Safety News

The Hanford Site Traffic Safety Committee recently shared a new video with site employees. It provides tips on commuting safely and common hazards to watch for while driving to, from and around the Hanford Site.

A contractor is using an innovative system at the Hanford Site to cut into a waste-filled underground tank, showcasing new technology that improves efficiency and reduces worker and environmental risks.

Over the past year, the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant team has implemented innovative safety programs that have helped reduce injury rates to 75% below the industry average.

The U.S. Department of Energy and an association that helps worksites advance safety and health goals recently presented 21 awards to contractors across the cleanup complex for achievements in safety, health, innovation and outreach.

In a significant recognition of excellence coming from the top level of state government, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) Paducah Site contractors Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership, Swift & Staley and Mid-America Conversion Services have been honored with the 2024 Kentucky Labor Cabinet Governor's Safety and Health Award.

Thanks to a new training tool, workers at the Hanford Site are getting hands-on experience operating cranes, just on a smaller scale.

For nearly 20 years, cleanup crews at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site have benefited from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Contractor Assurance System (CAS).

Firefighters in Nye County, Nevada, will have advanced new equipment to combat fires thanks to grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Nevada Program.

An employee of the Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site, recently received recognition for her efforts to enhance safety last year.

Risk reduction is a key component of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) cleanup mission at the Hanford Site. Placing the K East Reactor into interim safe storage, also known as “cocooning,” in October 2022 marked a significant accomplishment in that mission.