NovemberArmy Hockey 8, 2012 1 vs. Niagara, Fri. and Sat., 7:05 p.m. at Tate Rink. OINTER IEW® PVOL. 69, NO. 44 SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF WEST PVOINT, THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY NOVEMBER 8, 2012 Victory (Above) Members of the Army Football Team celebrate after singing theIs Alma Mater following Ours! the Black Knights 41-21 victory over Air Force at Michie Stadium Nov. 3. With the win, Army is now 2-7 on the 2012 season while also earning its first victory over the Falcons since 2005. (Right) Senior linebacker Nate Combs (22) tackles Air Force quarterback Kale Pearson. PHOTOS BY TOMMY GILLIGAN/USMA PAO 2 November 8, 2012 News and Features Pointer View When winter’s harsh conditions arrive, West Point is on alert By Christopher G. Hennen, Ph.D. Beatty Communities, Public Affairs and the emergency in this context, it must be general, affected whether or not leave was previously Directorate of Plans, Training, Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare rather than personal in scope and impact, approved. Mobilization and Security and Recreation. and existing and developing conditions must Employees who do not report for work “Based on the gathered recommendations, make it unreasonable for employees to safely by the announced time will be charged leave Winter is on its way and the Hudson we get Garrison Commander Col. Dane report to—or stay at—work. for the remainder of their absence if it was Valley will soon experience the season’s Rideout on the conference call and tell him During adverse weather conditions that properly requested and approved. Employees harsh conditions. Accumulated snow and the situation,” Colombo explained. “We start prior to the workday, three basic alerts in weather essential positions are expected to ice can create treacherous conditions and give him the weather conditions and overall available at 938-7000 and reported to the local report at their normally scheduled time. generate concern for the health and safety situation, for example, that the storm is radio stations listed above include: “WEST POINT IS CODE RED ALL of all persons on West Point. The following expected to impact the West Point area at six “WEST POINT IS CODE WHITE DAY,” which means that only employees is an explanation of how decisions are made in the morning and, based on that information, UNTIL (stated time, or, all day),” which in emergency or mission essential positions that may impact installation operations, what we recommend whether to initiate a Code means that the Leave During Adverse Weather should report for work. Employees in non- impact these decisions have on the workforce White or Code policy is in effect emergency or non-mission essential positions and the West Point community, and where to Red or to have no until the stated should not report to work until their next find information on local road conditions and change to normal Clip and Save time or all day. regularly scheduled workday. closures or delays. operations.” • West Point Weather Line: 938-7000 Employees, When adverse weather conditions develop The Directorate of Plans, Training, The garrison • West Point website: who might be during normal duty hours, the garrison Mobilization and Security has the commander makes www.westpoint.army.mil/ prevented from commander may decide to institute the responsibility to monitor weather conditions the decision LDAW policy for employees who are on duty weather%20conditions/ reporting to and with the assistance of other garrison whether or not to work, or who at the time of the dismissal. Such decisions support organizations provides the garrison implement USMA • Additional information on winter believe that they will be conveyed to major activity directors commander information and advice to help Policy 40-03, weather preparedness can be found might not be able who are responsible to notify all activities keep everyone safe. “Leave During by clicking on the Ready West Point to return home under their control. “We monitor New York Alert, the state’s Adverse Weather.” icon on the West Point website at if they come to Tenant organization leaders or designees web-based all-hazards alert and notification If possible www.usma.edu. work, should be will make the decision for their respective system; the National Weather Service’s the decision to granted annual employees. The announcements will be made forecasts and warnings; alerts from the modify the hours • Radio Stations to hear closing leave, accrued as follows: New York State Office of Emergency of operations is updates: compensatory “WEST POINT IS CODE WHITE Management in Goshen; and local news made before 5 a.m. AM FM time or LWOP EFFECTIVE (stated time),” which means outlets,” Joe Colombo, DPTMS’s Chief on the scheduled WGNY 1220 WHUD 100.7 if they prefer. that the LDAW policy is in effect at the of Plans and Operations, said. “But along workday, before WBNR 1260 WPDH 101.5 Advance stated time. with the information we gather from these most employees “WEST POINT IS CODE RED WEOK 1390 WJGK 103.1 approval of sources, we also get information from depart for West the leave is not EFFECTIVE (stated time),” which means the IMCOM (Installation Management Point. Unless WLNA 1420 WSPK 104.7 necessary. that the LDAW policy is in effect at the stated Command) Operations Center –Atlantic otherwise advised, Specific time. All employees who are not essential Region on short- and long-range forecasts. all employees are to assume they are to report procedures for requesting leave in these and are on duty at the time of the Code Red “Our intent is to know what’s coming to work as scheduled, even though adverse circumstances are at the discretion of each should be excused for the remainder of their and when it will arrive, then provide that conditions may exist. activity director. workday (placed on administrative leave). information to the emergency crews and While some winter-related conditions Employees in weather essential positions This is true if they were scheduled to take decision-makers. This approach has worked may make it more difficult to get to work, they are expected to report at their normally leave later in the day. Employees who were on well over the past several years,” Colombo do not necessarily create the need to modify scheduled time. duty, but chose to leave prior to the effective added. operations at West Point. “WEST POINT IS CODE RED UNTIL time of the Code Red, should be charged Generally, the decision-making More severe conditions, however, may (stated time),” which means that part of the leave from the time of their departure through process begins with a conference call with constitute a situation that prevents employees installation is closed until the announced the remainder of their workday. representatives from DPTMS, the Directorate in significant numbers from reporting for time, and employees should not report until No excused absence is authorized for of Public Works, Director of Emergency duty. that time. Supervisors will excuse absences these employees. 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