U N C L A S S I F I E D

U N C L A S S I F I E D

Policy & Commitment

Opportunities by the Millions

Patricia Gallagher

EMS/P2 Team Leader

Los Alamos National Laboratory

LA-UR 07-7709

Who Implements P2/EMS

ControlMechanismsTreatment &Recovery

Other Recycling

In Process Recycling

Source Reduction

CO$T$

Waste Management Professionals

Technical Process/ Facility

Staff

Pre-EMS P2

• Before EMS, P2 was a guerilla effort: coerce, cajole, convince, beg

• Not nearly as successful as a result

• P2 fully integrated into EMS effort

• LANL received ISO 14001:2004 third party certification in 2006

• P2 efforts have increased by orders of magnitude with EMS

Environmental Management System

Remedy: LANL developed a P2-based EMS• Required by DOE O 450.1

– LANL certified to ISO 14001:2004 standard

• Governing Policy begins with Prevention

• Identifies significant environmental aspects & risks

• Directorates develop action plans to address risks

• Process creates institutional objectives and targets– Waste reduction– Energy and Fuel Conservation– Equipment & Materials Disposition– Zero Liquid Discharge– Compliance

• P2 Program provides upstream implementation mechanisms

• Aligning EMS objectives to key organizational priorities

Working Groups led by P2 staff

Participation : Numbers and levels are key in Developing EMS

• 2005-2006: Created at the worker level with upper and middle management support– Senior management environmental steering committee– 33 divisions as organizational units– Over 90 participants in the development of the EMS– Really engaged the brilliance of workers– Won the DOE P2 Star Award in 2006

• 2007: New contractor, massive reorganization– Even stronger senior management support – 16 directorates as organizational units with 69 divisions

– Lost active division participation; middle management essential– Need to re-engage at a lower level again, higher level too removed– New worker safety teams provide a great opportunity– Won NNSA Award, “Integrating Safety and Security into EMS

Lifecycle: A Body-Contact Sport”

P2/EMS Program Process

Assess Risks

EMS GoalsWaste generation #sEMS Action Plans

Planning:Develop

P2 targetsImplementation

Preventive Action &Review

Waste Volume ForecastHaz Waste Min Plan

Enviro-GramsLANL & NNSA P2 Awards/Newsbulletins

Lean/Six Sigma ProcessEngineering SupportGSAF ProjectsNew Project/Design ReviewsLab Policies/Guidance/Toolkits

Communicate successes

Internal & External assessmentsSenior Mgmt Steering Committee

Tools for Generators

• Created tools: – ROI calculator– Clean out toolkits– EMS toolkit– Badges, posters– Presentations

• ROI calculator is an eye-opening tool in terms of recognizing the cost of waste

Lean/Six Sigma

• Using new Laboratory improvement initiatives to include prevention in institution-wide efforts– Chemical management– Hazardous materials acquisition and disposition– Fleet management– Work planning– Safety and security planning

• Lean/Six Sigma tools replace traditional P2 assessments

Results were immediate

• 2007 $1.2 million in investment provided $5.2 million in cost avoidance using only pilot results

• 2007 projects totaled $17 million in cost avoidance

• 2008 P2 awards involved 56 teams, over 300 staff and resulted in $5 million in cost avoidance

• Cost avoidance tricky: staff and support systems still on the books, cost avoidances are transparent to managers– Real cost savings is in avoidance of management less than just

disposal

P2 Program Reach

• Operational improvements – Steamer Lay-up: just produce process steam when needed, not

24/7– Isolated duct work to keep from washing down an entire facility– Use of dissolvable PPE, extending use of launderable PPE– Chemical Lifecycle Management– Green Procurements

• Construction/Sustainable Design:– CMRR soil reuse and recycle project: 150,000 cubic yards of

waste diverted– LEED standards for large projects

• Office waste– Restricting use of canned air and UPSs

• Procedural– Improving work review and materials management processes

Key Findings

• Insert yourself into the biggest organizational problems – P2 staff are expert problem solvers and facilitators

• Leverage everything

• Spend more time planning– Lean/Six Sigma approach: 90-95% time planning, 5% execution– Get the right sponsorship – Define the process owner and all the players– Understand all the issues and upstream and downstream

effects– Understand the strategy and tactics necessary for

implementation

• Couch benefits in a way that resonates with customers/sponsors

Contact Information

• Patricia Gallagher505-667-2278patg@lanl.gov