ORF recently took additional actions to address the state of parking facilities on the NIH main Bethesda campus. As part of these efforts, a routine, general sweeping of garage stairwells and floors was completed. Additionally, recycling bins have been added to the facility to encourage the proper disposition of trash. In MLP-10, additional signage will direct staff to use the trash bins for trash only and to take recycling to bins on the 3rd floor stairwell entrance/exit landing. The cleaning of interior light fixtures and elevator shafts is still ongoing. As funding permits, additional power-washing of stairwells and floors will be contracted. We encourage all employees and guests to contact the ORF Maintenance Line at (301) 435-8000 to report any building in need of service and the issue will be promptly addressed. We agree the NIH facilities are destinations both visitors and employees should be proud of.

Painters and drywallers should not be cleaning their instruments in the restrooms. In-house maintenance staff are well aware of locations to appropriately clean their instruments. If you see this situation occurring, attempt to determine who they work for and contact the facility manager in your building. A list of NIH facility managers can be found at https://www.orf.od.nih.gov/AboutORF/BFM/Pages/default.aspx.

The bottled water cooler was moved in response to safety concerns. Staff were slipping on puddled water in a high-traffic location. The water cooler was relocated to the adjacent stairwell vestibule in 1D.