Dear Collaborator, The following braodcast has gone to all with bnl e.mails. I will though like to advise others outside of BNL in regard to security measures (and access.) Flemming ------------------------------------------------------ Flemming Videbaek Physics Department Brookhaven National Laboratory tlf: 631-344-4106 fax 631-344-1334 e-mail: videbaek@bnl.gov ----- Original Message ----- From: "BNL Media & Communications" <pubaf@bnl.gov> To: "BNL Labwide Broadcasts" <broadcast-l@bnl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 3:32 PM Subject: SECURITY ALERT UPDATE > PLEASE NOTE: This message is being sent to all employees on behalf of > Russel Reaver, Safeguards & Security Division Manager. Please share > it with those in your work area who do not receive e-mail. Report any > suspicious activity, vehicles, packages, etc. immediately to the BNL > Police, Ext. 2222 or 911. > *** > > SECURITY ALERT UPDATE > > This is an update of the security measures at BNL. > > The threat remains unchanged. There is the possibility of additional > terrorist acts against the United States. The threat of a truck or > car bomb against unspecified targets across the nation is considered > credible. > > Our tactically trained security police officers are carrying > automatic weapons and are patrolling the entire site and perimeter. > They are also walking through occupied and unoccupied facilities as > part of their duties. They are in uniform, and are wearing the > DOE/BNL shield and their Laboratory ID. Please discuss your thoughts > with them and ask for advice on any areas of concern. > > Please continue to comply with the following guidelines until further notice: > > - I.D. Badges > > All persons on site over the age of 15 must display an authorized > identification badge. We are issuing a blue cardboard ID to those > who do not possess a DOE or BNL photo ID, so everyone authorized to > be on Lab property or in our facilities should be wearing one of > these forms of ID at all times. The security police alone cannot > enforce this requirement. Every employee and guest should question > anyone they see without identification displayed. If you are uneasy > about approaching a stranger without a badge, contact the security > police and they will respond. > > - Vehicle Registrations > > All vehicles on site must have either a Laboratory vehicle > registration sticker or a yellow cardboard temporary registration > displayed. The exceptions are government vehicles and clearly marked > delivery and construction vehicles. Again, if anyone sees vehicles > on site not displaying a BNL registration, please call the security > desk at Ext. 2238/2239. Do not allow unknown vehicles to park close > to your facilities. As previously mentioned, no vehicles should park > close to any critical facilities, as determined by the building owner. > > The temporary ID and vehicle registration cards are issued at the > main gate and are good for the day of issue only. If your visitors, > including family members, require longer-term access, up to 30 days, > these identifications can be obtained in Building 30, the Brookhaven > Center. Site access will still require a photo ID, such as a > driver's license or passport, in addition to the paper > identifications. We are still planning a permanent ID for family > members that require frequent access to the site. > > - Site Visitors > > We continue to have people showing up at the gate who have not been > preregistered through the site visitor access procedures. This will > delay their entry as the ID badges cannot be preprinted and must be > completed by hand. Please preregister your guests and vendors by > completing the form at > http://www.bnl.gov/ssd/bnl_only/VisitorinformationForm.htm. > > Members of the public attending BNL events that are typically open to > the public, such as lectures, concerts, and public meetings, will > also be stopped at the gate and issued temporary ID badges and > vehicle registrations. Photo ID will be required for site access. > > The support by Laboratory personnel for these sometimes inconvenient > but necessary actions has been outstanding. Our objective is to > maintain a normal pace of activity in our primary missions while > ensuring our security measures convince those who would do us harm to > have second thoughts. We may be in this increased security condition > for some time, and we will never decrease the posture below what is > required for the threat. Thank you for your understanding and active > participation in keeping Brookhaven a secure and safe place to work. > > - Russel Reaver > Manager, Safeguards & Security Division > -- > > ************************************** > BNL Media & Communications > pubaf@bnl.gov > 631-344-3174 or 2345 * Fax 631-344-3368 > Brookhaven National Laboratory > Bldg. 134 PO Box 5000 > Upton NY 11973 > www.bnl.gov > > ************************************** > >
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