Office of Health and Safety Updates EFCOG ISM

Office of Health and Safety Updates EFCOG ISM & QA Working Group 2016 Spring Meeting Las Vegas October 31 -November 3, 2016 Patricia R. Worthington, Ph. D Director, Office of Health and Safety (AU-10) David J. Weitzman, CIH Office of Worker Safety and Health Policy (AU-11) Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security U. S. Department of Energy

Integrated Safety Management Activities • ISM Champions Council Activities: – Continues to be a mechanism to share lessonslearned on ISM implementation for both successes and challenges with current focus on employee engagement and updating the ISM directives. Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 2

Safety Culture Improvement Panel (SCIP) • Established by Secretary and Deputy Secretary December 2, 2015 Personal Commitment • Working Groups – – – Safety Culture and Monitoring Means Contract Language Training Soliciting Employee Involvement Communications • Meet monthly Web. Ex and annually face-to-face • https: //powerpedia. energy. gov/wiki/Safety_Culture_Impro vement_Panel Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 3

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SCIP-Work Group Products • Safety Culture and Monitoring Means – Final Report—Sept 29—At Deputy Secretary Sherwood. Randall • Contract Language – Review Complete—Report Drafted • Training – Delivering Course—Senior Leaders-Over 2, 000 Trained – Developing Courses—Front Line Supervisors and Workers Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 5

SCIP-Work Group Products • Communications – Recent Group • Pop-up Messages upon Computer Log-in • Developing Public-facing Web Site • Would Appreciate EFCOG Suggestions for Content • Soliciting Employee Involvement – Brand New—Reached Out to EFCOG Safety Culture Work Group – Matt Moury Oct 25 Memo to PSOs Requesting POCs • Federal and Contractor Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 6

ISM Directives • AU-10 has formed complex-wide teams and is working on revisions: – P 450. 4 A; and – O 450. 2. • Guide 450. 4 -1 C will be reviewed upon completion of Policy and Order. • Will institutionalize safety culture lessonslearned since the issuance of the 2011 ISM directives. • Next steps pending DRB priority updates Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 7

Policy 226 • Issued P 226. 2 “Policy for Federal Oversight and Contractor Assurance Systems” —Aug 2016 • Title betters reflect the purpose of the directive – establishes the expectations for implementing Federal and Contractor Assurance Systems (CAS). • Includes – Expectations for corporate parents – Business and financial systems, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 8

Worker Safety and Health Program (851) Amendment to Clarify Be Rule • 10 CFR 851, Worker Safety and Health Program Rule, amendment was published in the Federal Register on November 10, 2015: – Clarify that the only portion of the Proposed OSHA Be Rule that applies to DOE is the proposed Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL); – Language similar to the language that exempts DOE contractors from the OSHA ionizing radiation standards (DOE uses 10 CFR 835); and – Clarification regarding Bio. Safety requirements for submissions to the DOE Field Element Manager Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 9

Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program 10 CFR 850 • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking comment period ended September • Comments getting binned, addressed • Draft final rule will undergo internal DOE review • Secretarial approval and publication Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 10

10 CFR 835 - Radiological Safety • AU-10 has begun the process of amending 10 CFR 835: – Proposed amendment to Appendices C and E to correct derived air concentration values for radionuclides not listed that have a half-life of less than 2 hours. – OMB has stated that this technical correction does not have to go through the full rulemaking process. Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 11

Nano and Bio Safety Directives • DOE O 456. 1, The Safe Handling of Unbound Engineered Nanoparticles, Approved July 15. • DOE P 434. 1 A, Conduct and Approval of Select Agent and Toxin Work at Department of Energy Sites, to address updated Federal policy on Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC). – At DRB October 27 • AU-10 staff is continuing its participation in the Nanotechnology Working Group of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 12

Implementation Assistance • A number of technical clarifications have been added to the Response Line Database. – We encourage the use of this service to address technical issues with WS&H policies. • AU-10 continues to provide S&H awareness documents across the DOE via the ORISE Listserve. – i. e. , Fall Safety Awareness (Stand-down), sponsored by CPWR and OSHA. – Safety product problems and recalls • Continuing to provide Federal OSHA 10/30 -hour training • Providing bi-monthly web conferences on topics of interest Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 13

Task Priorities for DOE • Top shelf priority for DOE is focused on integration and synergy between all components of ISM; key areas include: – – Safety Culture; Contractor Assurance Systems (CAS); Work Planning and Control; and Strengthen linkage between ISM/QA and other Worker Safety and Health WGs. Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 14

Questions? • Pat. Worthington@hq. doe. gov • David. Weitzman@hq. doe. gov Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security 15