Bill Clarifying Workers Compensation Eligibility for Radiological Waste Facilities Passes

Concerning: Clarifying eligibility for the presumption for workers’ compensation for all
personnel working at a radiological hazardous waste facility. Bill as Passed (pdf) Final Bill Report (pdf)
Sponsors: Sponsors: Keiser, Conway, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Kuderer, Lovick, Nobles, Saldaña, Stanford, Wellman, Wilson, C.
Effective Date:The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.

Summary of Bill:

The definitions for “Hanford nuclear site” and “United States Department of Energy Hanford site workers” are replaced with definitions for “radiological hazardous waste facility” and “exposed worker(s).”

The presumption that certain diseases are occupational diseases for workers’ compensation for these workers is removed for communicable respiratory and neurological diseases.

“Exposed worker(s)” means a worker working at a radiological hazardous waste facility for at least an eight-hour shift covered under this title, including conducting an inspection of the facility.

“Radiological hazardous waste facility” means any structure and its lands where high-level radioactive waste or mixed waste as defined above is stored or disposed of, except certain military installations.

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