U.S. Department of Energy’sOffice of Science

Accelerator Safety Workshop

Perspectives from theOffice of Safety, Security and Infrastructure

(SC-31)

Barry ParksAugust 2008

U.S. Department of Energy

Office of Science

SC-3 Organization Structure

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Office of Science

SC-3 Organization Structure

U.S. Department of Energy

Office of Science

Recent Changes To SSISC-31

• Gordon Fox, Laboratory Modernization Program

• Collis Woods, Director, Safeguards and Security Division (SC-31.3)

• Arnold Edelman, Acting Director, Environment Safety and Health Division (SC-31.1)

• Jennifer Kelley, Directives Review for Management System Owners.

U.S. Department of Energy

Office of Science

Directives System: SC Perspective

The Office of Science supports the following:

1. Secretarial Memo of September 10, 2007: Principles Governing Departmental Directives:– What vs. How– Duplication of Laws, Regulations, or National Standards– Improved Planning– Applicability and Tailoring– Impasse Process– Unofficial Guidance

Details provided in Secretarial Memo which is now codified in draft DOE O 251.1c, Department Directives Program

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Directives System: SC Perspective

2. No guidance should be issued without resolving scope of the Directives System

3. Limited data calls for information sake only (data reporting should have a purpose and data should be used)

4. Involvement of Management System Owners in development and review of DOE Directives (MSO assembles an SC team to review)

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ES&H Managers Group

• Objectives:– Monitor and regularly report on observed safety and

health performance trends– Promote continued improvement in the Site

Managers Quarterly Safety Review (QSR)– Identify and promote program improvements– Promote collaboration on vulnerabilities – Work to ensure that our programs comply with DOE

Directives and SCMS

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Accelerator Work Group

• George Malosh and the Site Office Managers have tasked the ES&H Managers Group to think about common issues on accelerator safety

• Working on the charter and objectives for a work group

• A call is scheduled with all SC Field Managers later this month

• Welcome input from the workshop on areas that this group should pursue

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SCMS

• Under development for the past year• Web-based system• Streamline the way SC does business• Ensure that the same process and procedures are

followed across SC• Next phase is implementation• Recently held 10 training webcasts for SC employees

– overall purpose– capabilities– navigation of the SCMS web site.

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SCMS – Accelerator Safety

• Accelerator Safety Procedures in SCMS:– Reviewing and Approving Accelerator

Safety Documentation– Startup and Operations of Accelerator

Facilities

• SCMS requirements are only for Feds; no new requirements for contractors

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Accelerator Safety Order

• Has been extended

• There are no changes in the order

• The expiration date is extended for four (4) years.

• We do not anticipate the need to re-open the Order at this time, but your input is welcome.