Beryllium Health and Safety Committee

The Beryllium Health and Safety Committee (BHSC) promotes activities/efforts that help people better understand and prevent beryllium-induced conditions and illnesses, including Beryllium Sensitization (BeS) and Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD). Such illnesses may be caused or exacerbated by workplace exposure to beryllium. The BHSC mission is primarily educational in nature, and is accomplished through generation, collection and dissemination of information to members and other interested parties. Promoting the safe use of beryllium Obtaining a better understanding of exposure risks Improving exposure monitoring Fostering improved controls Accumulating and disseminating information concerning beryllium process best work practices, as well as, data from health studies concerning the hazards associated with beryllium Training / mentoring of beryllium health professionals Identifying and promoting research that has the potential to enhance or improve our worker safety programs