<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div><div><font face="Arial">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: <a href="https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest">https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial">October 2 Briefs Excerpts:</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><b>Training and Responsibilities of Mentors at Jefferson Lab</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Jefferson Lab employs qualified students in a variety of programs, and it is important that the students’ experience is of the highest value. The Director's Safety Council has partnered with various other divisions across the lab to establish a seamless process for when a sponsor or host assumes responsibility for a student or user. To that end, the sponsor/host will assure that each student is assigned a “Mentor” - a knowledgeable person responsible for the student’s day-to-day work. The Administrative Manual has been updated to reflect new policies pertaining to students and users as it relayed to mentoring activities. All mentors should review this All-Staff Memo, which explains the process of mentoring and a mentor's requirements and responsibilities, as well as Administrative Manual Section 203.07 for more information: <a href="https://www.jlab.org/memo/responsibilities-and-training-formalized-jlab-mentors">https://www.jlab.org/memo/responsibilities-and-training-formalized-jlab-mentors</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><b>Pressure Systems Safety Awareness Training Offered</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Anyone working on equipment that employs a vacuum or pressurized gases should consider taking the Pressure Systems Safety Awareness (SAF130A) course (a list of pressure systems can be found in ES&H Manual Chapter 6151 Pressure and Vacuum Systems Safety Program). This 1.5-hour course will cover the basic considerations and provide insight into the required process for the design, fabrication, testing, inspection, maintenance, repair and operation of pressure systems. SAF130A will be offered Oct. 9 at 10:30 a.m. in CEBAF Center room F224-225. To sign up, log in to the Learning Management System and register: <a href="https://misportal.jlab.org/training/home.seam">https://misportal.jlab.org/training/home.seam</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><b>Appraisal Self-Assessments Due Oct. 14</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Supervisors should have already activated their employees' performance appraisals. Employees have until Oct. 14 to complete and forward their self-assessments to their supervisors. For more details on commonly asked questions pertaining to the performance review and promotion process, visit the Performance Appraisal web page. In the event you are away from the lab and need to access your performance appraisal, you may do so by obtaining a personal identification number from Brandye Rogers (x5959), April Sessoms (x7663), Cassandra Andrews (x7068) or Bruce Ullman (x7170). Performance Appraisal web page link: <a href="https://www.jlab.org/div_dept/admin/HR/appraisal_system.html">https://www.jlab.org/div_dept/admin/HR/appraisal_system.html</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><b>Monthly Tornado Siren Test Set for Friday</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Jefferson Lab's tornado warning siren will undergo its monthly operational test at 10:30 a.m on Friday, Oct. 4. Depending on weather conditions at the time of the test, the siren may be heard by anyone within a 1.5-mile radius of the lab. Don't respond to the siren; this is a test of the siren system and not a personnel response exercise. If this were an actual Tornado Warning, this message would direct you to take cover immediately in a Severe Wind Take Cover area.</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><b>Classes Take Virtual Field Trip to Jefferson Lab</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Jefferson Lab hosted a Google+ Virtual Field Trip for two high school classrooms: James Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Conn., and The Governor's School of Southside Virginia in Alberta, Va. The event was led by the hosts of Jefferson Lab's Frostbite Theater series on YouTube, and it featured a visit into the CEBAF accelerator, Hall D and the Data Center with DOE and Jefferson Lab staff. The students were shown around each site and were given the opportunity to ask questions. Questions were also fielded from participants on social media. The Oct. 1 event was facilitated by Google and kicked off a series of Virtual Field Trips to the DOE National Labs. You can watch the event from the G+ Event posting or on Jefferson Lab's YouTube channel: <a href="http://goo.gl/uWvo4y">http://goo.gl/uWvo4y</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><b>United Way Campaign Kicks Off Today</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial">The United Way annual fundraising campaign at Jefferson Lab kicked off today. You can download a United Way pledge form online, and hard copies are available at the reception desks at the Support Service Center and CEBAF Center. They may also be picked up at the United Way Raffle ticket sales table in the CEBAF Center lobby daily during lunch. Send or deliver completed forms to Joshua Cameron in CEBAF Center, Room B214, Mail Stop 12-B, by Friday, Nov. 1. Questions may be directed to Joshua Cameron, x7628.</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><b>2014 Calendar Preview</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Bill Waide, Forms & Supply, will be on site Friday, Oct. 4, in the CEBAF Center lobby 10 a.m.-noon with information on 2014 calendars. Stop by to see catalogs and ask questions. Bill can provide information on product numbers available through the Jefferson Lab E-commerce system and information on special order calendar items not currently available on the site. For more information, contact Barbara Rice, x7238.</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><b>Tracking Thomas at Jefferson Lab</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Samika Hawkins and David Lawrence correctly guessed the location for September 25. Honorable mentions go to Harry Fanning, Buddhini Waidyawansa and Lisa Surles-Law. For this week's new mystery photo, visit Tracking Thomas on Jefferson Lab's flickr site (and email Kandice Carter if you think you know where he is): <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffersonlab/10057005674/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffersonlab/10057005674/</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial">A better view of his last location is also available on flickr: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffersonlab/10057073306/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffersonlab/10057073306/</a></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: <a href="https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest">https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest</a></font></div></div><div><br></div></body></html>