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Safety Culture

Organization of Agreement States Annual Meeting August 2012 Thomas A. Conley CHP. Safety Culture. Disclaimers. I am not here representing the State of Kansas

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Safety Culture

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  1. Organization of Agreement States Annual Meeting August 2012 Thomas A. Conley CHP Safety Culture

  2. Disclaimers • I am not here representing the State of Kansas • The companies,persons, incidents and situations portrayed in this presentation are fictional. Any resemblance to actual companies, persons, incidents, and situations is coincidental and accidental. • There will be a test.

  3. Consider Two Companies “X” and “Y” • Both in the business of manufacturing the same radioactive product • Start up at the same time • Produce the same amount of product • Properly licensed

  4. Company X • Handles curie quantities of unsealed radioactive material • Has a large corporate support infrastructure that keeps detailed tabs on all operations • Has a 300 page “Radiation Safety Manual” • Detailed training plan • Procedures • Spares no expense to install engineering controls • Glove boxes • Robotic handling tools • Shielded transfer lines • Initial inspection – no issues, inspectors impressed

  5. Company Y • Handles curie quantities of unsealed radioactive material • Run by locals with no corporate support structure • Has a 5 page “Radiation Safety Manual” • Training plan is “everyone will be trained” • Minimal procedures • Bought a boat load of old lead bricks and blankets • Stacks bricks in front of equipment • Owns a pair of tongs • Throws blankets on transfer lines • Initial inspection – No issues, inspectors are concerned

  6. Who has the Best Safety Culture Company “X”? Company “Y”?

  7. Six Months Later • Company “X” has experienced • Equipment malfunctions • Applied work arounds to keep production up • Had an 80 rem extremity over exposure • Company “Y” has experienced • Equipment malfunctions • Stopped work to adjust procedures • Had higher doses but no over exposure

  8. Now Who has the Best Safety Culture • Company “X” has a perceived Safety Culture • Works when all goes well • Company “Y” has a real Safety Culture • Is seen when things go wrong

  9. What is Safety Culture? It is what you do when no one is watching

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