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River Corridor Closure Project

River Corridor Closure Project. Safety • Teamwork • Disciplined Operations • Integrity. DOE Integrated Safety Management (ISM) Workshop. November 29, 2007. Richland, Washington. U.S. Department of Energy Richland Operations Office. River Corridor Closure Project. Implementing ISMS

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River Corridor Closure Project

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  1. River CorridorClosure Project Safety • Teamwork • Disciplined Operations • Integrity DOE Integrated Safety Management (ISM) Workshop November 29, 2007 Richland, Washington U.S. Department of EnergyRichland Operations Office

  2. River CorridorClosure Project Implementing ISMS After Contract Award Ray Skwarek Director, SH&Q U.S. Department of EnergyRichland Operations Office

  3. River Corridor Closure’s Pathway to ISMS Verification • President, WCH Charter Initiative Teams in January 2007 • Requirements Flowdown • Disciplined Operations • Subcontract Management • Organizational Philosophy • Formalized Management Walkthroughs • Senior Managers • Project & Functional Managers E0703031_b

  4. Results DID NOT Support Declaration of Readiness in May 07 • Contract Requirement – 270 days following approval of ISMS Description • On April 5, 2007 WCH requested DOE-RL to resequence ISMS Phase II Verification to October 30, 2007 with a structured Plan of Action • Focus Areas: • - Requirements Flowdown • - Compliance with Work Documents • - Disciplined Operarions • - Management Field Presence

  5. Several Ingredients were Utilized to Achieve a Successful ISMS Phase II Verification • Completed implementation of Worker Safety and Health (10CFR851) • Institutionalized Integrated Work Control Program (IWCP) across the entire Project • Improved safety culture at individual job sites • Integrated the Performance Improvement Initiatives with ISMS actions • Provided employees sufficient “soak time” to work and operate under the improved programs

  6. An Aggressive Timeline was established as a Measure of Progress

  7. Results were Positive • Independent Assessment found an organization that had a “…strong safety culture at the worker level.” • WCH Declaration of Readiness was 4 Days Early • DOE’s Verification Team declared at the outbriefing that “…WCH ISMSD was effectively implemented.” • Verification team also identified several Noteworthy Practices focused on: • Workers Involvement & Performance • Performance Based Coaching Program • Management’s Field Presence

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