A publication created and distributed twice a week for URS employees at PBCDF

“Excellence is Our Standard”Hot WashIn This Issue ...

PBCDF

PBCDFSafety Stats

(as of 7/13/11)

Current days without a lost workday injury:

1,235Total lost workday

accidents over the life of the project:

3Days without a

recordable injury:

289As of the end of May,

PBCDF personnel have worked more than

4,948,304.8 hourssince the last LWDA.SUCCESS BEGINS

WITH SAFETY The Pine Bluff Project is committed to achieving

excellence in safety. Safe day-to-day activities benefit ALL

personnel and are just our way of doing “good business”.

Got a Safety Suggestion?Voice: 870-541-4300Fax: 870-540-2206

safetysuggestions@urs.com

Emergency 543-4800Non-Emergency 543-4858

July 14, 2011

Eat More Ice CreamCompany VacanciesDone Good!Site SightingsUse Updated Payroll Forms

Environmental Challenges During ClosureGate InformationMRTL ParkingNotable Quotable

Eat More Ice Cream!In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as Na-tional Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by a full 90% of the nation’s population. In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with “appropriate ceremonies and activities.”

The International Ice Cream Association (IICA) en-courages retailers and consumers to celebrate July as National Ice Cream Month. In 2011, National Ice Cream Day will be Sunday, July 17.

The U.S. ice cream industry generates more than $21 billion in annual sales and provides jobs for thousands of citizens. About 9% of all the milk produced by U.S. dairy farm-ers is used to produce ice cream, contributing significantly to the economic well-being of the nation’s dairy industry.

Founded in 1900, IICA is the trade association for manufacturers and dis-tributors of ice cream and other frozen dessert products. The association’s activities range from legislative and regulatory advocacy to market re-search, education and training. Its 80 member companies manufacture and distribute an estimated 85% of the ice cream and frozen dessert products consumed in the United States.

The wgint.com extensions are no longer working within our email system. Please update your personal contacts on your

machine to represent the current urs.com email address (ex. John.doe@urs.com).

If you need help, contact the helpdesk at x2232.

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Site Sightings

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Core Values Contest WinnersPBCDF Operations CORE VALUES

Personal Accountability:• I am responsible for my actions.

• My signature is my promise.Procedural Compliance:

• I will comply with written procedures and/or policies.• I will think about what I am doing.

Technical Inquisitiveness:• I will know all that I can about my job.

• I will investigate conditions that don’t appear to be correct.Willingness to Stop:

• Safety is my primary concern.• If I am unsure or if conditions are unsafe – I will stop.

• If I observe others in unsafe conditions – I will stop them.

KNOW PBCDF “CORE VALUES”

In the June 28 edition of the HotWash, one of our Core Values, willingness to stop, was embedded several times for willing participants to locate. Con-test winners were Sheila Creggett (who won a URS cooler and mug, but wouldn’t let us snap a photo!) and Mattie Chavis (who won a URS sweatshirt and tablet, in photo at right). Congratulations ladies!

When submitting any payroll changes please be sure that you are using the updated forms. Payroll cannot enter any requested changes that are on forms that contain the name “Washington Division.”

If you have saved the old forms on your hard drive, you will need to replace them with the updated forms. If you submit an old form or a form that has not been “signed,” it will be returned to the employee unprocessed request-ing the corrected form or signature.

The updated forms can be found on Virtual Office and the PBCDF Web page. submitted by Accounting

Payroll Forms Must Be Updated

FLASHBACK

July 14, 1968

Hank Aaron hits 500th homer.

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Environmental Challenges During ClosureEnvironmental Damages during Closure: Part 4

Pay attention to the little things.

Seemingly “minor” drips or spills can lead to serious slips and falls or extensive clean-up efforts. As Closure accelerates, “minor” problems can fester into project-threatening events. Don’t ever underestimate the continuing need for attention to detail and employee input from all levels of the project.

Brought to you by the Environmental Leadership Committee.

Fourthin a Series

brought to you by your:

ELC

ELC Mission StatementTo establish and maintain a set of cultural values at the PBCDF in accordance with the facility’s environmen-tal policy that fosters environmental performance, excellence, and improvement in environmental processes, waste minimization, and pollution prevention and to aid in furthering the Environmental Goals of the PBCDF.

The following Employment Requisition is being posted on the intranet as well as the PBCDF Company web page:

Waste Manager Grade 15 EGG57432 This is currently an internal posting only

Current Employees need to apply through the Internal Career Center on Virtual Office to be considered for this vacancy, which can be accessed through the following link: https://www.urs.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.ICC

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The following Employment Requisition is being posted on the intra/internet as well as the PBCDF Company web page:

Medical Records Clerk Grade E EGG57436

Non-employees must apply to the vacancy through www.urscorp.com and all applications must be submitted IAW PB-HR-108, Employee Placement.

Current Employees need to apply through the Internal Career Center on Virtual Office to be considered for this vacancy, which can be accessed through the following link: https://www.urs.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.ICC

Company Vacancies

Useless Fact of

the WeekThe English

word pajamas has it’s origin

in Persian. It is a combination of the Persian words pa (leg)

and jamah (gar-ment).

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MRTL ParkingMedical Response Team Leaders (MRTLs) are physicians (including Dr. Victor Nwiloh) trained and credentialed to respond to the site within 60 minutes if there is an injury or contamination to employees related to chemical.

The MRTL parking is reserved for the physicians to maintain easy access to the Medical Clinic in case of an emergency. Please do not park in the space labeled MRTL.

According to PBA Security at 540-3505, the following is the most recent gate infor-mation –

Monday through Friday Stark Gate 0530 - 1800Dexter Gate 0430 - 1930

Plainview Gate 24 hours/7 days a week

Gate Information

Just BecauseThe QC department celebrated yesterday with a special luncheon - just because!

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Done Good! 0800 Meeting, 13 July 2011: Mike Napoli was recognized as having done a great job with meeting with Ops about the heating up of the BDS. Mike asked a lot of questions that needed to be asked to make sure the planning was all done beforehand on this major task. Mike used technical inquisitiveness to make sure he knew all the details on the job.

0800 Meeting, 14 July 2011: The personnel in the Air Monitor-ing Department were recognized for their outstanding achieve-ment with the recent CMA Criteria. The CMA Criteria requires an ACAMS test to be 95% or above, which is a rather daunting task, but the workers in the Air Monitoring Department did all the necessary duties to make sure the ACAMS passed this rigorous testing.

Nikki Harrison, Sr. Procurement Expeditor, said her wonderful family waits for her to come home safely every day.

Husband Ramon, DPE Tender, sons Andre and Jordan,

and daughter Zion

Who waits for you? You may email your photos, send your photos interoffice or just drop by and wait while we scan them. Let the HotWash show off who it is that inspires YOU to work safely.

Why We Work Safely

The Movement of Government Property

Did you know the movement of property from one office to another requires a movement transfer document?

See PB-PA-004 Movement of Property OR

If you have questions, contact Property Control at x1400, x1721, x1437, or x2148.

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Notable Quotable

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, some-where where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.

Anne Frank

Pismo Beach, California boasts of the world’s largest clam – or clams, there are actually two.

It makes a great spot for the Pismo Rules and Regulations for clam-ming.

The clams (made of reinforced concrete approximately 8 feet tall, 2.5 feet wide, and molded in the ‘shut’ position) were created by the late Freeman Davis, a local resident and sculptor for many years. Wow!

Wow!

WIZARD’S LunchesWizard's would like to continue serving the needs of the URS employees. They will be of-fering any item that is on Wizard's menu (located on S:\HotWash Weekly) plus the Wizard’s URS Menu also located on S:\HotWash Weekly. Orders for all food items, even the daily lunch specials, must be called in by 10:30 a.m. They will deliver to the URS lunch trailer from 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

2011 Men's League Softball Schedule Date Team Result Score7/11/2011 PBCDF vs Nicholson Heat & AIR W 17-4 PBCDF vs Fire Department W 25-6

Men’s Softball League

How to Reach Us ...

Do you have a great idea that would help us make the news-letter better? The HotWash Staff wants to hear from you! Please submit ideas and article submissions to either:

Kenetta Ridgell870-543-4807kenetta.ridgell@urs.com

Kathlyn McEntire870-541-4316kathlyn.mcentire@urs.com

Adam P. Peterson 870-541-6981 adam.peterson@urs.com

Fax: 870-540-2189

PBCDF Bulletin Board

HotWash Bulletin Board entries can only be privately-owned items to be sold, not products or services.

Each item will run a limited number of times and then be pulled (unless seller contacts the HotWash for items already sold).

If an item has not sold, an employee can resubmit the same item later. If there are more items submitted than space available,

the ads will run on a first-come, first-served basis. Any ad considered inappropriate will be rejected.

Weather ForecastThursday: A 40% chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Partly sunny, high near 96. Heat index values as high as 108.

Thursday Night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, low around 76.

Friday: A 30% chance of showers & t-storms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, high near 95. Friday Night: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly

cloudy, with a low around 77.

Saturday: A 20% chance of showers and thun-derstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, high near 96. Saturday Night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, low around 76.

Sunday: A 20% chance of showers and thunder-storms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.

Sunday Night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, low around 75.

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VEHICLES FOR SALEFor Sale: 1994 GMC Sierra 1500, $5,500 obo; 1971 Ford F-100, $4,500 obo; 2008 Big Dog Ridgeback chopper with extras, $15,000; 2009 Harley Nighster with extras, $9,000 obo; 1999 Yamaha 650 V-Star custom, $3,500 obo. Call Dana x4779 for details, pics, etc.

1992 Chevy Silverado Stepside - 350 Auto, 137 k mi, 20” wheels, like new tires, bagged front & rear w/a Viari 550. It was a Show Truck Winner before it was vandalized; keyed on outside & spray painted inside. Runs/drives great! $5000 Call 870-718-1640.

2002 Ford Ranger – 119 k mi, V6, Auto., towing pkg, aluminum wheels, good tires, cold AC, runs/drives great. $3500. Call 870-718-1640.

1986 Pontiac Firebird project car (sitting for many years, ran when parked). VIN# available upon request. $400 Call Wes at 501-425-4560.

‘06 Kawasaki STX-15F personal watercraft, 3-seater, red & silver, 4-stroke, only 30 hrs. Call Joey @ 870-395-0514.

2007 Kawasaki 1600 Nomad. Lots of extras, ready to ride. $7850. Call John at X1756 or 870-370-1817. 2009 Yamaha Majesty yp400. 50+ mpg. Auto. $4550. John at x1756 or 870-370-1817.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE2 sets of rims and tires, fit a Chevy/GMC 6 lug vehicle: a set of 2011 GMC factory wheels (chrome w/holes) w/ 245 70 17 tires w/only 1800 miles on them for $450 and set of 20 inch panther wheels w/tires (needing replacement) for $400. Charles @ 1457 or 870-883-0640.

House FSBO. 3bdrm 2 bath, 2216 sq ft, large rec room, home warranty, city services, large lot, decks, kennel, shed, workshop. Must secure own loan. $136,500. (870)879-9906.

Nikon RifleHunter 550 laser rangefinder. ID technology that compensates for uphill/downhill and shows true ballistic range. $200. 501 673 4020 evenings (home) or 501 786 7221 (cell).

NEEDED Need handy man work? Landscaping, bush hogging, mowing, roof/gutter cleaning, gutter in-stallation, fence installation/repairing, plumbing, electrical, painting, roofing, siding, remodel-ing, etc. No job too small or big. One call does it all. Call 870-575-2585 for a free estimate.