Announcements
NARFE MEETING, October 2
WHAT: NARFE Meeting
WHEN: Friday, October 2, 2009
(Lunch at 11:30 a.m.
is $4; Program at 12:20 p.m.)
WHERE: West Boulder Senior Center, 909
Arapahoe Avenue
RESERVATIONS: Barbara Scott,
303-494-6752
This
meeting will feature Whitney Swander, Hearing
HealthCare Centers, who will speak on "Common Hearing Problems As We Age."
BOULDER LABS DIVERSITY COUNCIL SEMINAR, October 2
The
Boulder Labs Diversity Council is proud to present a seminar with Virginia Valian. Virginia is a renowned linguist from Hunter
College in New York. She specializes in cognitive science; language
learning and learnability; cognition and gender, and
gender equity.
This
event will be held on Friday, October 2, 2009 from 2-3 p.m. in DSRC GB-124
(Outreach Classroom). Please direct questions to Ann Thorne, Ann.Thorne@noaa.gov, ext. 4600.
BROWN BAG LUNCH SEMINAR, October 5
Please join us for an informative Brown Bag Lunch seminar on October 5, 2009
from 12 to 1 p.m., in GC 402 of the David Skaggs Research Bldg. The discussion will be on available insurance
options under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. This is for everyone whether you have been in
Federal service for a long time and need a refresher on the new options or are
new to Federal service.
Hope
to see you there.
FIRE PREVENTION MONTH
OSHE Open House, October 7
October
is Fire Prevention Month and next week the NIST Office of Safety, Health &
Environment (OSHE) will start promoting this year’s theme “It’s Fire Protection
Week. Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned.”
NIST
OSHE continues its pledge to work harder than ever to extend fire awareness to
its employees, affiliates and others who may work on the NIST campus. On
Wednesday, October 7, 2009, there will be an open house and a number of events
in Building 1-1107. Several videos, some
of which were developed by the NIST BFRL group will be shown will be followed
by discussions, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing for each hour until 4 p.m. A
number of Fire Protection Week handouts will be offered as well, including a
number of items that you can use to promote fire prevention with your
children/grandchildren, such as magnets, stickers, children’s “Stay Fire Smart”
Comix, Sparky bags and more!
Open House Schedule, October 7
9
a.m.-Fire Safety-Alert, Aware, Alive
10
a.m.-Dave Zader, Wildland
Fire Management Coordinator for Boulder Fire and Rescue will give a presentation
on wildfire risk, how to develop defensible space and the pine beetle
infestation in and around Boulder County
11
a.m.-Fire Extinguishers-Your Pass to Safety
1
p.m.-Flashover -Scotch Pine Tree, Sofa/Living Room,
& Open Floor Plan Office Workstations
2
p.m.-Emergency Evacuation-Getting Out Alive
3
p.m.-NIST Special Publication SP-102-Cook County Administration Building
Fire: Heat Release Rate Experiments and
FDS Simulations
Please
plan on attending at least one of these sessions for FY 2010 Safety Training
credit! Please call Jane Adams, ext.
4402 with any questions or if you need additional information.
NIST OUTLOOK 2003 AND OUTLOOK 2007 CALENDAR
TRAINING
New
Horizons will be offering a custom class for NIST staff on Outlook
Calendar. This class is for Outlook 2003
and 2007. In this course, students will
learn how to schedule appointments and meetings, use groups, setup distribution
lists, use time zone options and set delegates.
It has been designed to assist users in converting from Oracle Calendar
to Outlook Calendar. The cost of the
class is $110. To register, please go to
the CLC (https://doc.learn.com/nist)
and select Training and Development from the left side of the screen. Click the link at the top of the screen for
Boulder Instructor Led Training. Class
dates:
Outlook Calendar 2003
11/5/09
– 9:00-12:30
11/5/09 – 1:30-5:00
Outlook Calendar 2007
10/21/09
– 9:00-12:30
10/21/09 – 1:30-5:00
10/22/09 – 9:00-12:30
10/22/09 – 1:30-5:00
11/4/09 – 9:00-12:30
11/4/09 – 1:30-5:00
BOULDER LABS INTERFERENCE COMMITTEE
The
Boulder Labs Interference Committee exists to protect the Lab campus from
harmful radio frequency interference. The committee accomplishes this by
evaluating and approving new transmitters before they begin operating. Kristen Davis is the chair of the Boulder
Labs Interference Committee. If you need
to coordinate a new transmitting device, please contact her at ext. 4619 or kristen@its.bldrdoc.gov. Plan to
allow the committee 3 weeks to make a decision.
VANPOOL RIDER WANTED
Ft Collins/Loveland Opening in October
If
you commute from Ft. Collins or Loveland to the Boulder Labs, why not join the
Vanpool? You can sleep or read on your way to work; reduce STRESS, as well as
the GAS pain in the wallet! Remember, there is a substantial DOC commuter
subsidy available for federal employees. Be a Green Commuter! Contact Matt at
ext. 4932 or matt.wagers@noaa.gov.
NOAA GIFT SHOP MONTHLY SPECIAL
The NOAA Gift Shop’s monthly special for the NOAA Gift Shop’s monthly
special for September: $1 off for every $10 spent on Items on the Central
Table. Normal hours are 12-1 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday. The shop is located
in DSRC 1C307.
NIST GIFT SHOP
The NIST store is located under the lobby stairs
near the Building 1 cafeteria. If you would like to purchase any NIST
merchandise, please call ext. 5453, 3832, 3988, or 3378. See pictures of their
NIST t-shirts, hats, post cards, and more at the BLEA web site by clicking
"sales" - http://blea.doc.gov/
SITE HEALTH AND
FITNESS ITEMS
NEW EQUIPMENT IN BUILDING ONE WEIGHT ROOM
A Life Fitness hip abduction/adduction machine has been
added to the Weight Room in Building One. It works the inner and outer thighs
with simple, intuitive exercise movements. Range of motion adjustments, weight
selection up to 160 lbs., and an adjustable, padded seat and back support allow
comfortable use by exercisers of all sizes. Try out this great addition to the
weight room! Employees who have already used it say it is great.
The new stereo for the Building One cardio room is
now installed. The system is equipped with an IPOD docking station, AM/FM radio,
auxiliary input for other audio sources, and a CD/MP3 player. If you use the
IPOD docking station, please choose the sizing insert for your IPOD located
next to the machine.
FITNESS CENTER MAILING LIST AND WEB SITE
If you want to
receive information on activities going on in the fitness centers, find someone
to work out with, have questions about the equipment, or want to talk to others
about fitness in general you should subscribe to the DOC Boulder Laboratories
Fit Center mailing list located on the web at: http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/mailman/listinfo/fitcenter.
The Fitness Centers' website is found at https://inside.boulder.docgov/fitness/.
EMSS NEWS
Questions? Please call the below listed
contacts, call ext. 3191, or email: svcdesk@boulder.nist.gov
NIST EXCESS: The NIST Property Office has excess items available in
Building 4, if you are interested; please contact Dale Devoe,
ext. 7598, or Eva Baca, ext. 5083.
GSA EXCESS:
If we do not have what you are looking for, go to the GSA’s website: http://gsaxcess.gov/. You will need to
register; once that is complete; you will have access to excess property from
other Federal Government agencies.
PLANNED PROJECTS
Building 1
1. EMSS staff will begin modifications to the 5th
floor of Wing 5 in preparation for the upcoming move of the Human Resources to
this area. Work next week is
concentrated at the North end and includes the construction of a new wall and
the relocation of a door. Contact: Fred Smith, ext. 4459.
2. EMSS staff will be working throughout Building 1
servicing multiple utilities located generally in the corridor ceilings, such
as installing junction box covers and sealing penetrations. Work will be ongoing through the end of
October. Contact: Jim McConnell, ext. 5660
Building 1 Extension (B1E)
1. Excavation & construction between Buildings 1
and 2 is continuing. Contact: Bryan Faktor, ext. 7841.
Building 2
1. The walkway at the gas dock area has been changed
to an emergency exit only. The North doors are posted as emergency exit only
doors. This change will be for the remainder of the time they are working on
the new building. Contact: Robert Gray, ext. 4936.
Site Wide (NIST)
1. Site
Improvements: The contractor is
planning to do the asphalt striping on October 3. He will be painting crosswalks, centerlines,
and walk paths. Drive carefully around
the painting equipment. Contact: Joe Carbone, ext. 3114.
2. EMSS has begun preventative maintenance
activities on the site transformers. No unscheduled outages are anticipated.
The maintenance personnel may be wearing full body covering protective suits,
depending on which part of the electrical system they are working on. Contact:
John Delight, ext. 5776.
3. Preventative maintenance activities have begun on
the roof-mounted packaged air conditioners (PAC) throughout the site. This work will be completed by the end of
this month. This will require a shutdown of each unit for a maximum of 30
minutes. Room occupants affected by this work will be notified in advance.
Contact: Bill Seader, ext. 6314.
4. EMSS will
continue installing fire-stop caulking in wall and floor penetrations. This work
is required by the National Fire Code to maintain the integrity of firewalls.
In the future, this sealing will continue from the room side of the
penetration. Room occupants affected by this work will be notified in advance.
Contact: John Delight, ext. 5776.
5. Preventative maintenance activities will continue
on the fan coil air conditioning units in many of the rooms on site. Room occupants affected by this work will be
notified in advance. Contact: Dave Stewart, ext. 7865.
6. EMSS/Contractor has begun grading the access road
to Green Mountain. Normal access to the top of the mountain will be limited.
The project is scheduled to be complete on October 2. Contact: Fred Smith, ext 4459.