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Agenda: September 17, 2008
NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on Management and Safety
September 17, 2008
Building 101
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Agenda
| 9:00am | Administrative Formalities - Closed Session Ethics Briefing – Dana Jacob, DOC Office of General Counsel |
| 9:15am | Call to Order – Open Session |
| 9:15am | Welcome and Charge to the Commission Thomas L. Hemingway, Designated Federal Official |
| 9:20am | DOE Independent Review of Boulder – Findings and Recommendations Presentation by Tom Staker, DOE Team Leader |
| 9:40am | Questions and Answers |
| 9:55am | Overview of NIST and Management of Safety |
| 10:15am | Questions and Answers |
| 11:05am | Break |
| 11:10am | Focus Group Discussion with Laboratory Directors Discussion regarding senior management's views on safety at NIST and the role and responsibilities of those throughout the chain of command |
| 12:00pm | Lunch Dining Room TBD |
| 12:50pm | Focus Group Discussion with Division Chiefs Cross-section snapshot of how safety is implemented and communicated within research divisions and groups |
| 1:30pm | Discussion with Members of SHED Division |
| 2:15pm | Break |
| 2:20pm | Focus Group Discussion with Bench Scientists and Division Safety Representatives Discussion with a cross section of bench scientists and division safety representatives regarding safety |
| 3:10pm | Wrap-up summary session Opportunity for Discussion among Commissioners |
| 3:30pm | Adjournment |
Created June 2, 2009, Updated August 13, 2025