2nd October 2008Presentation Footer1 Rockbourne Safety & Risk Management Solutions Approaches to Demonstrating a Capable Organisation Jenny Richards

2nd October 2008Presentation Footer2 Our View of A Capable Organisation Can demonstrate it is a competent and responsible duty holder/operator Goes further than just legal compliance Has the right approach and behaviours Shows the right leadership, direction and control of the business Is much more than written systems and procedures

2nd October 2008Presentation Footer3 Why it matters Lessons from events Experience from other industries Changing market place New entrants to the UK market, including non-UK companies Company structures more complex e.g. PBOs Central to a successful business

2nd October 2008Presentation Footer4 Texas City ‘A corporate safety culture that may have tolerated serious and longstanding deviations from good safety practice.’

2nd October 2008Presentation Footer5 Texas City ‘Process safety leadership appeared to have suffered as a result of high turnover of refinery plant managers.’

2nd October 2008Presentation Footer6 Texas City ‘A substantial gulf appears to have existed, however, between the actual performance of BP’s process safety management systems and the company’s perception of that performance.’

2nd October 2008Presentation Footer7 Some of the main aspects Capable Organisation Organisational Structure Leadership Direction & Control Competences Use of Contract Resource (IC) Strategic Resource Plan Control of Change Learning Organisation

2nd October 2008Presentation Footer8 Threats to capability Systems and structures are complex No strategic view of out-sourcing Changes in the organisational structure Changes in the direction and control needs Poor succession planning

2nd October 2008Presentation Footer9 Regulatory Expectations SAPs and REPs NII Technical Assessment Guide on Organisational Nuclear Baselines NII require a Management Prospectus for Nuclear Licensed Sites EA have RSA Schedule 1 Condition 6 on Management Arrangements

2nd October 2008Presentation Footer10 Nuclear Baselines Role To demonstrate the right resource and capability for nuclear safety Scope Any role that has the potential to impact on nuclear safety Use Strategic resource management and a baseline for change

2nd October 2008Presentation Footer11 Management Prospectus Role A ‘safety case’ for safety management demonstrating a licensable organisation Scope How the organisation directs and controls nuclear activities - Governance Use A strategic management tool

2nd October 2008Presentation Footer12 Some New Challenges Arrangements that cover the full scope – not just written systems The role of the Board Forward looking to plan for capability needs Translating leadership, direction and control into action Evidence to give confidence to themselves and to regulators