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2021 Safety Award

AWARD CITATION

The group is recognized for bringing holistic expertise from multiple backgrounds to research, plan and implement guidance and procedures for OFPM personnel to recondition NIST ventilation systems for the Phase 1 reopening of NIST campuses. The team also established guidelines for determining requirements and criteria for ventilation systems for shared spaces. The team’s work was recognized by other federal agencies as a best practice model and was emulated by them. This multi-OU group was the model of a One NIST approach to problem resolution in managing the safety of NIST staff, associates and visitors. 

GROUP AWARD

Brian Brass

Chief, Boulder Safety Health & Env. Division
Office of Safety, Health and Environment

Andrew Persily

Division Chief, Energy and Environment
Engineering Laboratory

Steven Emmerich

Supervisory Mechanical Engineer
Engineering Laboratory

Lisa Ng

Mechanical Engineer
Engineering Laboratory

Charles Bowers

Chief, Gaithersburg Facilities Operations and Maintenance Division
Office of Facilities and Property Management

Christian Colburn

Supervisory Program Manager
Office of Facilities and Property Management

Danielle Swarts

Supervisory Mechanical Engineer
Office of Facilities and Property Management

Carrie Kelly

General Engineer
Office of Facilities and Property Management

Drew Comley

Mechanical Engineer
Office of Facilities and Property Management

George Potts, Jr.

Supervisory Engineering Technician
Office of Facilities and Property Management