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Several Argonne employees received on-the-spot recognition for displaying positive safety and/or quality assurance initiative during the month of May 2018.

Gold Spot Award recipients Zachary Bubinas (NWM) Linda Conlin (BIS) Tracey Gallegos (LEG) Scott Izzo (AES) Jacquelin LeBreck (CPA) Kathryn Macal (OTD) Matthew Nagrodski (HSE) Gregory O’Neill (NWM) Eric Wilkinson (NWM) Raymond Ziegler (XSD) Silver … Read More »

In April 2018, Alan Kastengren (XSD) received a Gold Spot Award for his preemptive measures taken to mitigate a tripping hazard.

Contractors were moving equipment in and out of a hutch when Kastengren observed one of the workers nearly trip when the individual’s foot snagged on a metal bridge that was placed over a door’s … Read More »

Several Argonne employees received on-the-spot recognition for displaying positive safety and/or quality assurance initiative during the month of April 2018.

Gold Spot Award recipients Charles Blair (STE) Jason Dunkin (NWM) David Garbin (NWM) Gordon Johnson, Jr. (PMO) Alan Kastengren (XSD) Brian Pruitt (AES) Rogelio Ranay (XSD) Jon Smejkal (AES) Anil Thakkar (HSE) Roland Varriale, II … Read More »

Charles “Chuck” Blair (STE) has worked to extend the reach of the lab’s commitment to safety by providing prompt responses and updates, via email or phone, to all recipients of certified reference material (CRM) shipments since his assignment to that area last fall — no small feat given the volume of shipments that he may … Read More »

In March 2018, Jason Boggs (BIS) received a Gold Spot Award for his outstanding commitment to cyber security safety.

During a code review of the ServiceNow core tool, Boggs discovered a high risk software security bug in the application. Understanding the severity of the potential risk presented by the bug, Boggs immediately reported his discovery … Read More »

David Withrow (FAC) received a Gold Spot Award in March 2018 for attention to detail that prevented the complete failure of equipment and the loss of heat to all of Building 595.

At the end of his shift, David Withrow (FAC) was walking past the equipment room in Building 595 and noticed that one of the … Read More »

Several Argonne employees received on-the-spot recognition for displaying positive safety and/or quality assurance initiative during the month of March 2018.

Gold Spot Award recipients David Withrow (FAC) Jason Boggs (BIS) Richard Kara (STE) Scott Petersen (AES) Ahmed Farghaly (AES) Daniel McGann (NWM) Silver Spot Award recipients Michael Anastasio (LEG) Dennis Bartley (BIS) Patty Campbell (EVS) … Read More »

In February 2018, Joseph Keslin (BIS), Shari MacGregor (BIS), Madonna Pence (BIS), Kerri Schroeder (BIS) and Betty Waterman (CPA) received Gold Spot Awards for their efforts to organize, revise, edit and correct Argonne’s new Electrical Safety Manual.

The team, led by Pence, devoted numerous hours since early fall 2017 to take on the task … Read More »

In February, during the last severe snowstorm of the season, Claybourne White (PSC) assisted the Advanced Photon Source (APS) in providing continuity of operations by superintending facility users’ safety overnight.

The APS operates on a 24/7 basis, and users visiting the lab often stay at the Guest House. Thus, they can remain safely on site … Read More »

Several Argonne employees received on-the-spot recognition for displaying positive safety and/or quality assurance initiative during the month of February 2018.

Gold Spot Award recipients Tod Cervenka (FAC) Stephanie Kendzora (HRS) Joseph Keslin (BIS) Jie Liu (AES) Shari MacGregor (BIS) Christina Miller (NST) Glenn Moonier (AES) John Pearson (MSD) Madonna Pence (BIS) Jerry Rice (AES) Johnny … Read More »