups or Subcommittees. Draft, preliminary, interim, and white paper documents are not final NIOSH or Advisory Board (or their technical support and review contractors) positions unless specifically marked as such. These documents represent preliminary positions taken on technical issues prepared by NIOSH or its contractor.
The discussion papers have been reviewed to identify and redact any information that is protected by the Privacy Act 5 USC §552a and has been cleared for distribution.
NIOSH/DCAS: Bliss & Laughlin Steel Special Exposure Cohort Petition SEC-00230 [167 KB (13 pages)]
            Presented at the October 4, 2016, Advisory Board Meeting on Radiation and Worker Health
NIOSH/DCAS: Bliss & Laughlin Steel Special Exposure Cohort Petition SEC-230 [117 KB (13 pages)]
            Presented at the August 9-10, 2016, Advisory Board Meeting on Radiation and Worker Health
SC&A Memo: Reply to NIOSH Response to SC&A Memo Dated May 30, 2012 [29 KB (4 pages)]
            June 11, 2012
SC&A: Issue Resolution Matrix for SC&A Findings on TBD-6000 [394 KB (49 pages)]
            October 7, 2010
NIOSH/DCAS: TBD-6000 Working Group – Putzier Effect [143 KB (3 pages)]
            September 2010Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs) and Program Evaluation Reports (PERs)
NIOSH is committed to applying the best available science in dose reconstructions. In keeping with this commitment, completed cases with probabilities of causation less than 50% are reviewed as relevant new information becomes available. The results of these reviews are described in a Program Evaluation Report (PER). The PER details the effect, if any, of the new information on the completed dose reconstruction. If it appears that the new information may result in an increase in dose for a completed dose reconstruction with a probability of causation of less than 50%, NIOSH is committed to working with the Department of Labor to reopen and rework the dose reconstruction, as appropriate. A Program Evaluation Plan (PEP) describes plans for evaluating specific program details or issues.
To view all PERs and PEPs that have been developed, please refer to the Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs) page.
DCAS-PER-050 Rev-0: Bliss and Laughlin Appendix [27 KB (2 pages)]
            March 13, 2014**About this Document:** Determines the effect on previously completed claims due to the approval of the Bliss and Laughlin Appendix.**Summary:** Claims were reviewed with a probability of causation less than 50% and dose reconstructions completed prior to 9/11/12, the date the appendix was approved. Dose for the each of these claims was recalculated using all current dose reconstruction methods. The probability of causation remained below 45% for all claims.Public Comments on Bliss & Laughlin Steel Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Bliss & Laughlin Steel Documents can be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Officer electronically by email at nioshdocket@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to:
NIOSH Docket Office
Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34
1090 Tusculum Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45226
Please include the Site Profile/Docket Number (157) on all comments.
Comments Received
No comments on Bliss & Laughlin Steel have been received at this time.
Document Archive for Bliss & Laughlin Steel
Site Profile Document
NIOSH/DCAS: Battelle-TBD 6000, Appendix D – Bliss & Laughlin Steel – Site Profiles for Atomic Weapons Employers that Worked Uranium Metals, Rev. 0
September 11, 2012 [162 KB (9 pages)]
							
					
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