Vol. 7, Issue No. 13 June 24, 2019

From the Hawk's Nest, New River CTC's employee newsletter, is distributed twice a month, and we need your input!  Have story ideas or photos for From the Hawk's Nest? Send them to the Office of Communications for the next edition.

Inspiration for today

Work is a way of bringing order to chaos, and there's a basic satisfaction in seeing that we are able to make something a little more coherent by the end of the day. Alain de Botton

Around campus and in our communities

NCC Maintenance Team is working very hard this summer.

Justin Foster and John Hamon busting up a concrete pad in preparation of removing it due to safety concerns.

Mercer County Campus has a new sign!

I am pleased to report that New Signs, Inc., has re-installed the large parking lot sign at the Mercer County Campus. This project was completed on 6/3/19. This project had a number of challenges over the past couple of months. As always, everyone’s assistance, understanding and teamwork is greatly appreciated. -Bob Runion, Director of Facilities and Campus Safety

Prep for new HVAC at Greenbrier Valley Campus The Greenbrier Maintenance Team (Scott Winfrey, Aubrey Houck and David Thompson) have cut down and removed the trees around the old chiller in preparation for the arrival of a new chiller to support the new HVAC system for Greenbrier Hall.

West Virginia Invests video produced Help spread the word about the West Virginia Invests program by sharing this video! The link is https://youtu.be/t8ukDKaOrQQ. PLUS, new program factsheets and other commercials to be released soon!

June is National Safety Month

Fight Fatigue Risks As our lives get ever busier, our sleep is often the first thing to go and we can quickly become fatigued. Being fatigued can have serious impacts on our health and safety, but some simple steps can help you get the rest you need. Read More

Too Impaired to Work In every industry, employees need to be healthy and focused to stay safe at work. Impairment is a major roadblock to workplace safety and the effects are more common than you think. Read More

Tables that the Maintenance Team set up for recognition of National Safety Month Awareness. This table was set up at the NCC campus.

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