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Defeating customer service obstacles by using clear plastic barriers
May 5, 2020 — When members of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s 14,000 strong workforce need help with services such as payroll or travel, they often rely on face-to-face contact with specialists. The jarring arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic meant those in command customer service roles had to figure out new ways to continue... MORE

Jared David (left), Tracy Atkins (center) and Harlen Caldwell (right) assemble clean barrier made from vinyl in the Moonshine Lab at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility May 4. This team is part of a cadre of innovators taking on the challenge of designing and building protective barriers for customer facing interactions within the shipyard.

Partnership overcomes facemask challenges for deaf and hard of hearing teammates
May 1, 2020 — Wearing facemasks is an essential part of minimizing the spread of COVID-19. A challenge people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing are now facing is that masks interfere with communication.Marlene Bell, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s American Sign Language interpreter, understands those challenges first-hand.“American... MORE

Facemasks, produced through efforts of the Sail Loft, Shop 64 and employees from the Home Team Mask project are distributed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility deaf and hard of hearing employees. The mask were made with a see-through panel allowing employees to see lips and facial expressions. Trying one on for the first time is Brandon Salley, an electrical worker with Shop 51, Electricians.

PSNS & IMF completes Nimitz availability early
April 15, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility completed a Carrier Incremental Availability for USS Nimitz (CVN 68) early, April 13, 2020.PSNS & IMF workers teamed up with contractors and Nimitz’ ship’s force to complete the availability two days early, after conducting a combined 17,500 man-days of work on the ship, from Feb. 21 to... MORE

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility completed a Carrier Incremental Availability for USS Nimitz (CVN 68) early, April 13, 2020. PSNS & IMF workers teamed up with contractors and Nimitz’ ship’s force to complete the availability two days early, after conducting a combined 17,500 man-days of work on the ship, from Feb. 21 to April 13.

PSNS & IMF Increases Production of Protective Face Masks, Partners with NBK Community
April 14, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility leadership and union partners handed out reusable, cloth facemasks to all shipyard employees April 14. PSNS & IMF Commander Capt. Dianna Wolfson, Bremerton Metal Trades Council President Eric Morse and International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers President Mary Bacon... MORE

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility leadership and union partners handed out reusable, cloth face masks to all shipyard employees entering the Controlled Industrial Area this morning.

The masks were made by fabric workers in the PSNS & IMF Sail Loft, along with volunteers from other shops, codes, and Sailors from Naval Base Kitsap, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS Olympia (SSN-717) and USS Louisville (SSN-724). The goal is to ensure every employee is issued three of the masks. So far, 20,000 masks have been produced.

PSNS & IMF increases COVID-19 screening for shipyard entry
April 13, 2020 — Today Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility began asking employees as they enter the shipyard if they have completed their daily COVID-19 self-assessment.Teams of volunteers, managers and supervisors are now stationed at all gates into the Controlled Industrial Area. The team members, who wear personal protective equipment,... MORE

Duane De Lessart, left, a trainer with Code 900T, and Brandon King, middle, a cell manager with Code 1030, screen Ron Arnold, right, Code 600 comptroller, Monday, April 13 as he enters the Decatur Gate to make sure he’s completed his daily COVID-19 self-assessment before starting work at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

PSNS & IMF undocks USS Carl Vinson as end of availability nears
April 6, 2020 — USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departed Dry Dock 6 today, after spending 14 months there as part of its ongoing Docking Planned Incremental Availability period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.While every availability poses challenges to the PSNS & IMF team, depending on the scheduled maintenance and growth work for the... MORE

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departed Dry Dock 6 April 6, 2020, after spending 14 months undergoing a Docking Planned Incremental Availability period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

PSNS & IMF explores ways to capitalize on in-house skills to support workforce in face of COVID-19
April 2, 2020 — Workers at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility are thinking creatively and determining how the shipyard can best prepare for the challenges workers might face from the COVID-19 pandemic. One such effort includes making cloth masks and polycarbonate face shields that can be used to protect the workforce, or provided to... MORE

Shop 64 fabric workers at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton make cloth masks and polycarbonate face shields that can be used to protect the workforce, or provided to Naval Hospital Bremerton and local hospitals if the need arises.

PSNS & IMF adjusts how mission is accomplished in effort to protect workforce from COVID-19 pandemic
March 27, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility adjusted its policies, processes and procedures this month to help protect its workforce in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing to accomplish the command’s critical national security mission for the U.S. Navy and the nation.“The health and safety of our workforce and... MORE

Patrick Krotzer, Shop 99 General Maintenance mechanic, cleans a scanner keypad Monday, March 23 for shipyard workers arriving at the Bremerton Gate at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton.

PSNS & IMF begins manufacturing hand sanitizer
March 20, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s accredited laboratory has started producing isopropyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer, which is scheduled to be available in work areas throughout the shipyard starting next week.While the solution contains the appropriate alcohol content consistent with Food and Drug Administration,... MORE

Code 134, Laboratory Division, chemists Anthony Painter, left, and Deniz Ferrin, right, make hand sanitizer March 20, 2020, inside the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility chem lab in Building 59. (PSNS & IMF photo by Scott Hansen)

PSNS & IMF to distribute more than 2,000 cleaning kits throughout command
March 16, 2020 — Employees from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility worked throughout the weekend to put together more than 2,000 cleaning kits to use around the command in an effort to amplify sanitation efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.The cleaning kits, which contain disinfecting cleaning solution, wipes, gloves and instructions,... MORE

Employees from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility worked throughout the weekend to put together more than 2,000 cleaning kits to use around the command in an effort to amplify sanitation efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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