Integrating ISMInto a Disaster Site

Howard J. GordonCorporate Director of ES&H

DOE Integrated Safety Management (ISM) Workshop 2007Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York

November 30, 2007

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Presentation Objectives

Impact of Reservoir Failure

Demographics of the Workers

Challenges of working in a disaster

Factors that drove safety culture

UnderstandUnderstand

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The Work At Hand Taum Sauk Reservoir Failure, Reynolds County, Missouri

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MACTEC

SouthernDivision

NorthernDivision

WesternDivision

FederalPrograms

RadiologicalService

D &D &RS

Brownfields(liability transfer)

MACTEC, Inc.

MEC MDC

Rocky Flats 771/774Oak Ridge National Laboratory

FernaldSRS

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Taum Sauk Location Reynolds County, Missouri

~ 2.5 hrs South of St. Louis

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Work Force Dynamics Handful of MACTEC project management

Over 1,000 applications for 100 jobs

Most workers from lumber, mining or construction industries

Very few had worked for a company with a clear focus on safety

Frequent visits by MACTEC senior management

Safety lunches and recognition for safe work practices

Most received pay rates above previous levels

Professional staff from around the country

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Evolution of a Safety Culture

Implementation of a uniform approach to working safely,

established trainingprogram, line management accountability, defined roles and responsibilities, ES&H oversight, management

involvement.

Procedures followed, line management owns

safety, performing work safely is a

corporate vision and value.

Employees work withinsafety based culture, behavior based safety (BBS) implemented, employees counsel on safe work

practices. Safe / Unsafe Acts tracked and reported.

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Safety CultureContinuous

ImprovementCulture

(Learning)

InformedCulture

(Training)

ReportingCulture

(Incidents, First-aids

& Near Misses)

JustCulture(Trust)

FlexibleCulture

(Work DrivenStructure)

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Job Related Hazards Operation of Heavy Equipment

Movement of Heavy Equipment on Site

On-site maintenance & repair of Heavy Equipment

Use of Chain Saws and other power tools

Hot work

Material Handling

Working in water

Planting over 10,000 trees

Working with helicopters

Working within confine spaces

High noise environments

Weather (lightening, cold, rain, snow, wind)

Long work days in remote setting

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Five Core Functions of ISM

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Activity Hazard Analysis (aka JHA)

Prepared for all work activities

Team approach for their development

Line management held accountable for implementation

Employees have stop work authority and understand they are responsible for performing work safely

Plan of the Day includes safety briefs and reviews

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Safety Metrics

12/05 to 10/07

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Drilling For The Root Cause

Incident InvestigationIncident InvestigationInvolved all Near Misses,Involved all Near Misses,

First Aid Cases &First Aid Cases &OSHA RecordablesOSHA Recordables

Incident InvestigationIncident InvestigationInvolved all Near Misses,Involved all Near Misses,

First Aid Cases &First Aid Cases &OSHA RecordablesOSHA Recordables

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Barrier Analysis

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Barrier Analysis (cont’d)

Barrier TypesBarrier TypesBarrier TypesBarrier Types

PhysicalPhysicalPhysicalPhysical AdministrativeAdministrativeAdministrativeAdministrative ManagementManagementManagementManagement

• Maintenance

• Tools

• PPE

• Maintenance

• Tools

• PPE

• Work Procedures

• Policies

• Procedures

• Equipment Design

• Work Procedures

• Policies

• Procedures

• Equipment Design

• Training

• Knowledge/Skills

• Line Management

• Oversight

• Senior Management Commitment

• Training

• Knowledge/Skills

• Line Management

• Oversight

• Senior Management Commitment

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