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Cultivating a Safety Culture within a Creative Environment
Frances AlstonManager, Environmental, Safety & Waste Management
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Discussion Outline
SRNL – Who are we? SRNL culture
– Diverse– Innovative
Overview of safety programs Other safety practices and committees Safety statistics
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DOE- EM Corporate Lab
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Applied Research and Development Laboratory
National Security Tritium Technology Plutonium Technology Homeland Security Support Non-Proliferation Technology National Law Enforcement
SRS Tritium Facilities
Environmental and Chemical Process Technology
• EM Corporate Laboratory• Materials Stabilization
and Disposition• Cleanup Technologies
Energy Security Hydrogen Storage
Technology Production of Hydrogen Global Nuclear Energy
Partnership Renewable Energy
Research
R&D: Research & Development; EM: Environmental Management
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SRNL Staff
SRNL’s staff - over 900 Research staff of over
700 includes – Materials scientists– Chemists– Physicists– Biologists– Engineers– Technicians.
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SRNL Staff
Research Support/Operating Staff of 200 includes– Engineering– Maintenance– Operations– ESH
Quality Assurance
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SRNL Safety Culture
Management– Walkdowns– BBS observations– Sponsorship– Senior Management Safety
Committee – Corrective Action Review
Board– Operations Council
Employees– Walkdowns– BBS observations– Safety meeting participation
• conduct• attend
– Safety related committees membership
Safety is integrated at all levels of our business
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Current SRNL Safety Program ConfigurationISMS Work Planning & Control Defense-in-Depth
Define Scope of
Work
Analyze Hazards
Perform Work Safely
Feedback / Improvement
, Scope of WorkTask Plans
L1, 1.01 Admin of SRNL Procedures and R&D Work Control DocumentsProcedures, work instructions, R&D DirectionsPre-job briefs, BBS observations
DefineScope of Work
Analyze Hazards
Develop & Implement Controls
PerformWork Safety
Feedback / Improvement
ISMS
,
Pre-
Control of Technical Work- Task Technical Plans- Task Technical Requests- Technical Assistance Requests- Categories of Work: Engineering/Design, Routine Service, R&D
Conduct of R&DHAP, AHA, JHA
Eliminate HazardEngineered ControlsAdmin. Controls, e.g., ProceduresTraining, Education, ExperiencePPE
Daily ISM BriefsPre-Job BriefsWork Control Documents- Procedures- Work Instructions- R&D Directions“Time-Outs”
Self-AssessmentsManagement ObservationsBBS ObservationsLessons Learned/Operating ExperiencePerformance Indicators
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Methods Used to Facilitate an Exemplary Safety Culture
Conduct of Research and Development Assisted Hazard Analysis SRNL Operations Council Local Safety Improvement Team
– Behavior Based Safety
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Methods Used to Facilitate an Exemplary Safety Culture - Conduct of R&D
Conduct of Research and Development – Roadmap for applying
safety requirements to R&D work
– Consistent with DOE ISM process
– Component of WSRC ISM Description
– Provides consistent approach to hazard identification and control
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Assisted Hazard Analysis (AHA)
Assisted Hazard Analysis is a disciplined, comprehensive software program.
It includes structured questions to help users identify hazards and controls associated with assigned work.
Assisted Hazard Analysis integrates diverse, independent processes into a "one stop" process with linkages to procedures, forms, permits, checklists, lessons learned and even subject matter experts, when required.
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Operations Council
SRNL Operations Council Committees– Chemical Safety – Glovebox – Conduct of R&D Board– Radiological Work Practices – Electrical Safety – Research & Development Work Planning and Control
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Operations Council - Committees
Chemical Safety committee– Established to get R&D
involved with Subject Matter Experts (SME)
– Purpose of the committee is to improve Chemical Safety within the laboratory environment
– Procedure development– Training development
Glovebox committee– Established to provide
technical and operations oversight for glove box requirements to ensure safe operations and compliance with codes, standards, orders, and accepted industry practices
– Training development
Safety is integrated at all levels of our business
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Operations Council - Committees
Conduct of Research and Development Board– Established to serve as the
centralized method to perform hazard analysis associated with scientific investigations within a research environment
– Implements the principles of ISM within SRNL
Radiological Work Practices Committee– Provides cohesive approach to
policies and practices governing radiological work
• Radiological practices policy setting
• Training• Assessment of
radiological work and work practices
Safety is integrated at all levels of our business
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Operations Council - Committees
Electrical Safety Committee– Resolution of R&D electrical
issues– Recommends electrical safety
policies– Review incidents and
recommends lesson learned– Training/qualification
Research & Development Work Planning and Control Committee– Work polices development – Interface with the Conduct of
Research and Development Board for ISMS policies and procedures
– Provides recommendations for SRNL senior staff on R&D Work Planning and control issues
Safety is integrated at all levels of our business
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Local Safety Improvement Team (LSIT)
Local Safety Improvement Team (LSIT)• 22 Department Representatives• 1 Management Champion• 1 Management Sponsor
Implementation through Team Charter Implements Behavior Based Safety LSIT Teams
– Data Administration– Communications– Training– Strategic Planning – Membership
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BBS Observation Statistics
Month/Year Observers Active Observers
(month)
Number of Observations
September 2006 351 172 246
March 2007 355 164 296
August 2007 542 431 680
September 2007 542 214 329
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SRNL BBS Statistics
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% Safe 98.5%98.7%98.4%98.9%98.5%99.0%98.5%99.2%98.8%98.7%98.7%99.0%98.7%99.0%
Observations 323 246 251 214 183 247 275 296 296 334 640 650 680 329
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Sep-06
Oct-06
Nov-06
Dec-06
Jan-07
Feb-07
Mar-07
Apr-07
May-07
Jun-07
Jul-07
Aug-07
Sep-07
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SRNL Safety Posture
SRNL DART and TRC Rates
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.9
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
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e TRC Rate
DART Rate
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Conclusion
What’s Next?– Human Performance
By utilizing the creativity of the research and support staff and the Safety programs that are embedded into SRNL’s safety culture, SRNL safety performance is continuing to improve.
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Cultivating a Safety Culture Within a Creative Environment
Questions?