SB 5940-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

States that there exists a prima facie presumption, with regard to United States department of energy Hanford site workers who are covered under the state industrial insurance act, that the following diseases and conditions are occupational diseases: (1) Respiratory disease;

(2) Heart problems, experienced within seventy-two hours of exposure to fumes, toxic substances, or chemicals at the site;

(3) Cancer;

(4) Beryllium sensitization, and acute and chronic beryllium disease; and

(5) Neurological disease.