It’s still flu season, well into spring. According to the CDC, while ideally it’s recommended to get vaccinated by the end of October, it’s important to know that vaccination after October can still provide protection during the peak of flu season. Staff already working on-site, including any retirees, can receive the flu vaccine at Health Services […]
Health Services Winter Curtailment
Health Services hours are 7:30 am – 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday, excluding holidays.
Complete Your Flu Vaccine Acknowledgement
The flu is a killer. In a typical year, the Centers for Disease Control estimate between 9 and 41 million people will become ill, up to 710,000 will need to be hospitalized, and between 12,000 and 52,000 people will die. Receiving an annual flu vaccine is one way to beat it. While the flu season […]
Onsite Employees: Self-Schedule Now for Flu Vaccine
Health Services (B26) will continue to administer flu vaccines for employees and affiliates already working onsite. We offer Afluria or Fluad. Hours are 8:30 – 11:30 AM and 1:00 – 3:00 PM; appointments are required. See the online portal to self-register for an appointment (under My Appointments), complete the consent form and for additional information (under Health Resources). Note […]
Winter Wellness
Join Health Services and Healthy & Well at LBNL this Holiday Season for 5 weeks of healthy eating, moving, thinking and being! Each week, on one day, we’ll host a Zoom or in-person gathering at lunchtime where we come together to discuss and participate in topics such as food prep and meal planning, drinks and […]
LBNL Flu Vaccine
Why should people get vaccinated against the flu? Influenza is a potentially serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently, but millions of people get flu every year, hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalized and thousands to tens of […]
Registration Open for Flu Clinics for Onsite Employees
Flu vaccine clinics will be available on select dates October 4 through November 3 at Health Services (B26, see flyer for details) plus a dedicated date on October 18 at Potter St. (B977, see flyer). We offer Afluria or Fluad. Note that masks are required within Health Services at B26. Flu vaccine is available to employees and affiliates […]
There’s No Such Thing as “Flushable” Wipes
Please do NOT flush paper towels OR wipes down the toilet. After use, paper towels are to be disposed of in a compost bin (available in every restroom), and wipes are discarded in the landfill. Paper towels and wipes (even “flushable” ones) don’t degrade (toilet paper does!) and can clog sewer pipes, which may result […]
Site-Wide Drinking Water Source Testing
Your health and safety are important to us at the Lab and we are taking steps to help ensure that all aspects of our environment at our workplaces are safe. The Lab obtains water from the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), which supplies water to much of the East Bay. As a public water […]
Ventilation at the Lab and COVID-19
Additional attention is focused on building ventilation as more people return to physical workspaces. Recently, the White House issued the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge, providing guidelines for ventilation, filtration, and communications. The Lab is already implementing many of the recommendations in the challenge, working with Facilities, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Sustainable Berkeley Lab, […]
National Nurses Week
National Nurses’ Week begins May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday, to honor the dedication, strength, and perseverance of nurses in the field. The Berkeley Lab community extends its gratitude and appreciation to Juan Aranda, Amelia Atalig-Smith, Rangineh Bassir, Azure Chabot, Diane Fuller and Kelly Pratt! The Lab’s occupational health nurses wear […]
Masking Continues on Lab Shuttles
Masks are still required on the Lab shuttles (and on BART as well). While Alameda and Contra Costa counties are still at low risk per the new CDC guidelines, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Marin counties have entered medium risk and the entire Bay Area is experiencing an upswing in COVID cases. Continuing the use […]
What Has Changed at the Lab: Ergonomics
Depending on the COVID conditions in our communities, more people will return to work at one of the Lab sites in the coming weeks. In this conversation with Melanie Alexandre, EHS ergonomics subject matter expert, we looked at what changes to expect when discussing ergonomics. Q: What are the three biggest changes in ergonomics since […]
The Way We Work: Personal Protective Equipment
What equipment would you need if your job for the day included working on top of one of the Lab’s buildings? What would you need if you were working with hydrofluoric acid? Berkeley Lab requires that appropriate equipment be used to protect employees from hazards in the workplace. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) varies depending on […]
The Way We Work: Pedestrian Safety
Some of the pleasures of working at the Lab are its open spaces and walkability. Now that many more people are returning to Lab sites to work, it’s time to re-familiarize ourselves with pedestrian safety. We posed some questions to Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Subject Matter Expert Jonathan Cabrera who shared ways to stay safe […]
Deadline Today to Upload Proof of COVID Booster
If you’ve already entered your booster information at clinic.lbl, you do not need to read any further. For everyone else, today is the deadline to upload your COVID booster card if you are medically eligible for a booster. If you are not currently medically eligible, you must receive a COVID booster within 30 days of […]
COVID Booster Info Upload Due Feb. 28
All medically eligible employees, whether working on site or not, and affiliates who come to a Lab site must have a COVID booster shot by Feb. 28 per the UC COVID policy. Employees and affiliates should upload proof to the Lab’s occupational health record at clinic.lbl.gov. Those who are currently medically eligible to receive a […]
New On-site Requirement for Face Covers
Effective immediately, anyone coming on a Lab site must wear one of four options when coming to a Lab site: N95 respirator KN95 or KF94 mask Surgical mask alone or under a cloth face mask Filtered cloth covering Unfiltered cloth face covers alone will no longer be allowed, however, you can wear a cloth face […]
Slow the Spread of Omicron
With the spread of Omicron, COVID cases in the community are rising. Because Omicron is so highly transmissible, it is more important than ever to be sure that we follow the Lab’s COVID-19 safety protocols, including our continuing commitment to the Health Pledge. We have the tools to slow the spread of Omicron and other […]
New Way to Upload Secure Health Information
In the past, the primary method for sending Health Services any sensitive documentation related to your health was to mail, fax, or bring it to the clinic in person. In early 2020, a Google secure drive was established by the Lab’s cybersecurity team to address the growing business need for an electronic option as the […]
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