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Janice N. Tolk, Ph.D., P.E.
Richard S. Hartley, Ph.D., P.E.
This presentation was produced under contract number DE-AC04-00AL66620 with
Safety Culture Survey at the Pantex Plant
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Goals and ObjectivesBackground and MotivationObjectivesMethodology and ProgressExpected OutcomeSummaryNext Steps
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Background & MotivationPantex Plant engages in high hazard operations
Explosives manufacture and testingNuclear weapon assembly and disassemblyProtective force operations
Pantex Plant began Highly Reliable Organization (HRO) journey in 2007
Heavy emphasis on organizational culture and leadership in HRO trainingAll managers at the Plant trained ( 500)
EFCOG Group on Safety CulturePantex Plant took a lead role in 2008Pantex Plant continues with new EFCOG group in 2010Pantex committed to be a lead Plant in safety culture assessments
Safety culture is a foundation of HROsProvides feedback as to effectiveness of HRO
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Pantex Plant Approach to HRO
• HRO Practice #3 Foster a strong culture of reliability
• HRO Practice #4 Learn and adapt as an organization
• HRO Practice #2 Reduce system variability
• HRO Practice #1 Manage the system, not the parts
Knowledge of
Systems
Knowledge of
Variation
Knowledge of
Psychology
Knowledge of
Knowledge
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What is Safety Culture?Deeply held attitudes and values of organization that drive safety-related behaviorsSimilar to personality in an individualSlow to change and difficult to measureMay vary across organizational levels and groups
Sub-Cultures
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Section level
Department level
Division level
Plant level
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Balance and alignment between underlying
assumptions and espoused values indicates leaders
walking-the-talk
Balance and alignment between espoused values and artifacts or behaviors indicates
employees buying-into safety culture
Adapted from Schein, Organizational Culture and Leadership, 2004
Underlying Assumptions
Espoused Beliefs and
Values
Artifacts and Behaviors
Becoming an HRO
Desire to be an HRO
Healthy Organizational Culture
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Objective of the Safety Culture SurveyDefine a safety culture model that fits the context of Pantex Plant operationsDevelop a Pantex-specific survey instrument to assess safety culturePilot test to verify instrument designAdminister in Applied Technology Division to all employeesAnalyze data to identify current performance levels, empirical relationships between culture dimensions, and gaps across employee groupsDevelop action plan with metricsOffer for plant-wide deployment
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Schein, Organizational Culture and Leadership, 2004
Underlying Assumptions
Espoused Beliefs and
Values
Artifacts and Behaviors
Below the surface
Determine by interviewing leadership
Determine by observing work
Misalignment hints at deeper underlying assumptions keeping the organization from attaining its desired balance between production and safety
Underlying assumptions must be understood to properly interpret artifacts and to create change
Assessing Organizational Culture
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Assessing Safety CultureDeveloped class of culture lines of inquiry that would provide feedback on Pantex HROResearched numerous survey instruments and guides recommended by EFCOG
Determined outside experts in survey design and analysis would achieve a better response and more accurate results
Contracted with Texas Tech University to design and deliver a survey and conduct follow up interviews
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Assessment ApproachTTU performed literature review, observed multiple operations, interviewed employees to inform survey development
Interviewed bargaining unit employeesInterviewed exempt employeesInterviewed Applied Technology Safety Team
Will perform additional process observations, document review, and focus groups to further understand results and develop action plans for improvement
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Pilot Group for Pantex PlantApplied Technology Division
Approximately 160 people in 4 departmentsOperations
HE Engineering and PhysicsHE ManufacturingMaterials and Analytical ServicesFacility Management
Flat organization with four layersDivision ManagerDepartment ManagerSection ManagerEmployees
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Characteristics of a Healthy Safety CultureCommon themes (Singer et al,. 2002, p. 113)
Commitment to safety articulated at the highest levels of the organization and translated into shared values, beliefs, and behavioral norms at all levels.Necessary resources, incentives, and rewards provided by the organization to allow this commitment to occur.Safety is valued as the primary priority, even at the expense of “production” or “efficiency”; personnel are rewarded for erring on the side of safety even if they turn out to be wrong.Communication between workers and across organizational levels is frequent and candid.Unsafe acts are rare despite high levels of production.There is an openness about errors and problems, and they are reported when they do occur.Organizational learning is valued; the response to a problem focuses on improving system.
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Safety Culture Survey DimensionsManagement commitmentManagerial actionsEmployee commitmentEmployee involvementPerceived risksRequired work paceBeliefs about accident causation factors (systems thinking)Job-induced stressSafety communicationsQuality of safety procedures
Safety trainingQuality of physical work arrangementsEffectiveness of safety personnelFeedback and learning mechanismsSafety procedure adherence (behaviors)Safety outcomesDemographicsSpace for additional comments
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Pantex Plant Safety Culture ModelDeveloped based on
Literature review (SCART, IAEA guidelines for self assessment, safety culture models from other industries)Process observationsFeedback from Applied Technology safety team, scientists, and engineers
Cross-walked to Pantex HRO Practices Provides feedback on effectiveness of Pantex HRO
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Pantex Plant Safety Culture ModelInputs
Process
Outcomes
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Learning Process for
Safety
Shared Accountability
for Safety
Safety Outcomes
Management Commitment
to Safety
Job Design for Safety
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Pantex Plant Safety Culture ModelInputs
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Management Commitment to Safety Job Design for Safety
Sufficient resources for safety Employee autonomy
Responsive leadership for safety Quality of process standardization
Personalized leadership for safety Job Motivation
Organizational respect for the individual Safety training adequacy
Environmental turbulence
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Pantex Plant Safety Culture ModelProcess
Outcomes
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Shared Accountability for Safety Learning Processes for SafetyQuality of safety procedures Systems thinkingEmployee ownership of safety Openness toward mistakes
Overall Perceptions of Systems Safety Overall effectiveness of safety management system
Likelihood of accidents/eventsHistorical Data Event/incident and near-miss ratesEffectiveness of Safety Personnel Safety officer and union steward
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Survey Design
Approximately 170 questions related to safety culture inputs and processesFive questions related to safety outcomesFour demographic questionsOne free response fieldEstimated time to complete = 20-40 minutes
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Administrative MethodsGroup administration in Applied Technology Division by Section and job functionTrained TTU personnel will administer to ensure anonymityPilot testing
TTU graduate studentsApplied Technology Safety TeamB&W Pantex senior staff
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Full Scale Data CollectionFull scale data collection May-JuneAnalysis and action plan formation June – September
Verify factor structure and psychometric propertiesAssess within-group agreement and between-group differencesEvaluate gaps across organizational groups and relationships between variablesMeetings, focus groups, process observations, and/or document review to understand findings and formulate action plans
Deliver to entire Plant population next fiscal year
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Expected OutcomesBetter understanding of the current safety culture within the Applied Technology Division and specific areas of strength and weakness across groupsIdentification of specific means of improving safety culture within and across groupsImproved safety culture both within and across groups (long-term)Improved organizational reliability (long-term)
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SummaryB&W Pantex continues on leading edge of safety improvements throughout DOE Integrated Management
BBSHPICFAHROSafety culture assessment and improvement feedback to effectiveness of Pantex HRO
B&W Pantex approach to HRO and safety culture consistent with DOE
HRO framework integrates HPI, BBS, VPPHRO Practices fully integrated with ISMSafety Culture assessment fully integrated with HRO Practices
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Next StepsShare safety culture methodology lessons learned with other sites and organizationsEstablish the expectations for healthy safety culture at PantexConduct safety culture assessment across the PlantPeriodically (every two years) re-evaluate safety culture to determine progress
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