A group of employees were recently given Spot Awards recognizing their efforts to improve safety at the Lab. The awards were presented by COO Jim Krupnick and Deputy Lab Director Horst Simon. So far, about 30 Safety Spot Awards have been awarded to operations and scientific staff, with the goal of 80 for the year. This most recent group includes (last row, from l-r): Weyland Wong, Jim Krupnick, Simon Morton, Seana Summers, Gary Smith, Maria Maroudas, Tony Marquez, Lorraine Dowling, Margie Wylie, Ben Ortega, Ville Anabeza, Laurel Davis, Horst Simon, Sau Pham, Larry Guo, and Joy Fleming. Go here to nominate a co-worker for a Safety Spot Award.
Employees interested in submitting an entry for the Environment Health and Safety Division’s video contest have until June 15 to complete their projects. Individuals or teams are invited to submit videos of three-minutes or less that addresses one or more safety, health, or environmental issue that is relevant to Berkeley Lab, either in the workplace or at home. The top five videos will be selected by the EH&S Communications Committee and Lab Management. The Lab community will then vote for the three winners. First place wins $200, second $75, and third $50.
The recipients of the new Director’s Awards for Exceptional Achievement have been named. Individuals and teams were recognized in the following areas: scientific, early science career, safety, service, tech transfer, operations, outreach, diversity, and societal impact. Go here for descriptions of the award categories and the winners of each category. The program also includes the Berkeley Lab Prize-Lifetime Achievement award, which will be announced later this week. Honorees will be acknowledged at a future ceremony and reception. Details will be published in Today at Berkeley Lab.
After serving for more than eight years, Weyland Wong of the Engineering Division is stepping down as chair of the Division Safety Coordinators (DSC). Wong has been an integral part of the DSC since its inception as both a member and later, its leader. Under his tenure, the safety coordinators have been important contributors to all of the major safety initiatives at Berkeley Lab, including the Integrated Safety Management system (ISM), standards-based management, the HSS audit, and most recently, the safety culture initiative. Ann Tomaselli, from IT Division, is the incoming Chair. Pictured (l-r) are DSC members Jim Floyd (ALS), Wong, Tomaselli, and Joe Dionne (EH&S).
Berkeley Lab has a winning new phrase to capture its dedication to safety: “Safety is Elemental.” This phrase — chosen by Director Paul Alivisatos and Deputy Lab Director Horst Simon (center) from among 154 entries — captures the spirit of the strong safety culture at the Laboratory. Simon sent a Level-One e-mail in February asking staff to come up with memorable phrases. Liz Moxon (left) and Lori Tamura of the Advanced Light Source put their creative heads together and came up with the winner. “We thought the word ‘elemental’ resonated with current and historic research at the Lab,” they said. “I am very pleased with Lab’s engagement as demonstrated by the large number of creative and excellent submissions,” said Simon.
