October 24, 2014

Worker Safety and Health Enforcement Consent Order issued to Battelle Memorial Institute for deficiencies associated with the Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program at DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

On October 24, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Enforcement issued a Consent Order (WCO-2014-01) to Battelle Memorial Institute for deficiencies associated with implementation of the Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program at DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The contractor agreed to the Consent Order.