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Save the Date: ShakeOut 10/16/25
Drop to the ground, cover your neck and head, hold on to something sturdy until shaking stops. Save the date for the 2025 Great ShakeOut on 10/16/25 Add a reminder to your calendar.
Personnel Accountability Drill: Wednesday, May 14
What: LabAlert personnel accountability drill. When: Wednesday, May 14, beginning around 9:30 am Where: Main hill site and offsite locations Who: All personnel who badge-in between approximately 0500 and 0930 will be sent LabAlert messaging. Why: This drill is required by the Department of Energy as part of continuity of operations efforts. Participation in this drill will…
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Personnel Accountability Drill: Thursday, January 23
What: LabAlert personnel accountability drill. When: Thursday, January 23, beginning around 9:30 am Where: Main hill site and offsite locations Who: All personnel who badge-in between approximately 0500 and 0930 will be sent LabAlert messaging. Why: This drill is required by the Department of Energy as part of continuity of operations efforts. Participation in this drill will…
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Congratulations Blair & Centennial Bridge Replacement Project Members
2024 Organizational Impact: Centennial Bridge Replacement Project – John Braithwaite, Suzanne Budd, Tammy Carlson, Orlando Casiano, Blair Edwards, Anthony Fernandez, Steven Filippoff, Timothy M. Hart, Jim Hawley, Nikki Humphreys, Igor Kligman, & Richard Lopatto Citation: For visionary cross-functional teamwork to improve Lab safety and operations by replacing an earthquake-prone and landslide vulnerable hazard, the old Centennial Bridge, with…
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Lab Security DOE Award Honor Hung in B50A
August 14, 2024 Two new frames grace the wall of Building 50A; one holding the Security Award of the Year from the Department of Energy and the other the Lab team that brought the honor to Berkeley. The team recently gathered for a team photo op so the entire team could be recognized for this…
Get Ready to ShakeOut 10/17 at 10:17
Drop to the ground, cover your neck and head, hold on to something sturdy until shaking stops. Make a short investment in your safety on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 10:17 a.m. The Lab is participating in the annual earthquake drill with millions of people around the world practicing earthquake safety on the same day. Lab…
Building Emergency Teams
Global Pandemic, Hybrid Work, and Other Challenges Building Emergency Teams, or BETs, have been a tremendous asset to the safety and emergency preparedness of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. However, the global COVID-19 pandemic brought a lot of unprecedented challenges to our Laboratory. Previously buildings may have had a BET Lead and BET members to help…
Personnel Accountability Drill: Tuesday, July 23
What: LabAlert personnel accountability drill. When: Tuesday, July 23, beginning around 9:30 am Where: Main hill site and offsite locations Who: All personnel who badge-in between approximately 0500 and 0930 will be sent LabAlert messaging. Why: This drill is required by the Department of Energy as part of continuity of operations efforts. Participation in this drill will…
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Personnel Accountability Drill: Thursday, April 11
What: LabAlert personnel accountability drill. When: Thursday April 11, beginning around 9:30 am Where: Main hill site and offsite locations Who: All personnel who badge-in between approximately 0500 and 0900 will be sent LabAlert messaging. Why: This drill is required by the Department of Energy as part of continuity of operations efforts. Participation in this drill will…
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Personnel Accountability Drill: Thursday, January 11
What: LabAlert personnel accountability drill. When: Thursday January 11, beginning around 9:30 am Where: Main hill site and offsite locations Who: All personnel who badge-in between approximately 0500 and 0900 will be sent LabAlert messaging. Why: This drill is required by the Department of Energy as part of continuity of operations efforts. Participation in this drill will…
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