Exposure Information
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
- ExpsosureBeginDate
- ExposureEndDate
- ExposureIndustry fields
- ExposureOccupation fields
- 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?
- 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)
- Exposure Type Code Other Desc
- if ExposureTypeCode of other(v) is specifed above then you must provide a description
of the exposure
- Vicinity Exposure Occupation
- if ExposureTypeCode of proximity(iv) is specifed 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)
- ExposureSite fields
- ExposurePrincipal fields
*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!
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