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National Office Week in Review: September 26, 2017

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SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OSHA: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) MOU Webinar The Slate Book CBA went into effect over one year ago. Contained within the CBA is an M OU that requires the Agency to a dhere to the Indoor Air Quality Program Implemen tation Requirements (IAQ PIR). It is important to immediately report any and all signs of water intrusion as the IAQ PIR requires action within particular timeframes. The OSH A Committee, along with Geoff Bacci, will be holding a webinar regarding the MOU on Sept. 28 at 1 p . m . E DT . Click here to r egister for the webinar . SURVEY – TRAINING The FAA over the next year will b e reviewing many aspects of air traffic training, including proficiency a nd skill enhancement training. One goal is to identify training topics that may need to be updated, while investigating new and more effective methods in program delivery. Your participa tion in completing the linked survey conducted by the FAA ' s Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance will assist them in identifying the topics and delivery methods to be examined. NATCA recommends participation in this survey. Click here to start the survey. Partic ipation is completely anonymous. SURV EY – IFR/VFR CONFLICTS ATO's Safety and Technical Training group (AJI) has been asked to assess the effectiveness of awareness campaign materials related to IFR/VFR conflicts. The purpose of this survey is to gather opinions on how IFR and VFR tra ffic is handled at your facility. The goal at this time is to gather baseline information on the current culture, attitudes, and behaviors related to managing potential IFR/VFR conflicts. The plan is to provide a follow - up survey in about a year, to assess changes in attitudes or behavior related to IFR/VFR conflicts. This IVF/VFR Conflict Attitudes survey is voluntary and all responses are anonymous. No identifiable information is included in this survey. NATCA has recommended participa tion in this survey. Please click this link to take the survey: http://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/bmp5mY NATCA Safety & Tech Upd ate Week of Sept. 25 , 2017 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES & OCEANIC PROCEDURES (ATOP ) John Lenhart (ZOA) is the Article 114 Representative for Advanced Technologies & Oceanic Procedures (ATOP). Mr. Lenhart's report is below. Items worked: CAR 2016 - 025 (WX Deviations, not complete) ASEPS HITL ATOP Contingency Oceanic Offshore and Tr ansition Meeting with ZNY, ZMA, and ZSU Same as last month, Car 2016 - 025 is still not satisfied. On 9/22 I had a meeting with the head of AJV - 84 and they still cannot give a straight answer in regard to the decision to

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