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Tank Vapor Assessment Team Implementation Plan

Office of Inspector General

NIOSH

Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA-32)

Center for Toxicology & Environmental Health (CTEH)

Vapor Management Expert Panel (VMEP)

December 7, 2016

Independent Assessments

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December 1, 2016

NIOSH report on tank vapors now available – Dec. 1, 2016

WRPS has received the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) team that visited Hanford tank farms last summer.

November 16, 2016

OIG special report on chemical vapors now available – Nov. 16, 2016

Today, the Department of Energy Office of Inspector General (OIG) made public its report on the special review conducted in June that looked at chemical vapor exposure concerns at Hanford’s tank farms.

June 30, 2016

WRPS continuing to implement TVAT recommendations – Jun. 30, 2016

Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is continually working to improve the tank farms environment by implementing processes and technologies that further enhance worker safety. In response to the Tank Vapor Assessment Team’s (TVAT) recommendations to help reduce potential chemical vapor exposure to workers, WRPS implemented […]

June 27, 2016

NIOSH announces Hanford safety, health evaluation – Jun. 22, 2016

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced they will be evaluating safety and health programs at the Hanford tank farms this summer. WRPS is very encouraged by this announcement, and we will provide our support in every way we can during the […]