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The DOE Site Office and LBNL are partnering to assess integrated safety management (ISM) August 4th-7th.  Assessors will ask questions about how staff plan their work, how they identify hazards and what they do to stay safe.  The assessment will focus on staff working in our research labs – both lab workers and their activity […]

As the season changes and temperatures begin to rise, we all need to understand the risks associated with excessive heat exposure. The human body has mechanisms to cool itself, but when these are overcome by heat energy coming into the body, heat injury is the result.  Understanding Heat Illness Heat illness is often described in […]

The Lab hosted a small, invitation-only ribbon-cutting, or rather hazard pictogram-cutting, ceremony on Thursday, June 5, to celebrate the completion of the new Central Chemical Receiving Facility (CCRF). Michael Brandt, Deputy Laboratory Director for Operations and Chief Operating Officer, and Maria Nappi, Director of the Environment, Health and Safety Division, both delivered remarks highlighting the […]

LBNL Health Services encourages all employees to enjoy the outdoors safely and stay informed about the risks of skin cancer and the importance of early detection.   Tips to Keep Skin Healthy Protecting Your Skin Starts with Awareness  The good news is that most skin cancers are highly treatable when found early. Performing regular skin self-exam, […]

New enhancements are coming to Work Planning and Control (WPC) Activity Manager.  WPC is a key component of Berkeley Lab’s Integrated Safety Management System.  It is a primary tool used to describe the work we perform, identify the hazards and identify the safety controls for that work.  It is also how we assign most of […]

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Hearing is one of our five senses that allows for better communication, safety awareness, mental health, and general enjoyment of sounds and music. However, hearing loss is prevalent, ranging from temporary to permanent loss due to loud noises, certain medications, head injuries, infection, and congenital causes. Severity of hearing loss ranges from mild to severe. […]

Are you interested in helping improve safety in an informal and collaborative way? Learning Teams may be just for you. Led by James Newman, the Lab’s Human and Organizational Performance Manager, Learning Teams focus on specific safety topics and actively involve small, cross-functional groups in identifying safety improvements. Participation on a Learning Team is entirely […]

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Click on the icon above to go to the LATSS survey main page. After a hiatus during the pandemic, EHS will resume conducting safety surveys of laboratories and other technical areas. These surveys – referred to as Laboratory and Technical Area Safety Surveys, or LATSS – focus on various aspects of safety including chemical storage, […]

The Berkeley Lab community is invited to a presentation on waste management at the Lab on Nov. 7 at 12:30 p.m. This hybrid Lunch & Learn event will be held at Building 91, Room 310, and is hosted by the Lab’s EHS Lab and Chem Safety Team. This is an opportunity to ask questions, voice concerns, […]

While Halloween means peak fun for kids, trick-or-treating also comes with potential for harm or injury.  Before your kids take to the streets in search of treats, follow these simple safety guidelines to keep them safe during this most spooky of holidays.  Costumes What costumes kids wear on Halloween can have safety consequences.  Make sure […]