Daily Newsbulletin readers the importance of telecommuting as a way to improve worker safety. So thinking about worker safety should also involve thinking about the Lab's requirement that we get back and forth to work. Because we are searching for hazards related to our work activities, and steps we can take to reduce those hazards, we should determine whether or not all commutes to and from work are really necessary.
Every unnecessary commute poses an unnecessary hazard.
It poses a hazard not only to those who are driving to work, when they don't really need to, but also to others on the road, who must commute to work and deal with unnecessary traffic. By providing a telecommuting work option, the Lab substantially would reduce the risk to all its workers associated with unnecessary commutes and unnecessary traffic. This action would show DOE and Lab stakeholders that the Lab continues to be an innovator with regard to worker safety. It would demonstrate once again that we continuously look for any hazards associated with our employment, that we work smart to reduce those hazards, and that we are committed to and work by the principles of DOE's Integrated Safety Management. Best regards and always drive safely.