SAFE '07 Success Story: Ali Farvid's Plating Shop

by Kelen Tuttle

SLAC's plating shop is a high-hazard area, with multi-gallon tanks of acid, bases, heavy metals, and even cyanide-rich liquids. Yet the shop has not had a single reportable safety incident since record keeping began.

A large part of this safety success is due to the diligence of Plating Shop Manager Ali Farvid. His hands-on style becomes immediately clear to a visitor as he pauses outside the shop's double doors to carefully discuss a list of potential hazards inside. After ensuring that the visitor understands the dangers, he checks to make sure that the he or she wears the proper Personal Protective Equipment.

Inside the shop, Farvid uses all his senses to check for potential dangers. As he walks along the rows of chemical baths, he checks that no harmful vapors are being released and observes the technique of his staff. It's clear that he engages shop employees in safety, making sure his staff knows it is supported and actively listening to concerns.

"We take care of one another," he says. "When someone is working, someone else is always watching them to make sure they're doing it as safely as possible. Anytime we have a concern, we stop to address it immediately."

Communication is particularly important in the plating shop. All employees attend a regular safety meeting, and shop employees talk about safety almost every day. Read more...

Mike Hughes to Receive Service Award Today

by Kelen Tuttle

Don't forget! Mike Hughes will receive the President's Call to Service Award from Acting Under Secretary of Energy Dennis Spurgeon today at 12:30 p.m. in the Kavli Auditorium. Come cheer Mike on!

New! Order Lands' End Lab Logo Items Online

Click on image for larger version.

Beginning this week, anyone can order SLAC and Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) logo items directly from Lands' End Business Outfitters. This eliminates the need for the Friends of the Linear Accelerator to hold its annual Lands' End logowear sale each November. Everything will be available year-round.

You can order your choice of hundreds of catalog logo items from Lands' End simply by logging in online.

Additionally, many in-stock SLAC and LCLS logo items are available in the Stanford Guest House Gift Shop, open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

With all these choices, spring 2007 will be a time for the best-dressed SLACers to step out in style!

It's Pief Panofsky's
88th Birthday!

by Ellie Lwin

SLAC Founder and Director Emeritus Wolfgang K.H. "Pief" Panofsky will be 88 years young on April 24th.

Everyone is warmly invited to a birthday recital and truffle party to celebrate Pief's birthday on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. in the Kavli Auditorium. Jonathan Dorfan will host the event and the St. Lawrence String Quartet will perform a repertoire especially selected for Pief.

Please join us afterward for truffles on the Kavli patio, and wish Pief many more happy returns.

You can also send your greetings via a birthday card web forum created for the occasion.

Safety Seconds

by John Cornuelle

For the post-Challenger shuttle flights, NASA's new logic was:
Q. Did the foam come off?
A. Yes.
Q. Did the shuttle blow-up?
A. No. OK, we're good to go.

The loss of seven astronauts was not sufficient to force NASA to change its logic. And of course Columbia was destroyed by foam damage, killing seven more astronauts. Hopefully all of us will recognize when we need to change our behavior in the interest of safety without needing such a catastrophic reminder.

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SAFE '07 Success Story: Ali Farvid's Plating Shop by Kelen Tuttle SLAC's plating shop is a high-hazard area, with multi-gallon tanks of acid, bases, heavy metals, and even cyanide-rich liquids. Yet the shop has not had a single reportable safety incident since record keeping began. A large part of this safety success is due to the diligence of Plating Shop Manager Ali Farvid. His hands-on style becomes immediately clear to a visitor as he pauses outside the shop's double doors to carefully discuss a list of potential hazards inside. After ensuring that the visitor understands the dangers, he checks to make sure that the he or she wears the proper Personal Protective Equipment. Inside the shop, Farvid uses all his senses to check for potential dangers. As he walks along the rows of chemical baths, he checks that no harmful vapors are being released and observes the technique of his staff. It's clear that he engages shop employees in safety, making sure his staff knows it is supported and actively listening to concerns. "We take care of one another," he says. "When someone is working, someone else is always watching them to make sure they're doing it as safely as possible. Anytime we have a concern, we stop to address it immediately." Communication is particularly important in the plating shop. All employees attend a regular safety meeting, and shop employees talk about safety almost every day. Read more...

Mike Hughes to Receive Service Award Today by Kelen Tuttle Don't forget! Mike Hughes will receive the President's Call to Service Award from Acting Under Secretary of Energy Dennis Spurgeon today at 12:30 p.m. in the Kavli Auditorium. Come cheer Mike on! New! Order Lands' End Lab Logo Items Online Click on image for larger version. Beginning this week, anyone can order SLAC and Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) logo items directly from Lands' End Business Outfitters. This eliminates the need for the Friends of the Linear Accelerator to hold its annual Lands' End logowear sale each November. Everything will be available year-round. You can order your choice of hundreds of catalog logo items from Lands' End simply by logging in online. Additionally, many in-stock SLAC and LCLS logo items are available in the Stanford Guest House Gift Shop, open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. With all these choices, spring 2007 will be a time for the best-dressed SLACers to step out in style!	It's Pief Panofsky's 88th Birthday! by Ellie Lwin SLAC Founder and Director Emeritus Wolfgang K.H. "Pief" Panofsky will be 88 years young on April 24th. Everyone is warmly invited to a birthday recital and truffle party to celebrate Pief's birthday on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. in the Kavli Auditorium. Jonathan Dorfan will host the event and the St. Lawrence String Quartet will perform a repertoire especially selected for Pief. Please join us afterward for truffles on the Kavli patio, and wish Pief many more happy returns. You can also send your greetings via a birthday card web forum created for the occasion. Safety Seconds by John Cornuelle For the post-Challenger shuttle flights, NASA's new logic was: Q. Did the foam come off? A. Yes. Q. Did the shuttle blow-up? A. No. OK, we're good to go. The loss of seven astronauts was not sufficient to force NASA to change its logic. And of course Columbia was destroyed by foam damage, killing seven more astronauts. Hopefully all of us will recognize when we need to change our behavior in the interest of safety without needing such a catastrophic reminder.	Events (see all \| submit) April 17: (12:00 p.m.) Workshop: Hostile, Bullying, and Intimidating Behavior at Work April 17: (12:30 p.m.) Experimental Seminar: First Results from MiniBooNE April 18: (1:30 p.m.) AIS Seminar: A New Generation of Red-Sensitive CCDs Access (see all) Alpine Gate & PEP Ring Road closed Gates 17 & 30 open 24-7 Research Yard bisected Announcements (see all \| submit) Lab Announcements SLAC Blood Drive Community Bulletin Board Anger Management Group Help Center Workshops: Hostile Behavior at Work / A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety Upcoming Financial Fairs News (see all \| submit) Was Einstein Right? Scientists Provide First Public Peek at Gravity Probe B Results Stanford
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