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CPUC Office of the Safety Advocate (OSA)
Application of Safety Reporting Systems for California
Energy Utilities
December 13, 2017
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CPUC Commissioner Committee on
Emerging Trends
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2017 Update
CPUC Safety
Action Plan:
Action Item 4:
Evaluate
Application of a
Safety Reporting
System for
California Utilities
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Application of Safety Reporting Systems (SRS)
for California Utilities
o How a Safety Reporting System is different from other
reporting systems
o Examples of Safety Reporting Systems used by regulators in
other industries
o How a Safety Reporting System could improve safety for CA
Energy Utilities
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Application of Safety Reporting Systems (SRS)
for California Utilities
o How a Safety Reporting Systems is different from other
reporting systems
o Examples of Safety Reporting Systems used by regulators in
other industries
o How a Safety Reporting System could improve safety for CA
Energy Utilities
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CPUC/Utility Program Comparison
Program Reporter Reporting to Provides anonymity? Enforcement Action
Safety Flag CPUC employee CPUC Optional Yes
Whistleblower Utility employee
or contractor
CPUC Yes Yes
IOU Near Miss Utility employee
or contractor
IOU Optional No
Safety Reporting System Utility employee
or contractor or
member of the
public
Independent third
party
Yes No
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Application of Safety Reporting Systems (SRS)
for California Utilities
o How a Safety Reporting Systems is different from other
reporting systems
o Examples of Safety Reporting Systems used by regulators in
other industries
o How a Safety Reporting System could improve safety for CA
Energy Utilities
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Examples of Safety Reporting Systems used by regulators in
other industries
o Aviation: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
o Rail: Federal Rail Administration (FRA)
o Firefighting: International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
Non-regulatory)
o Offshore Oil and Gas: Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
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In 2014, the CPUC’s Safety & Enforcement Division conducted a webcast to
explore application of a safety reporting system for California utilities. NASA was
invited to present a detailed background on the history and value of safety
reporting systems:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150905235447/http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyr
es/392F9108-B5F3-428F-A59C-
0761FC1DD13D/0/CPUCASRSConnellFINALFeb2014.pdf
Webcast:
http://www.adminmonitor.com/ca/cpuc/workshop/20140213/
(Select “Clip 1” from the upper right).
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FAA: Aviation Industry:
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The FAA’s “Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)”
reporting program encompasses safety reporting
though airlines.
It complements the FAA NASA ASRS program tool.
FAA: Aviation Industry:
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FAA: Aviation Industry:
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Examples of Safety Reporting Systems used by regulators in
other industries
o Aviation: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
o Rail: Federal Rail Administration (FRA)
o Firefighting: International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
Non-regulatory)
o Offshore Oil and Gas: Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
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Rail Industry (FRA):
Confidential Close Call
Reporting System - C3RS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J-7QlPNFPQ
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Examples of Safety Reporting Systems used by regulators in
other industries
o Aviation: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
o Rail: Federal Rail Administration (FRA)
o Firefighting: International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
Non-regulatory)
o Offshore Oil and Gas: Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
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Firefighters:
Near Miss Reporting System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uMmhOf6L6o
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Firefighters:
Near Miss Reporting System
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Firefighters:
Near Miss Reporting System
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Examples of Safety Reporting Systems used by regulators in
other industries
o Aviation: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
o Rail: Federal Rail Administration (FRA)
o Firefighting: International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
Non-regulatory)
o Offshore Oil and Gas: Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
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Offshore Oil & Gas Industry:
Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE)
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BSEE Offshore Oil & Gas“What is the SafeOCS Program?
SafeOCS is a voluntary, confidential reporting program
that collects and analyzes information about near-misses.
SafeOCS then utilizes this information to identify industry-
wide safety trends for advancing safety in oil and gas
operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Near-miss reports are voluntary and confidential and can
be submitted by all offshore workers at all levels. The
identity of the reporters is protected by Federal law and
cannot be released.”21
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BSEE Offshore Oil & Gas
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BSEE Offshore Oil & Gas
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BSEE Offshore Oil & Gas
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BSEE Offshore Oil & Gas
“What is a near-miss?
A "near-miss" is any unsafe condition(s) or event(s),
or combination thereof that could have resulted in
human injury, environmental damage, or negative
business impact.”
The BSEE Offshore Oil & Gas Safety Reporting System
encompasses Equipment Failure and Near Misses.
“Near Misses” are broadly defined:
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BSEE Offshore Oil & Gas
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Application of Safety Reporting Systems (SRS)
for California Utilities
o How a Safety Reporting Systems is different from other
reporting systems
o Examples of Safety Reporting Systems used by regulators in
other industries
o How a Safety Reporting System could improve safety for CA
Energy Utilities
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How a Safety Reporting System could improve safety for CA
Energy Utilities
o Goals
o Principles
o Challenges
o Opportunities
o Pilot Program Parameters
o Next Steps28
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How a Safety Reporting System could improve safety for CA
Energy Utilities
o Goals
o Prevent Accidents
o Improve Safety and Safety Culture
o Uncover and mitigate unidentified or underestimated risks
o Promote Root Cause Analyses and Corrective Actions
o Disseminate Lessons Learned
o Disseminate Best Practices
o Evaluate implementation of Best Practices29
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How a Safety Reporting System could improve safety for CA
Energy Utilities
o Principles
o Voluntary
o Confidential
o Non-Punitive
o Independent
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How a Safety Reporting System could improve safety for CA
Energy Utilities
o Challenges
o Funding
o Regulator – Company – Labor Agreement
o Legislative Support (Helpful)
o New for the Onshore Gas & Electric Utility Industry
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How a Safety Reporting System could improve safety for CA
Energy Utilities
o Opportunities
o Apply and test a collaborative regulator/company/labor tool for
improving safety to complement traditional penalty tools
o Integrate lessons learned into Commission safety management,
general orders, decisionmaking, and policies
o Promote quicker development, dissemination and implementation
of best practices to complement traditional slower general order
revision processes
o Evaluate utility implementation of best practices and their
effectiveness
o Provide an infrastructure and partnership to share safety lessons
among the regulator, utilities and a widely dispersed utility work
force.32
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How a Safety Reporting System could improve safety for CA
Energy Utilities
o Pilot Program Parameters
o Regulator/company/labor agreement on value and framework
o Legislative and utility funding mechanism
o Legislative support
o Scope, content, and format of safety reports
o Data aggregation, database, analysis and dissemination structure
o Regulator/company/labor partnership forums
o Agreement on pilot program evaluation criteria
o Evaluation of utility implementation of best practices and
corrective actions
o Evaluation of pilot program effectiveness
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How a Safety Reporting System could improve safety for CA
Energy Utilities
o Next Steps
o Seek resolution from the Commission directing staff to engage
with utilities, labor, and legislative staff1, to collaboratively develop
a pilot proposal for a California Energy Utility Safety Reporting
System.
o Continue to research existing safety reporting systems to
determine best practices.
34 1SB-1049, 2016, Hill, “Electrical and Gas corporations: Close Call Reporting Programs.”
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1049
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