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PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAMMING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROTECTIVE FORCE
Travis R. Ireland
Physical Fitness Program Officer
SOC Los Alamos
OBJECTIVES
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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
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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 well‐
trained in small team and weapons tactics.
Protective Force Personnel Security Officers (SO): Unarmed 2
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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)
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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
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~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.)
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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
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Physical Fitness Program‐ Los Alamos
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.
Physical Fitness Program‐ Los Alamos
(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.
Physical Fitness Program‐ Los Alamos
Fitness Assessment:
Performed 3‐months prior to annual physical.
(To determine remediation in advance of PT standard).
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BP
Body Composition: BOD POD®
Sub‐Max VO2
FMS
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Physical Fitness Program‐ Los Alamos
Fitness Assessment Result: Categorization
(Relative to Run Standard: 1/2 mile or 1‐mile)
• Minimal
SPO I
> 11 METs
SPO III
> 12 METs
• Limited
9 – 11 METs 10‐12 METs
• Direct
< 9 METs < 10 METs
Physical Fitness Program‐ Los Alamos
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. Physical Fitness Program‐ Los Alamos
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.
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Physical Fitness Program‐ Los Alamos
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
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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
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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
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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 .
5‐YARDS
2. Walk (or Jog) to 50‐yard line
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Demo Proper Lift Technique
Truck with tailgate at zero line
6. Walk with ammo can to truck at zero‐line.
7. Lift ammo can (2) X from
ground to tailgate
(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 new‐
hires 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.
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THANK YOU
Travis R. Ireland
t_ireland@lanl.gov
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