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 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

5 SRNL Staff  SRNL’s staff - over 900  Research staff of over 700 includes – M aterials scientists – Chemists – Physicists – Biologists – Engineers – Technicians.

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

7 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

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

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 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

14 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

15 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

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 Month/YearObserversActive Observers (month) Number of Observations September March August September

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?