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Appendix A History of NEHC and Its Relationship with Other Navy Organizations
Appendix A History of NEHC and Its Relationship with Other Navy Organizations
Pages 63-66
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This expanded mission included providing assistance to all naval ammunition depots and naval stations in coordinating their occupational health programs and resulted in the completion of the first industrial hygiene survey. From 1965 to 1967, the NAD program steadily expanded in response to new mission requirements for personnel education and survey procedures.
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This expanded role included responsibility for the Navy Occupational Safety and Health Inspection Program, analytical laboratory services, radiation health, hazardous materials identification, asbestos hazard control, preventive medicine, epidemiology, and hearing conservation. NEHC's mission was expanded again in 1981 to include coordination and provision of centralized support and occupational health, environmental health, and preventive medicine services to medical activities ashore and afloat.
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In support of these activities, BUMED has issued directives that are in accord with current accepted standards of toxicological sciences and cynical medicine. Also, BUMED · provides support in the areas of ATSDR public health assessments, review of toxicological profiles, environmental-risk communication workshops, review of site health and safety plans, and review of ecological risk assessments; · coordinates with ATSDR concerning ATSDR's legally mandated health-related activities, including public health assessments, public health consultations, health surveys and investigations, toxicology databases, emergency response, Naval Facilities Engineering Command and health education; · assists Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFACENGCOM)
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66 Review of //e vie s //~/~C/~ea/fh-/~z~rd Assessment Process However, BUMED is the final arbiter regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of exposures to toxic hazards.
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