Safety professionals from across the country gathered last week in Nashville for the 2026 Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association (VPPPA) Safety+ Symposium, where Melissa “Mel” McKenzie was honored with the national VPPPA Emerging Safety Leadership Excellence Award. McKenzie, a safety programs specialist at UCOR, was recognized for her worker-centric initiatives that helped the company surpass…
[This is the second of our five-part series on managing change. You can find all articles in this series in HUBi’s User Corner as they are published.] UCOR’s move to Fusion Cloud represents a major organizational shift, and most employees will naturally progress through a “change curve” as they adjust. Knowing the stages can make…
Each Thursday, we will be looking back at past UCOR successes. Five years ago, UCOR crews completed the demolition of one of the hot cells in the former Radioisotope Development Lab at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This historic hot cell was one of six that were housed in the facility to provide researchers protection from…
To the UCOR Workforce: Radiant hosted a community open house at the K-25 Interpretive Center last week to share an update on their M-50 facility plant under construction at ETTP Heritage Center. This event was yet another reminder of the importance of Team UCOR’s cleanup work to set the stage for Oak Ridge leading the…
We have set new launch dates for our new HR and Learning systems to give everyone enough time to prepare: October 5: New HR System (Oracle HCM) Launches October 26: New Learning System (Oracle LEARN) Launches We moved the Learning system launch to late October to ensure that all field sites are ready to use…
Skies today are mostly clear and sunny, but clouds and precipitation start to move in Thursday, leading to chances of rain and scattered Thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday. Temperatures will dip into the mid to upper 80s this weekend but expect another week of 90-degree-plus weather next week with only limited chances of precipitation.
As the leaves change and we prepare for cooler weather, it’s a great time to ensure your health is a top priority. Don’t let your $50 Be Well Benefit go unclaimed! Both your Unum Critical Illness and Accident plans reward you and your covered family members with $50 each for completing a qualifying health screening. It’s…
(This is the final article in our five-part series (Five Generations, One Team) about what it’s really like to work across five generations—and how we can make that experience a whole lot smoother together.) The concept of “professionalism” is evolving. What once looked like arriving early, staying late, and prioritizing company loyalty above all else…
Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies show that workers in the construction industry have some of the highest rates of substance abuse and overdose deaths in the U.S. —three times the rate of other industries. The Center for Construction Research and Training reports that although construction workers accounting for only 8% of the…
