PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAMMING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROTECTIVE FORCE Travis R. Ireland Physical Fitness Program Officer SOC Los Alamos OBJECTIVES Protective Force Personnel Who are they? Protective Force Mission Los Alamos, NM Medical and Physical Fitness Standards Site specific (Los Alamos) Physical Fitness Program Need for TSAC Mission 1
Protective Force Personnel Highly trained and well equipped paramilitary tactical response force to protect nuclear weapons and materials. Categorized into Offensive and Defensive qualified Security Police Officers who are welltrained in small team and weapons tactics. Protective Force Personnel Security Officers (SO): Unarmed 2
Protective Force Personnel Security Police Officer I (SPO I): ARMED Defensive Combative Personnel Protective Force Personnel Security Police Officer III (SPO III): ARMED Offensive Combative Personnel: Response force duties. Protective Force Personnel ~ 350 Protective Force Employees SPO I: Age range ( 24 65) SPO III: Age range (25 56) 3
Protective Force Mission Los Alamos Protective Force Mission Los Alamos We proudly protect the national interests of the United States of America at Los Alamos National Laboratory by providing a Protective Force trained to fight and win; 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Protective Force Mission Protect a Dispersed Array of Assets ~36 square miles of operations Over 2,000 buildings Over 11,000 employees Nuclear material operations ~5 metric tons of nuclear material 1 Category I SNM area Classified operations ~100 security areas for classified work ~10,000,000 classified records ~112 Vaults and Vault Type Rooms Cyber operations ~3,000 networked computing devices ~430 servers ~2,000 classified computers ~1,600 media less systems ~4,500 pieces of accountable classified electronic media [ACREM] (Roughly the size of Washington, D.C.) 4
Medical Standards Mandated by Department of Energy, 10 CFR, Part 1046. (Standardized) Purpose: Reasonably assure that PF can effectively perform their normal and emergency duties without undue hazard to themselves, fellow employees, site and general public. Physical completed on an annual basis. Physical prerequisites: Blood work, current physical fitness assessment. Completion of physical also serves as medical certification for annual run standard. Physical Fitness Standards Mandated by Department of Energy, 10 CFR, Part 1046. (Standardized) Required for all armed personnel (SPO I / III) Conducted annually (anniversary month) and audit inspection if required. Physical Fitness Standards SPO I: ½ MILE 4:40 M PRONE 40: 8.5 S SPO III: 1 MILE: 8:30 M PRONE 40: 8.0 S 5
Purpose To ensure SPOs maintain requisite physical fitness for effective job performance and operational readiness. Reduce risk of injury during training and conduct of physical fitness standard. (Site Specific) Minimum Requirements: PT 3X/week (before or after shift) Conduct (1) specific 40 yard dash PT segment during the week. Perform bi annual fitness assessment to determine fitness categorization and exercise prescription. Fitness Assessment: Performed 3 months prior to annual physical. (To determine remediation in advance of PT standard). BP Body Composition: BOD POD Sub Max VO2 FMS 6
Fitness Assessment Result: Categorization (Relative to Run Standard: 1/2 mile or 1 mile) SPO I SPO III Minimal > 11 METs > 12 METs Limited 9 11 METs 10 12 METs Direct < 9 METs < 10 METs Level of Supervision based on Category Minimal: PT on own; exercise guidance and direction as needed. Limited: PT on own; however must followed specific exercise prescription. Retest 6 10 weeks. Direct: PT directly supervised. Retest 6 10 weeks. The categorization process conducted 3 months prior to the annual physical allows for: Intervention in advance of the physical and physical fitness standard. Pre and Post measures to assist medical provider with authorized medical clearance for physical fitness standard. 7
Athletic Training (On Site) Implemented January 2013 PF dedicated Training Room to address: Accelerated Return to Work for both workers comp and personal injuries. Walk in evaluation and treatment Physical Fitness Program: Summary Medical and Physical Fitness criteria is standardized across the complex. Physical Fitness Programs vary from site to site: Different operational specific missions. Different Collective Bargaining Agreements. (fitness pay, scheduling, equipment, working agreements, etc.) Use of TSAC: Develop PT testing / PT prescription Example of TSAC Need 8
Range Instructor Range Instructor: Project Primary job responsibility: Teaching Mission Train the PF to meet mission requirements. (Some include other federal, state, and local agencies) The Instructor position is not an entry level position. Job requirements are highly specialized in order to retain instructors that have vast experience and specific professional knowledge to apply training and learning methodologies and techniques. Current status: Non operational (varies from site to site) Apply Offensive Standard: Why? Dynamic body movements (Daily with specific training missions throughout the year). No formal/structured PT Program 9
Range Instructor: Project Goals: Develop a Job Task Assessment Tool used to determine what specific tasks can be performed by the individual instructor. The assessment tool is not a Standard. Analysis of Job Tasks in conjunction with review of job description. Range Instructor: Project Examples of tasks reviewed: Routine/Daily: Standing: long periods (firing line operations) Lift/Load (Ammo Cans, targets, IPSIC plates, target frames, weapons, ) Walking: accumulation of distance over 1 working day Range duties / demo shooting positions Examples of tasks reviewed: Specialty Tasks: (performed 3X(+)/year in conjunction with Routine Tasks ) Courses of Fire: safety and control Intermediate Force Techniques FMS Breaching 180 lbs. Sled pull Moving bullet traps: LFSH 10
AMMUNITION ISSUE Truck with tailgate at 50 yd line (50 Yard line) 3. Lift ammo can (2) X from ground to tailgate 4. Walk/jog to ammo can placed 5 yards from truck at zero line. 5. Lift ammo can. 2. Walk (or Jog) to 50 yard line 6. Walk with ammo can to truck at zero line. 5 YARDS 7. Lift ammo can (2) X from 1. Demo Proper Lift Technique ground to tailgate (Zero line) Truck with tailgate at zero line 8. REPEAT STEP 2 THROUGH 7 Project Results Job Task Screening Tool: allows for Supervisors/Management to assess Range Staff in order to apply appropriate job tasks to reduce risk of injury. Screening Tool can be used as needed for newhires and incumbents (e.g.: upcoming Specialty Tasks). Allows for proper medical referral and exercise Rx. TSAC NEED Project recommendation is to implement a Physical Fitness Program for the Range Instructor. Dynamic daily job tasks with occasional high intensity movements. TSAC F falls right in line with this population. 11
THANK YOU Travis R. Ireland t_ireland@lanl.gov 12