FYI ------------------------------------------------------ Flemming Videbaek Physics Department Brookhaven National Laboratory tlf: 631-344-4106 fax 631-344-1334 e-mail: videbaek@bnl.gov ----- Original Message ----- From: "White DePace, Susan M" <swd@bnl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 7:22 AM Subject: Security at BNL > > I would like to take this opportunity to remind the RHIC & AGS Users that > Brookhaven National Laboratory is at a security level called SECON 2. > Further details can be found in the Users' Update on Security at > http://www.bnl.gov/userscenter/user_updates.htm. If you have any > questions, please contact the Users' Center at userscenter@bnl.gov. Please > read the message from Security below. > > BNL's SECURITY DIVISION HAS SENT THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT. > > > The U.S. Department of Energy has directed all of its facilities to > move from security condition (SECON) 3 to SECON 2. The increase is > in response to Presidential direction following recent U.S. and > British military actions against the Taliban regime and Osama bin > Laden's Al-Qaeda group in Afghanistan. > > You may have your vehicle searched at the Laboratory entrances as the > number of comprehensive random vehicle inspections has increased. > Also, if items in your vehicle are not readily identifiable to the > Security Police Officer screening at the gate, he/she may ask you to > roll down tinted windows, open packages, or pull into the traffic > circle at the main gate or off to the side at the north gate for a > more thorough inspection. > > Additional security measures are being taken by our security forces > which may not be readily evident to you. Please do your part by > having your badge available for inspection at the gates and by > wearing your badge at all times on site, even when exercising. The > badge must be readily available if wearing it is impractical during > certain sports activities. Continue to park at least 30 yards from > key buildings as designated by the appropriate chair or manager. > Report any activities that appear abnormal. To expedite a security > and fire response, call Ext. 2222 or 911 from a Lab phone. > > > > > > Susan White-DePace, User Administrator > RHIC & AGS Users' Center > Brookhaven National Laboratory > Building 355A > Upton, NY 11973-5000 > > Phone: (631) 344-7959 > Fax: (631) 344-8686 > Office e-mail: userscenter@bnl.gov > Personal e-mail: swd@bnl.gov >
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