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Workplace Safety
Two workers affected by chemical fumes
August 10 — Two Los Alamos National Laboratory employees recently inhaled fumes from a corrosive chemical, resulting in the hospitalization of one employee.
Laboratory announces organizational changes
October 12 — As part of efforts to strengthen laboratory operations and the senior management team, Los Alamos National Laboratory Director George P. Nanos today announced a reorganization of his senior management team and the Laboratory's Operations Directorate. Effective October 13, 2004, the Operations Directorate will be split into two directorates that will provide enhanced services and functions to the Laboratory.
DOE-LASO, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Los Alamos County reach agreement on traffic control enforcement
July 16 — The Los Alamos National Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos Site Office, and the County of Los Alamos have reached an agreement that allows county police officers to resume enforcement of state and local traffic laws on NNSA owned roadways in and around the Laboratory. The Memorandum of Agreement was ratified by the Los Alamos County Council last evening.
New fire danger requires new emergency response
May 16 — Due to unique forest conditions, this fire season has Los Alamos County, Los Alamos Schools and Laboratory emergency managers recommending that evacuation as a protective action during wildfire may not be the way to go. Instead, they are advocating "shelter-in-place" as a way to safely ride out this year's potential fires, which are anticipated to be small, hot and fast.
