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Agenda: October 6, 2008

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NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on Management and Safety

October 6, 2008
  Boulder, Colorado
Building 1, Room 1107

Agenda

9:00amTour of Building 1
Representative tour of facility concerns that  contribute to safety shortcomings
9:30amDiscussion with Tom O'Brian
10:00amDiscussion with Boulder Division Chiefs
10:45amBreak
10:50amDOC Inspector General Investigation
Todd Zinser, Inspector General, Department of Commerce
Presentation by IG Audit Team member preliminary findings / observations
11:05amQuestions and Answers
11:15am

Overview of the Management of Safety in NIST's Construction Program
Presentation focused on:
What NIST does to ensure contractors operate safely?
How NIST holds contractors accountable, including contract mechanisms?
What things NIST would like to do but can't do to improve contractor safety?

Stella Fiotes, Chief Facilities Management Officer, NIST

11:35amQuestions and Answers
12:00pmLunch
12:50pmImproving Safety at NIST
Presentation summarizes how NIST will address  safety management and safety culture
Patrick Gallagher, Deputy Director, NIST
1:30pmQuestions and Answers
2:20pmWrap up and summary; first pass at findings, and draft report approach
Opportunity for Discussion among Commissioners
3:30pmAdjournment
Created June 2, 2009, Updated August 13, 2025
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