August 08 Issue - Employee Monthly Magazine

Notebook

Avoid distractions while driving government-owned vehicles

Employees are reminded not to use hand-held cellular phones or engage in other distracting activities while operating a government-owned vehicle. For other vehicle and pedestrian safety-related requirements, go to http://policy.lanl.gov/pods/policies.nsf/ (internal only).

Mortandad Canyon entrance to close intermittently

The Technical Area 52 entrance to Mortandad Canyon will close intermittently just East of TA-52, Building 1 (Protective Equipment Research and Development Facility) to pedestrian and vehicular traffic as the Water Stewardship Program conducts environmental remediation work through September 30. Access control measures are in place to protect the safety of personnel and minimize disruption of remediation operations.

Catastrophic Leave Program accepting donations

The Catastrophic Leave Program allows employees to donate some of their unused vacation time for use by other employees who do not have sick or paid leave time available but are suddenly faced with a catastrophic medical situation. For additional information, contact Occupational Medicine at 7-7890.

Call 911 for emergency assistance

Call 911 to request emergency fire, police, and ambulance responders on Laboratory property and within Los Alamos County. Provide your name, the nature of the incident, and the location. When calling from a cell phone, provide the city and state from which you are calling. For non-emergency fire or police calls in Los Alamos, dial 662-8222.

Transportation Department launches new traveler information service

New Mexico commuters and interstate travelers have instant access to weather-related road conditions, construction delays, and congestion information by dialing 511. Sponsored by the New Mexico Department of Transportation, the service is part of a growing, nationwide program to provide consistent and reliable traveler information.

Summer Celebration scheduled for August 23

Los Alamos National Security, LLC is sponsoring a Summer Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. August 23 at Sullivan Field on Diamond Drive, across from Los Alamos High School. All LANS and contract employees are invited, including employees of KSL Services and SOC Los Alamos. Music, food, and entertainment will be provided. For more information, go to the Summer Celebration Web page at http://int.lanl.gov/projects/summercelebration/ (internal only).

New performance assessment process

Laboratory senior leaders have agreed on the back-end piece of the new performance management system: performance assessment. As part of the assessment process, employees need to complete a self-evaluation form and turn it in to line managers by August 18. To access the performance management Web site, go to http://int.lanl.gov/orgs/hr/pmp/ (internal only).

Recently issued patents

Laboratory senior leaders have agreed on the back-end piece of the new performance management system: performance assessment. As part of the assessment process, employees need to complete a self-evaluation form and turn it in to line managers by August 18. To access the performance management Web site, go to at http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/tt/intellectual_prop/patents_news.shtml.

August service anniversaries

Find the August service anniversaries online at http://www.lanl.gov/news/currents/2008/august/anniversaries.shtml.

In memoriam

• Richard Alan Benson, 65, died June 8
• Felipe M. Lopez, 83, died June 11
• Raymond Allen Gore, 73, died June 17
• Dugald "Dug" Pinyan, 82, died June 18
• Bob Everett Comer, 71, died June 28
• Zelda Geneith, 81, died June 28
• Marie Homan, 53, died July 20