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Hero Card Raffle Winner Rachel Lance's Proactivity Rewarded
Petra Wehle posted on Oct 17, 2016

One day Rachel Lance noticed that the floor of a heavily used elevator had developed a tripping hazard, so she reported it to a safety professional and it was promptly fixed. Several months later a colleague overheard her talk about that incident, just happened to remember the Hero Card in his wallet More>

 

 

Safety Culture Work Group Initiative: Temporary Safety Messages in Neon Chalk
Petra Wehle posted on Sep 30, 2016

You may have noticed the temporary neon-colored safety messages popping up in high traffic areas. They are the invention of a Berkeley Lab Safety Culture Work Group subcommittee whose task it was to create awareness around slip, trip, and fall prevention. The stenciling campaign involved brainstorming for catchphrases such as “Handrails, There for a Reason,” “Get a Grip,” and “A fall, a slip, a hospital trip.” Those ended up in the recycle bin, More>

Microwave Oven Safety Tips
Petra Wehle posted on Jul 29, 2016
Practically everyone at the lab uses a microwave oven to heat something – maybe lunch or snack in the common kitchen, or perhaps a liquid or media in a dedicated laboratory microwave. Several times a day even, we place a container in the microwave, press a few buttons and presto – it’s done! What could go wrong with something that simple? More>
Hero Card Raffle Winner Jeffrey Takakuwa Shares UC Berkeley Resources for Managing Stress
Philippe Butler posted on Jun 08, 2016
Jeffrey Takakuwa, mechanical engineer in the Engineering Division and one of this quarter’s lucky Hero Card raffle winners, received a $50 prize for his good deed of spreading the word about two valuable resources offered to LBNL employees through UC Berkeley University Health Services - the Be Well at Work Employee Assistance and Elder Care Programs. More>

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ATAP Division Safety Culture Encourages Openness, Feedback and Perseverance
Erik S Richman posted on Oct 15, 2014
For ATAP Division Director Wim Leemans, listening to firsthand accounts of accidents and near-misses “is more powerful than any lessons learned that you get in an e-mail.”

For example, he says, two of his Lab workers shared experiences from previous jobs in industry, where, Leemans says, “laser safety standards were lower than what we have.” Both employees had suffered eye injuries from lasers. Among their details shared with Berkeley Lab coworkers:  When you are struck in the eye with a laser, your vision turns red due to popped blood vessels.

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