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This departmental initiative focuses on improving work planning and control for DOE and its contractors by addressing WP&C deficiencies and implementing rigorous oversight. The Deputy Secretary has emphasized the need for enhanced implementation and oversight. Major actions include integration with other departmental actions, analysis of deficiencies, development of DOE guides, and evaluation of current ISM clauses in contracts.
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Departmental Initiative to Enhance Activity-level Work Planning and Control DOE and DOE Contractors Industrial Hygiene Meeting in Conjunction with the 2013 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition May 20 2013 David J Weitzman Industrial Hygienist Department of Energy Office of Health and Safety, HS-10
DNFSB/TECH-37 • August 2012 • Evaluated DOE actions to improve work planning in 2005-2006 responding to Recommendation 2004-1 “ISM at the Activity Level: Work Planning and Control”
IP 2004-1 Implementation Plan to Improve Oversight of Nuclear Operations (in response to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2004-1)
DNFSB/TECH-37 (cont.) • Based on a four-year effort reviewing WP&C at DOE sites with defense nuclear facilities from 2008-2012 • Considered Board Letters DOE regarding issues identified during individual site reviews
DNFSB/TECH-37 (cont.) • Identified consistent sets of WP&C weaknesses shared by most contractors • TECH-37 concluded that there was a need for a different approach from the initial efforts • Line managers need to renew their focus and emphasis in WP&C
DNFSB/TECH-37 (cont.) The DOE Directives need to comprehensively address WP&C DOE and its Contractors need to institutionalize meaningful oversight of WP&C via routine and thorough assessments Contractors need to improve integration of ISM core functions into activity-level WP&C
The Deputy Secretary emphasized the need for rigorous implementation and enhancement of DOE and contractor oversight of WP&C In January 2013 brief to the Board “WP&C deficiencies are due to implementation weaknesses and lack of rigorous oversight…” Deputy Secretary’s January 2013 letter to the complex requested action to enhance WP&C implementation and oversight by DOE and contractors DOE’s Response ISM Champions Workshop 2013
The Deputy Secretary outlined the following major actions in his November 2012 letter: Integration with other Departmental actions to collectively improve, strengthen and influence effective implementation of activity-level WP&C DOE’s Response
Special ISM Champions Workshop on Activity-level WP&C Held May 15-16, 2013 HSS Analysis of WP&C deficiencies, DOE Guide: Federal Oversight of WP&C and effective implementation of activity-level work, DOE CRAD development to assess activity-level WP&C implementation, and Evaluation of current ISM clause in DOE contracts DOE’s Response
Contact david.weitzman@hq.doe.gov 301 903-5401