* Provide counseling for UC employees who are diagnosed as being sensitized to beryllium or having CBD.

* Provide training in the medical issues of beryllium sensitization and disease, the potential consequences of beryllium sensitization, and medical removal.

* Maintain the medical portion of LLNL's and subcontractors' entries in the DOE beryllium registry.

* Assist in development of a formal (i.e., written) exposure reduction and minimization program when exposures equal or exceed the AL.

* Work closely with the Hazards Control Department to analyze group exposure and sensitization data.

* Perform group analyses of beryllium medical surveillance data.

4.6 Environmental Protection Department

The Environmental Protection Department shall:

* Participate in the hazard review to evaluate environmental contamination levels, permit requirements, National Environmental Policy Act declarations, and other environmental issues during the experiment design phase.

* Specify, in conjunction with the ES

* Assist authorizing organizations with the removal and disposal of packaged beryllium or beryllium-contaminated waste.

* Properly manage beryllium-contaminated equipment for disposal.

* Maintain beryllium inventory data.

The Environmental Protection Department is not normally involved in the evaluation of potentially contaminated surplus equipment unless the equipment is to be sold as scrap, recycled, or managed as waste.

4.7 Materials Management Section