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E. LessardCollider-Accelerator Department

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DOE Secretary Memo

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“35% fleet reduction withinthe next three years”

Vehicle Availability and ESH Issues

15 C-AD Groups raised vehicle availability issues during group feedback meetings in 2010

Examples:· “The number of vehicles that the group has is well below past inventory of

vehicles – this delays work and causes possible safety problems if workers lift heavy vacuum equipment in order to get the job done instead of waiting for a free vehicle or hunting one down from another group”

· “Vehicle that have been requested by the Group are needed if work schedules are to be kept and safe movement of materials is expected; the Group looked into getting battery powered vehicles and the problem was – who could maintain them at BNL at what cost to C-AD”

· “Workers now have to use personal vehicle to transport equipment. This could be a safety issue with large equipment in one’s personal car “

· “The Group badly needs a lift gate vehicle so they don’t have to “beg” other groups for one; this increase stress and delays job completion”

Think Outside the Box GPS tracking of C-AD vehicles

· Determine location and use pattern of each vehicle· Optimize distribution of C-AD fleet based on use

Create central pool for total C-AD fleet rather than partial pool and partial C-AD Group dispersed

Make C-AD vehicle requests a formal part of the C-AD work request system that is used for maintenance days and shutdown

Develop a personal vehicle use policy (address: insurance, contamination, damage and personal injury issues)

Prepare justification for not reducing C-AD vehicles by 35% based on critical mission needs, environmental concerns or safety concerns

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