Safety Alerts
Safety Alerts and Lessons Learned
ETA Safety Alerts are made available as a quick source of information on a specific safety or environmental topic that may be of interest. Safety Alerts are organized by category. There is also a search function. If you can't find what you need, please contact the ETA Safety Manager, Ron Scholtz X8137.
The main hallways in each building are considered exit corridors. The fire code requires that these corridors remain free of obstructions that can hinder personnel from exiting the building during an emergency. Read about how to ensure that hallways remain clear for emergencies.
Ergonomic risk and discomfort levels are determined when personnel complete EHS0058 “Ergonomic Self-Assessment Training." In some cases, the risk is identified as “high” and/or the discomfort level can be identified as “frequent” or “constant.” This is can be triggered by factors such as exclusive use of laptop computers or poor workstation set-up. Learn about how to reduce your recorded risk or discomfort levels.
A filtering facepiece respirator, also known as a dust mask, is used primarily for protection against nuisance particulate material. Learn more about the use of dust mask respirators.
ETA personnel should follow precautions when accessing building roof areas.
Learn more about these critical requirements when working on roof areas.
A recent incident occurred on a sit-stand desk in which a power cord dislodged from the control box and unseated the receptacle exposing “live” terminals. This condition could have caused an electrical shock to a person if handled. Learn how to properly manage sit-stand desk cables.
Check out the “1 Minute 4 Safety” slide library designed to assist Berkeley Lab employees in conducting discussions on the environment, safety, and health topics
Search and contribute to Berkeley Lab's lessons learned library