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April 09 Issue - Employee Monthly Magazine NotebookLaboratory celebrates Earth Day with activitiesA litter cleanup around the Laboratory, the Pollution Prevention awards ceremony, a Take-the-Bus contest to encourage the use of mass transit, and an Energy Town Hall meeting are some of the Laboratory activities planned in April to celebrate Earth Day. The 39th Earth Day is April 22 and the Lab’s Earth Day theme this year is “Global Environment, LANL Commitment: A Natural Partnership.” A Take-the-Bus contest the week of April 20-24 encourages employees to ride Los Alamos County’s Atomic City Transit bus system. The sixth annual Great Garbage Grab is April 13-24. Employee teams can pick up litter in areas around their workspace and in visible common areas. The team that picks up the largest amount of litter can win the 2009 Traveling Trash trophy. Laboratory Director Michael Anastasio is scheduled to lead “Mike’s Green Team” in this year’s litter cleanup. An Energy Town Hall meeting is April 21 at Fuller Lodge, and the Laboratory will recognize Pollution Prevention award winners April 22 at the Physics Building Auditorium. The Laboratory is partnering with Los Alamos County to celebrate Earth Day with a community event April 25. Learn more about these and other scheduled Earth Day activities at http://www.lanl.gov/environment/earthday/. Call 911 on Laboratory Property, Los Alamos CountyCall 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. Call 662-8222 for nonemergency fire or police service. Bottled water safetyThe Laboratory’s bottled water contractor provides water that meets New Mexico drinking water regulations. There are several steps employees can take to ensure the continued safety of drinking water. For more information, go to http://int.lanl.gov/safety/biosafety/docs/bottled_water_safety.pdf (internal only). Distinguished Performance Award nominations soughtNominations are invited for the 2008 Distinguished Performance Awards, which recognize individual employees, small teams, and large teams. Peers or supervisors of outstanding employees may nominate for performance during calendar year 2008. The nomination deadline is April 30. For more information, see a memo from Laboratory Director Michael Anastasio at http://int.lanl.gov/memos/2009/03/LANL_ALL2277.PDF (internal only). Call for Laboratory Fellow nominationsThe Fellow appointment is an honor bestowed by the Laboratory director in recognition of outstanding achievement by research and development scientists and engineers. Any employee may sponsor a Laboratory Fellow nomination, and the submission deadline is May 13. For more information, see a memo at http://int.lanl.gov/memos/2009/02/MM2281_ADS2424.PDF (internal only). Price Anderson Amendment training offeredThe Price Anderson Amendment Act Office offers an online training class to help employees understand the Laboratory’s process for identifying, screening, and reporting noncompliance. Course #47656 provides an overview of the Laboratory’s program that addresses DOE Office of Enforcement expectations. April service anniversariesFind the April service anniversaries online at http://www.lanl.gov/news/currents/2009/apr/anniversaries.shtml. In memoriam
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