Events
Employee involvement is an essential part of PNNL's safety culture. PNNL is proud of our employees and their safety performance. PNNL VPP provides opportunities for staff members, their families, and the local community to participate in safety-related events. Staff members are encouraged to actively participate in events that promote safety.
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VPP Survivor Wellness Challenge — Final Update
Thank you to all participantsof the 2009 Survivor Wellness Challenge! VPP hopes that this event has helped you plan and meet personal health improvement goals.
Here are some statistics from the 2009 Survivor Wellness Challenge:
- Number of people signed up — 409!
- Top 3 individual point earners: Elaine Hawkins — 731 points Melissa Miner — 668 points Mandi Oukrop — 633 points
- Number of teams enrolled in Teamworks — 36
- Number of Workout Buddy pairs — 45
Congratulations to the prize winners of the fourth segment of this year's Challenge:
| Senthil Kabilan | Gary Louie | Deanna Alegria | James Carson |
| Truc Trang-Le | Teresa Josephson | Lynette Sewell | Paula Bachelor |
| Paul Thorne | Janice Haigh | Shannon Goodwin | Silas Towne |
| Reid Peterson | Todd Gervais | Skip Kerschner | Teresa Schlotman |
| Anne Farawila | Lanson Oukrop | Brad Evans | Paula Gonzalez |
| Kira Shevchenko | John Trevino | Richard Traub | Deanna Delaney |
| Susan Jones | Bradi Kukes | Elizabeth Stephens | Dan Wandler |
| Elena Hernandez | Mandi Oukrop | Diana Van Pelt | Justin Billing |
| Jon McCall | Andrew Kuprat | Beatrice Luton-Whiting | Andrew Rogers |
| Paul Majors | David Blanchard | Wendy Cowley | Aaron Wright |
| Jeannie Strasser | Pamela Anderson | Casey Stratton | Dale Schielke |
| David Koontz | Tom Michener | Janet Wilson | Leandra Peterson |
| Lisa Herrington | Joe Ryan | Cheryl Thornhill | Kimberly Dawkins |
TeamWorks
For the TeamWorks element of this year's Wellness Challenge, eight one-hour massage gift certificates were available. Since the winning team had only four members, VPP decided to treat the second-place team with 30-minute massage certificates.
Winning Team — Team 528 (Kelly Stratton, Emily Ryan, Casey Stratton, Mudita Singhal)
Second place — We Want a Massage (Corlissa Pardini, Christi Osborne, Lori Mathews, Lisa Herrington, Jeannie Strasser, Danelle Short)
Workout Buddy winners $100 Gift Certificate to REI – Skip Kerschner and Lanson Oukrop
VPP Survivor Wellness Challenge — Third Segment Update
We have almost reached the end of the 2009 Wellness Survivor Challenge! Thank you to all participants! Hang in there, and keep up the great work with the water intake, healthy eating, stretching and strength training.
Bob Swoboda earned the most points this segment with a total of 142 points. Congratulations, and keep up the great work! We can’t wait to see who earns the most points for segment four and for the entire Challenge!
Congratulations to the prize winners of the third segment of this year's Challenge:
| Jennifer Carter | Steven Matsumoto | Tom Michener | Mary Hughes |
| Dan Wandler | Peter Hoag | Cheryl Thornhill | Jon McCall |
| Kelly Stratton | Lauren Perrault | Joshua Adkins | Paula Bachelor |
| Lanson Oukrop | Laura Wyer | Jason Page | Brad Evans |
| Kim Dawkins | Jeannie Strasser | Sara Champoux | Gert Patello |
| Sandy Fiskum | Gary Louie | Melanie Waltman | Kathy Ertell |
| Jeffrey Bonham | Robert Ford | Kathryn Queen | Richard Traub |
| Lucas Tate | Teresa Schlotman | Rick Jacob | Tim Smith |
| Lauren Brooks-Cannon | Christi Osborne | Danelle Short | Nancy Burleigh |
| Susan Crawford | Garrett Brown | Andrew Kuprat | David McAdie |
| Bridget Bersell | Gregory S. Stephens | Bradi Kukes | Leandra Peterson |
| Anne Farawila | Senthil Kabilan | Matt Hinkelman | Julie Hughes |
| Robin Stephens | Susan Jones | Mandi Oukrop | Lisa Herrington |
VPP Survivor Wellness Challenge — Segment Two Update
VPP apologizes for the delay in the update and results of the second segment of this year’s Challenge. The hard-working staff at AdvanceMed Hanford had some technical difficulties with the Challenge Tracker, but now we have the information that we need to give you the latest news as well as the winners of the random prize drawings. We appreciate your understanding and patience!
Ann-Erica Whitemarsh earned the most points this segment with a total of 186 points. Congratulations, and keep up the great work!
Congratulations to the prize winners of the second segment of this year's Challenge:
| Bridget Bersell | Edward Smith | Alison Madison | Elizabeth Stephens |
| Emily Ryan | Kelly Stratton | Mark Rossiter | Bob Swoboda |
| James Chung | Sorcha Fox | Debbie Gracio | Donna Busselman |
| Kathryn Hooper | Paul Crane | Nancy Burleigh | Annette Roach |
| Ted Tanassee | Melissa Miner | Senthil Kabilan | Katie Knobbs |
| Jennifer Nuzum | Tom Michener | Caleb Ellefson | Marie Whyatt |
| Janet Wilson | Christi Osborne | Jenny Yang | Ann-Erica Whitemarsh |
| Teresa Zinn | Steven Bonde | Susan Crawford | Lori Mathews |
| James Kilgore | Dustin Wolverton | Lori Ross O'Neil | Teresa Schlotman |
| Joye Edison | Deanna Alegria | Anne Farawila | Natalie Cadoret |
| Jenny Martin | Ram Devanathan | Tiffany Mullen | Ron Pawlowski |
| Erin Finn | Lisa Nuffer | Jeannie Strasser | Gabrielle Keizer |
| Katherine Ertell | Brad Graf | Marty Peterson | Robin Stephens |
VPP Onsite Review
A team of evaluators from the Department of Energy and other Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) certified sites were here June 8-12 to conduct an onsite review of our VPP. While here, the team followed up on actions taken since the last review in 2007 and conducted interviews with staff.
The assessment team was impressed with PNNL's progress since the 2007 assessment. They noted and increase in managements leadership and forums for solving problems, as well as evidence of Safety, Operations and Reasearch collaboration.
VPP is a critical external verification of excellence in worker, safety and health. It is based on continuous improvement in safety and health performance. Currently, we are the only DOE Office of Science Laboratory to have achieved VPP STAR status.
Thank you and congratulations to all of PNNL staff for all of your hard work and commitment to making VPP a success at the Lab.
Should you have any questions about the onsite review, please contact your VPP steering committee at voluntary.protection@pnl.gov.
VPP Survivor Wellness Challenge — Segment One Update
The first segment of the 2009 Wellness Challenge has ended, and the participants are on their way to earning points for prize drawings by increasing water intake, aerobic activity and consumption of fruits and vegetables. Over 400 people have joined the challenge this year, and almost three-fourths of us have met or exceeded the 25-point goal for the first segment. The deadline for entering points for the second segment is June 17, and remember that the minimum point requirements increase for each segment.
Congratulations to the prize winners of the first segment of this year's Challenge:
| Casey Stratton | Kevin Long | Marty Peterson | Janice Haigh |
| David Koontz | Laura Wyer | Robert McKinney | Daniel Wandler |
| Stacey Henderson | Jeff Boyus | Darci Bunten | Sara Champoux |
| Jennifer Carter | Jeff Hylden | John Trevino | Mike Moran |
| Terrie Bear | Karen Byers | Larry McClellan | Ryan Kelly |
| Ram Devanathan | Gregory S. Stephens | James Chung | Andrew Kuprat |
| Josie Gonzalez | Dustin Wolverton | Jenny Martin | Jason Page |
| Jenny Yang | Rachel Bartholomew | Edward Smith | Arzu Gosney |
| Wendy Cowley | Kevin Widener | Nick Cramer | Richard Leigh |
| Kevin Nelson | Deborah Coffey | David McAdie | Katherine Queen |
| Donna Busselman | Angela Roddy | Aaron Wright | Ann Erica Whitemarch |
| Stephanie Anderson | Leah Klinckman | Meg Soldat | Nicole Daily |
| Steve Minnick | Erin Brown | Kimberly Dawkins | Errol Robinson |
VPP/BSA Wellness Vendor Fair and 2009 Survivor Wellness Challenge Kickoff — May 6, 2009
Thank you to all attendees of the VPP/BSA Wellness Vendor Fair on May 6, 2009. During this event, local businesses and organizations showcased their products and services available to benefit the healthy lifestyles of residents of the Tri-Cities. This event also marked the beginning of the 2009 Survivor Wellness Challenge. Challenge participants had the opportunity to begin earning points by attending the Vendor Fair, completing a body measurement scan at the Intellifit machine, and checking their blood pressure at the AdvanceMed Hanford booth.
VPP conducted two random prize drawings at the Wellness Vendor Fair.
Congratulations to the following prize winners, and thank you to everyone for making this a successful event!
Intellifit scan prize winners: ($25 gift certificate to REI)
Michelle Hart and Todd Gervais
Wellness survey prize winners: (Emergency car tool kit)
Ali Madison
Robin Stephens
Lori Mathews
Connie Sanders
Martha Pope
Janie Vickerman
Joy Rosscup
Kim Deitchler
Nancy Isern
Kelly Champion
Kristy Huston
15th Annual Health & Safety Exposition — May 12-13, 2009
The Health & Safety Exposition is an exhibition of information, equipment, supplies, and success stories that promote the health and safety of workers both at home and at work.
Through exhibits, Hanford employees had the opportunity to share how they are improving their performance in the safety and health areas. Vendors were on hand to exhibit and demonstrate their safety- and health-related products and equipment.
Health and Safety Exposition website
Human Performance Inprovement brown bag presentation — April 23, noon-12:45 pm, EMSL Auditorium
HPI raises awareness of how everyday situations can lead to injuries. The use of this knowledge can empower everyone to think ahead and prevent accidents instead of asking ourselves later, "What was I thinking?"
During this second of four presentations, nationally recognized speaker Joe Estey applied HPI principles to events specific to our area and discussed how accidents could have been prevented using HPI tools. Learn more and view the previous HPI presentation here.
VPP Survey Recognition Awards
For those that participated in the annual VPP survey a few months ago and indicated that you would like to receive a recognition award, your award has been sent to you. Your commitment to outstanding safey performance and active participation has allowed PNNL to be recognized as a leader among DOE Office of Science national laboratories. If you took the survey and requested a recognition award but did not receive one, contact VPP.
To err is human…to understand why is HPI
Whether you’re on or off the job, the actions you take can turn your life around in the blink of an eye. By understanding human performance, you’ll be taking a proactive step towards an injury-free career.
Nationally recognized speaker, Joe Estey presented “The ABCs of Human Performance Improvement (HPI)” on Friday, January 30, in the EMSL Auditorium from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
If you missed this enlightening conversation, here’s your chance to get smart on HPI. Estey has helped hundreds of companies predict when and where an error will occur, prevent the error and eliminate the event. With a full house in attendance, Estey explained the fundamentals of human performance and how everyone can utilize the HPI tools for recognizing error-likely situations. Human errors occur every day, however, errors are predictable and preventable. Thinking ahead about an activity results in working safely, versus thinking back after an injury and asking yourself “What was I thinking?”
Check out the streaming video: http://ims.pnl.gov/2009/hpi/january/pasm.htm
For the speakers bio, visit http://www.joeestey.com
Annual VPP Survey
The VPP Steering Committee encouraged PNNL staff to take a few minutes to complete our annual VPP Survey. Survey input is an integral part of the annual program evaluation. Employee commitment to outstanding safety performance and active participation has allowed us to be recognized as a leader among DOE’s Office of Science national laboratories.
On November 24th PNNL Communications sent the e-mail invitation to partake in this survey. This was followed by the message from Gallup including your unique survey Access Code, which ensured your responses are associated with the correct workgroup, to make sure you do not complete the survey twice, and to track participation rates during the survey field period.
VPP's 7th Annual All Staff Picnic
August 2nd, 2007 11 am - 1 pm at the BSA picnic grounds. All staff were invited to attend the 7th annual safety performance celebration. Everyone was offered free Rider's sausage dogs or veggie dogs, chips, pop, water, Schwan's ice cream, a variety of information booths and a chance to enter a drawing for prizes! Thank you for joining in the celebration - you make the difference!
Safety 24/7 Coloring Contest
The Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) is continually promoting the safety and health of our staff and their families. One of our new efforts is to encourage health and safety around the clock - Safety 24/7 at work, at home, and at play. During the summer of 2007, we held a safety-themed coloring contest for children/teens and grandchildren of all current PNNL employees from the ages of 1 thru 18. Results of the contest and more information 24/7 Safety Coloring Contest Form
Hanford Safety & Health Expo
May 22 & 23, 2007 from 9 am - 5:30 pm at the TRAC facility in Pasco
Check-out AMH's H20 Challenge!
AdvanceMed Hanford offered the H20 Challenge in August 2007. AMH organizes many health related challenges, trainings, and presentations to improve the health and lifestyles of individuals in the Hanford area.