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DOE-STD-1190-2007

1. SCOPE

This standard provides recommended guidelines for the performance of Illness and Injury

Surveillance by occupational medicine programs at Department of Energy (DOE)-owned and

operated sites and at DOE-owned, contractor-operated sites regulated by the Atomic Energy Act,

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and Department of Energy Organization Act, 1977. The

aforementioned Acts state that DOE has the legislative mandate to monitor the impact of its

operations on the environment, the health of its workforce, and the residents of communities

surrounding DOE sites.

2. PURPOSE

The purpose of this standard is to assist DOE and its contractors in the conduct of the Illness and

Injury Surveillance Program (IISP). IISP assists DOE in meeting its responsibility to monitor the

health of its workforce at DOE sites in order to identify health hazards in the workplace. Use of this

standard will facilitate the initiation and efficient performance of Illness and Injury Surveillance

Program duties at DOE sites.

The Illness and Injury Program recruits selected DOE sites to participate in this voluntary program.

Participating sites can use the standard to clarify which data are requested for submission to the data

center and how often submissions should be made. Use of the recommendations presented in the

standard will enhance the performance of the program through improvement in the standardization

and completeness of data necessary for basic epidemiologic surveillance of worker health and

safety. Adherence to the guidance in the standard will produce higher quality data, and the quality

of information derived from analyses of these data will lead to a better understanding of the health

and safety status of workers at participating sites.

3. BACKGROUND

3.1 Illness and Injury Surveillance Mission

Illness and injury surveillance contributes to the overall Office of Illness and Injury

Prevention Programs (HS-13) (formerly known as the Office of Occupational Health)

mission to protect and promote the health of DOE workers. The goal of illness and injury

surveillance is to assess morbidity and the overall health of the DOE workforce in order to