Cultivating a Safety Culture within a Creative Environment

1. Cultivating a Safety Culture within a Creative Environment Frances Alston Manager, Environmental, Safety & Waste Management

2. Discussion Outline • SRNL – Who are we? • SRNL culture • Diverse • Innovative • Overview of safety programs • Other safety practices and committees • Safety statistics

3. DOE- EM Corporate Lab

4. SRS Tritium Facilities Energy Security • Hydrogen Storage Technology • Production of Hydrogen • Global Nuclear Energy Partnership • Renewable Energy Research Environmental and Chemical Process Technology • EM Corporate Laboratory • Materials Stabilization and Disposition • Cleanup Technologies Applied Research and Development Laboratory National Security • Tritium Technology • Plutonium Technology • Homeland Security Support • Non-Proliferation Technology • National Law Enforcement R&D: Research & Development; EM: Environmental Management

5. SRNL Staff • SRNL’s staff - over 900 • Research staff of over 700 includes • Materials scientists • Chemists • Physicists • Biologists • Engineers • Technicians.

6. SRNL Staff • Research Support/Operating Staff of 200 includes • Engineering • Maintenance • Operations • ESH • Quality Assurance

7. 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 SRNL Safety Culture Safety is integrated at all levels of our business

8. Define Scope of Work Feedback / Improvement Analyze Hazards Develop & Implement Controls Perform Work Safety Current SRNL Safety Program ConfigurationISMS Work Planning & Control Defense-in-Depth Control of Technical Work - Task Technical Plans - Task Technical Requests - Technical Assistance Requests - Categories of Work: Engineering/Design, Routine Service, R&D Self-Assessments Management Observations BBS Observations Lessons Learned/Operating Experience Performance Indicators , , Scope of Work Define Task Plans Scope of Work Analyze Feedback / Conduct of R&D HAP, AHA, JHA Hazards Improvement ISMS Perform Work Daily ISM Briefs Pre-Job Briefs Work Control Documents - Procedures - Work Instructions - R&D Directions “Time-Outs” Safely Eliminate Hazard Engineered Controls Admin. Controls, e.g., Procedures Training, Education, Experience PPE L1, 1.01 Admin of SRNL Procedures and R&D Work Control Documents Procedures, work instructions, R&D Directions Pre Pre - - job briefs, BBS observations

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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 Operations Council - Committees Safety is integrated at all levels of our business

14. 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 Operations Council - Committees Safety is integrated at all levels of our business

15. 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 Operations Council - Committees Safety is integrated at all levels of our business

16. 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

17. BBS Observation Statistics

18. SRNL BBS Statistics

19. SRNL Safety Posture

20. Cultivating a Safety Culture Within a Creative Environment 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.

21. Cultivating a Safety Culture Within a Creative Environment Questions?