Start Date:1996

Location:VLA Site, NM

People:Pino, Adrian
Latasa, Jimmy
Julian, James
Esquivel, Leandro
Savedra, Paul
Moeller, Chester
Torres, Michael

Creator:Records of the NRAO

Series:Photographs Series

Unit:VLA Unit

Type:Still Image

Subject:Facilities--VLA--Array Site

Description:The VLA track crew has the difficult job of maintaining ~38 miles of double track. In winter 1996, the crew members reviewed job methods to uncover hazards, and wrote a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for every track maintenance job they performed. Using the resulting JSA procedures, all regular and temporary crew members learned to recognize the hazards associated with each job and how to avoid them. The result: reported incidents went down by 78% over the previous two years! Left to right in this 1996 photo of the track crew at station N16: Adrian Pino, Jimmy Latasa, James Julian, Leandro Esquivel, Paul Savedra, Chester Moeller, Michael Torres. [show more]