Safety Culture Pilot Status

Integrated Safety Management

System Conference

Don King, HAMTC Safety Representative

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Monitoring Safety Culture

• VPP Employee Survey

• VPP Management Assessment Tool

• Management/STS/ LSIT Walk-throughs

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WCH VPP Survey Results

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89 People Responded,31 Opted Out

February 2009

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Monitoring Safety Culture

• Employee Concerns Trends

• Independent reviews and assessments

• WCH Communications Council

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WCH Culture Tools

• VPP Awareness Campaigns

• 90 Day Safety Recognitions

• Project Specific LSIT initiatives

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WCH Culture Tools - con’t.• VPP Passport

recognized by the DOE VPP assessment team as a Best Practice

• Sample Questions:

– Describe one action you performed to improve the safety of your work area

– Assist the LSIT in finding a solution to closing an LSIT Logbook entry

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WCH Culture Tools - con’t

STS Program

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Employee Involvement

• 15 Local Employee Committees (LSIT)

• LSIT Log Books

• Employee Empowerment (i.e., Stop Work, LSIT hazard recognition, willingness to raise concerns)

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Safety Culture Communication Tools

• Take 5

• Flash/Flash Updates

• This Week In Safety

• Weekly Safety Report

• Howler

• Do It Right the First Time

• Lessons Learned

• S&H Web Site

• S&H Weekly Roundup

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Path Forward

• Continue on present course to the path of continuous improvement plus…

– Con Ops-HPI

– “Walk-In-My-Shoes”

– Hanford Site Wide Programs

– Rude Awakenings

– New Employees -Orientation, Training, and Mentoring