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Lab wins Telly Award for safety walkaround video

The Laboratory received a 2004 Bronze Telly Award in the safety category for its video, "Walkaround - Safety Walkaround Process."

The Telly Awards showcase the best work of television stations, production companies, advertising agencies and corporate video departments throughout the world. The 2004 recipients were selected from more than 10,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents.

The "Walkaround - Safety Walkaround Process" video, which was jointly produced by Performance Surety (PS) and Health, Safety and Radiation Protection (HSR) divisions, illustrates the major dynamics of the safety walkaround process.

"In the video, David Herbert, a senior Fellow with the National Safety Council, demonstrates the process in three different Laboratory work environments. Herbert defines the six different safety-behavior observation categories and then applies them to the five elements of the walkaround process, said Rob Nicholas of Industrial Hygiene and Safety (HSR-5), project leader for the video.

Laboratory personnel who contributed their talents and expertise to this training package and groups that demonstrated the on-camera walkarounds are: Kirk Hollis, Randall Lewis, Kim Meadows, Craig Taylor of Applied Chemical Technology (C-ACT); Daniel Aragon, Thomas Gravlin, Paul Leslie, Lisa Woodrow of Test Engineering (DX-5); and Liz Abeyta, Thomas Anderson, Annette Fernandez, Lydia Winsemius of Advanced Information and Business Application Development (IM-8).

The training modules were produced and directed by Nicholas; photography, Fred Baker, Information Services (IM-9); audio recording, David Apodaca, Training and Development (HR-TD); Employee Development System logistics arranged through Rick Reynolds, Training Services (PS-13); Web feed, Mike Kuchinsky, (IM-9) and Jud Morhart, (HR-TD); VHS/DVD cover design, Stacey Castro, formerly of Communication Arts and Services (IM-1); Web design, Lilly Anaya, Information Management (HSR-7); and project management, Marc Clay, Performance Indicators (PS-7).

In addition to the required training for all managers and supervisors, Laboratory Director G. Peter Nanos has asked that all Lab workers be trained on the safety walkaround elements and that managers show and discuss the video at their group meetings, said Clay of PS-7.

The safety walkaround training package has been distributed Labwide and includes both VHS and DVD formats. Group, division and program offices that haven't received their safety walkaround training package should write to safwalkaroundvid@lanl.gov online.

--Kathryn Ostic

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