Why is your colleague wearing a pin emblazoned with a Periodic Table-esque “Sf”? Did somebody discover a new element and not send you the memo? Have the worlds of fashion and science merged while you weren’t looking?Worry not. The pins are part of the Lab’s Safety Culture Initiative and are given to colleagues who have demonstrated a strong commitment to safety.
Your division safety coordinator, the one who’s always encouraging you to incorporate safety into your working and personal lives, they have one of the pins. The Safety Spot Award winners who noticed something wasn’t right and took the extra step to correct it, they have one as well. And the brass pin can be found on top brass who make safety a priority in all lab policies and procedures.
The “Safety is Elemental” slogan and icon were created after a Lab-wide survey two years ago called for methods to best address key safety culture issues and developments. The pin recognizes the efforts of its wearers---those who represent a willingness to improve an already successful safety culture at LBNL.
Safety Culture includes every worker at the Laboratory and involves mutual trust, shared attitudes about the vital importance of safety, and belief in our institutional preventative measures.
