Exposure Information is as follows. Required exposure information is bold. There is no limit for the number of exposures. All of the exposure information is in the Nar-Exposure worksheet. You must 'link' each exposure record to a claimant using either the ClaimantID or the Claimant SSN from the Nar-Claim worksheet. For each Exposure Information entry you must follow the rules below.

• ClaimantID or Claimant SSN; these values need to match exactly with the values in the NarIR-Claim worksheet
• ClaimantID
• Claimant SSN
• ExpsosureBeginDate
• ExposureEndDate
• ExposureIndustry fields
• see about ExposureIndustry fields here
• ExposureOccupation fields
• see about ExposureOccupation fields here
• ExposureType Items:
• Exposure Work Code - this is required when using an approved NARCO Site or the 'Not Qualified' SiteID (583)
• How did the occupationally-exposed person work with NARCO products? (a or b)
• a
• Worked on a regular basis with a NARCO asbestos-containing product; or
• b
• Worked on a regular basis in close proximity to workers who (must provide Exposure Work TypeCode)
• Exposure Work TypeCode
• If above [Exposure Work Code] is b (also may use this code for the Vicinity ExposureTypeCode).
• Occupationally-exposed person either:
• i
• Handled raw asbestos fibers on a regular basis;
• ii
• Fabricated asbestos-containing products so that he/she in the fabrication process was exposed on a regular basis to raw asbestos fibers; or
• iii
• Installed, altered, repaired, removed or otherwise worked with an asbestos-containing product such that he/she was exposed on a regular basis to asbestos fibers.
• *note that the above work typecodes vary slightly from ExposureTypeCode below.
• Exposure TypeCode - this is required when using the 'Not NARCO' SiteID (4895)
• see about Exposure TypeCodes here
• Exposure Type Code Other Desc
• If ExposureTypeCode of other(v) is specified above then you must provide a description of the exposure.
• Vicinity Exposure Occupation
• If ExposureTypeCode of proximity(iv) is specified above then you must provide the occupation code of the co-worker in proximity.
• Vicinity ExposureTypeCode
• If ExposureTypeCode of proximity(iv) is specified above then you must provide the Vicinity ExposureTypeCode of the co-worker in proximity.
• The category that best describes the exposure of the occupationally-exposed co-worker(s) in proximity:
• i
• Handled raw asbestos fibers on a regular basis;
• ii
• Fabricated asbestos-containing products so that he/she in the fabrication process was exposed on a regular basis to raw asbestos fibers; or
• iii
• Installed, altered, repaired, removed or otherwise worked with an asbestos-containing product such that he/she was exposed on a regular basis to asbestos fibers.
• Exposure Product fields (required when specifying the 'Not Qualified' Site)
• see about Exposure Product fields here
• ExposureSite fields
• see about ExposureSite fields here
• ExposurePrincipal fields
• see about ExposurePrincipal fields here

*If you are unfamiliar with any of the codes please contact CRMC for assistance. It is very important that the correct codes are used.

Make sure you are using the NarIR-Exposure worksheet for all Exposure Information!