One purpose of this web site is to assist each individual in making an informed decision in regards to the need for medical testing. Another use for this site is to assist in complying with 10 CFR Part 850 by providing an on-line beryllium inventory for the Hanford Site

also to help with the production of Automated Job Hazard Analysis (AJHA)'s as they relate to beryllium.

The Hanford site currently consists of Bechtel Hanford, Inc. (BHI), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Fluor Hanford, Inc. (FH), CH2M Hill Hanford Group (CHG), AdvanceMed Hanford (AMH) and Department of Energy-Richland Operations (RL), Department of Energy-Office of River Protection (ORP).

The following steps may be helpful for a Hanford employee to enter the AMH Medical Beryllium Program:

. Determine if you have worked in any of the Listed Buildings where Beryllium was stored or processed

Print out a copy of the Hanford Site Beryllium Employee Questionnaire

then complete and return the questionnaire to AdvanceMed Beryllium, G3-70. AdvanceMed will provide you with further information to assist you in making an informed decision on medical testing

The Berllium Awareness Group, Mark Fisher 373-3870

Beryllium point of contact at AdvanceMed is Beryllium Case Management Representative 376-6000.

The link below contains a list of all of the buildings currently administered by Fluor Hanford that have been evaluated for possible beryllium exposure. This list is based on information obtained from reviewing past sampling records, historical process information and interviews with current and past employees. Each facility listed was, at one time, suspected of containing beryllium contamination from past beryllium production activities

research or pilot-plant operations, storage of beryllium materials, or beryllium tool usage.

Each of these facilities has been evaluated to determine the potential for beryllium exposure from current operations in the building

Based on this evaluation, some of these facilities were determined to have been erroneously designated as suspect buildings, as there was no credible evidence of beryllium usage at the facility.

Each of the facilities also has a Fact Sheet containing additional information about the facility. This information includes a summary of past beryllium operations and sampling data.

Handling beryllium in solid form poses no special health risk

Like many industrial materials, beryllium-containing materials may pose a health risk if recommended safe handling practices are not followed