REVIEW OF THE U.S. NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CENTER’S HEALTH-HAZARD ASSESSMENT PROCESS by National Research Council

Author:National Research Council
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Environment and Environmental Studies : Policy, Reviews and Evaluations
Publisher: NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Published: 2000-08-22T16:00:00+00:00

HUMAN RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT HEALTH-HAZARD ASSESSMENTS

HHAs are conducted in whole or in part by professional and technical staff both the Industrial Hygiene Directorate and Environmental Programs Directorate, which are located at NEHC in Norfolk, Virginia. At the time of the subcommittee’s evaluation, those directorates were composed of approximately 37 people, of which 5 were military officers and 32 were civil service personnel (administrative and clerical personnel were not counted). Additionally, the Occupational Medicine Directorate had 5 military personnel (4 officers, 1 enlisted) and 7 civil service personnel who could also provide support for conducting HHAs. NHRC/TD employed approximately 40 persons. NHRC/TD has the capability of conducting experimental studies to determine the toxicological hazard of chemicals used by the Navy and to perform risk assessments for chemicals that involve complex issues.

Staff experience and training in the Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Programs Directorates are predominately in industrial hygiene; however, some staff are trained in environmental engineering, environmental sciences, and chemistry. About one-half of the staff had earned master of science degrees in a relevant field and the rest of the staff had earned bachelor of science degrees in a relevant field of study. Only one staff member in those two directorates has a doctorate-level degree in a relevant scientific discipline. However, several persons at NHRC/TD hold doctorate degrees and are available to provide help to NEHC.

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