Form BLS OES Green Jobs BLS OES Green Jobs BLS OES Green Jobs Form - Panel 5

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Green Technologies and Practices

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.M.B. No. 1220−0182

Expires 12/31/2011

Please provide information only for the location in number 1 below, even if you have more than one location. Please respond within 15 days to reduce follow-up costs.

Please respond even if you do not use any green technologies or practices at your location. Need help? Send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 1-800-341-3660.

You can respond using the Internet. For instructions please go to: www.bls.gov/respondents/gtp/forms.htm

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f the physical location address shown below is no longer correct, please provide corrections in the space provided.

Enter address corrections here

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hat was the total employment at this location as of May 12, 2011?

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Enter total employment here

Enter corrections here

nclude: Do Not Include:

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Enter total employment here

For incorporated firms – paid owners, officers, and staff • For unincorporated firms – owners, proprietors, and partners

• Total number of full- and part-time paid workers • Unpaid family workers

• Workers assigned temporarily to other locations • Workers on unpaid leave

• Workers not covered by unemployment insurance

• Contractors and temporary agency employees not on your

payroll

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ur records show that your main products or services are related to those listed below. If they are not, please list your main products or services in the space provided and continue with the rest of the survey.

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urrent product or service description:

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Enter corrections here

enting consumer electronics equipment and appliances,

s uch as televisions, stereos, and refrigerators. Included in this

industry are appliance rental centers.

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id your location use any of the following green technologies or practices?

Column A:

Please indicate whether this location actively used the type of green technology or practice listed during the pay period including May 12, 2011.

Column B:

For any green technologies or practices used at this location during that same pay period, please indicate whether there were any employees at this location who spent any of their time involved in:

• researching, developing, maintaining, using, or installing technologies or practices to lessen the environmental impact of their establishment, or

• training the establishment’s workers in these technologies or practices.

Please include employees on the establishment’s payroll. Do not include contract employees or consultants when completing Column B.

The types of employees to include are listed in Question 2 on Page 1.

Column A

Column B

Item

Type of green technology or practice

Examples

Did your location …?

Did any of your employees …?

Energy from Renewable Sources and Energy Efficiency

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Generate electricity, heat, or fuel from renewable sources primarily for use within your establishment?

• Wind • Biomass

• Geothermal • Solar

• Ocean • Hydropower

• Landfill gas • Municipal solid waste

	Yes, If Yes
	No
	Does not apply

 Yes  No

2

Use technologies or practices to improve energy efficiency within your establishment?

• Energy Star rated appliances

• Occupying a LEED certified building

• Energy efficient lighting

• Programmable thermostats

• Cogeneration (combined heat and power)

• Energy efficient manufacturing equipment

	Yes, If Yes
	No
	Does not apply

 Yes  No

Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Pollution Reduction & Removal

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Use technologies or practices in your operations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through methods other than those listed in Items 1 and 2 above (renewable energy generation and energy efficiency)?

• Purchase and use of carbon offsets

• Promotion and/or subsidy of alternative forms of transportation for employees, such as carpools, fuel efficient vehicles, cycling, or mass transit

• Implementation of a telework program for employees

	Yes, If Yes
	No
	Does not apply

 Yes  No

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Use technologies or practices to either reduce the creation or release of pollutants or toxic compounds as a result of operations, or to remove pollutants or hazardous waste from the environment?

• Carbon monoxide

• Sulfur dioxide

• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

• Nitrogen oxides

• Chlorinated hydrocarbons

• Herbicides or pesticides

• Heavy metals

• Radioactive contamination

	Yes, If Yes
	No
	Does not apply

 Yes  No

Recycling & Reuse and Natural Resources Conservation

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Use technologies or practices to reduce or eliminate the creation of waste materials as a result of your operations?

• Collecting and reusing or recycling waste

• Managing wastewater

• Composting solid waste

• Remanufacturing

	Yes, If Yes
	No
	Does not apply

 Yes  No

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Use technologies or practices in your operations to conserve natural resources? Please do not include using recycled inputs in your production processes.

• Managing land resources

• Managing storm water

• Conserving soil, water, or wildlife

• Implementing organic agriculture or sustainable forestry practices

	Yes, If Yes
	No
	Does not apply

 Yes  No

Other technologies or practices not included previously. Please describe.

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• Y es

 Yes  No

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• Y es

 Yes  No

Please complete Question 5 on the next page.

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lease provide the total number of employees who spent more than half of their time involved in the green technologies or practices reported in Question 4 in the pay period including May 12, 2011.

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  Enter the number of employees involved in green activities here.

  lease count each employee only once, even if they are included in Question 4 Column B more than once.

• P lease do not include contractors or consultants working at your location that are not on your location’s payroll.

• If no employees spent more than half of their time on green activities, enter zero.

If you entered zero, please skip to Question 7.

If you entered one or more employees, please complete Question 6.

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hat are the occupations and wages of the employees reported in Question 5 who spent more than half of their time involved in green technologies and practices?

	Complete for employees who spent more than half of their time in green activities in Question 5. Please provide a job title, brief description of duties, and the number of workers by wage category in the space provided. Report part-time employees at their hourly rate.																												A											B												C								D														E											F								G					H						I							J									K							L								Total
																										HourlyWages			under 9.25											$9.25 - 11.49												$11.50 - 14.49								$14.50 - 18.24														$18.25 - 22.74											$22.75 - 28.74								$28.75 - 35.99					$36.00 - 45.24						$45.25 - 56.99							$57.00 - 71.49									$71.50 - 89.99							$90.00 and over
																										Salary			under $19,240											$19,240 - 23,919												$23,920 - 30,159								$30,160 - 37,959														$37,960 - 47,319											$47,320 - 59,799								$59,800 - 74,879					$74,880 - 94,119						$94,120 - 118,559							$118,560 - 148,719									$148,720 - 187,199							$187,200 and over
	Example: Job Title: Hydrologist																																																																									Number of your employees with this salary or hourly wage for this job title																																					Total number of your employees with this job title (3 in this example)
	Job Description: Researches water usage and implements wastewater treatment plans																																																											1																																						2																																				3
Job Title:
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Question 6 Continued Hourly Wages																											under 9.25									$9.25 - 11.49											$11.50 - 14.49											$14.50 - 18.24											$18.25 - 22.74													$22.75 - 28.74								$28.75 - 35.99						$36.00 - 45.24						$45.25 - 56.99							$57.00 - 71.49									$71.50 - 89.99							$90.00 and over
Salary																											under $19,240									$19,240 - 23,919											$23,920 - 30,159											$30,160 - 37,959											$37,960 - 47,319													$47,320 - 59,799								$59,800 - 74,879						$74,880 - 94,119						$94,120 - 118,559							$118,560 - 148,719									$148,720 - 187,199							$187,200 and over
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If you need additional space, please copy this page and attach the completed page(s) to this form.

If done, please complete Question 7.

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Please tell us who provided the information on this form for:

Green Technologies and Practices: Occupations and Wages:

Check here, if the same person as green technologies & practices

Contact Name:		Contact Name:
E-Mail:		E-Mail:
Job Title:		Job Title:
Business Website:		Business Website:
Phone Number:		Phone Number:

Thank you for completing this survey.

Please return this form in the enclosed envelope to:

Attn: Bureau of Labor Statistics Green Jobs

Strategic Research Group

995 Goodale Blvd.

Columbus, OH 43212

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