Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Integrated Safety Management Systems Review

August 8-9, 2006

Howard Hatayama

EH&S Division Director

Work Smart Standards at LBNL

Work Smart Standards

• Work Smart Standard Set– The collection of regulations, codes, ordinances

and DOE directives that provide the EH&S envelope under which we assess our hazards and plan and conduct our work

• Identified via the necessary and sufficient process• Tailored to the Lab’s activities

Work Smart Standards• Necessary Standards

– Standards that apply to Berkeley Lab by law and regulation

• Sufficient Standards– Consensus standards, state laws and regulations

and local ordinances, Berkeley Laboratory internal standards and other standards that additionally ensure adequate protection of the safety and health of workers, the public, and the environment

Work Smart Standards

• The Work Smart Standards Set resides in the UC/DOE Contract

LBNL UCOP-

DOE

Contract

DOE

Appendix

I

WSS Set

Work Smart Standards

• Necessary and Sufficient Process– 1995 - DOE Secretary states commitment to N&S

Process - “….addresses how the Department will select its standards to protect workers, the public, and the environment; ….the (WSS) Process is intended to produce a set of necessary and sufficient standards appropriately tailored to specific work to be performed and the hazards associated with that work.”

– 1996 - LBNL/DOE BSO N&S Process• 1997 - Work Smart Standards Set for LBNL established

Work Smart Standards

LBNL/DOE Integrated WSS Change (Update) Process

• 1998 - DOE Chartered Local Change Control Process• 1999 - First Annual WSS Set Update• Updates made annually since with the exception of

contract transition year

Work Smart Standards

• Steering and Advisory Committee– UCOP

• EH&S Director• Contracting Officer

– BSO • Site Manager• Contracting Officer

– LBNL• EH&S Division Director• EH&S Division Deputy

Work Smart Standards

• Integrated Change/Update Process Overview– Standards Review

• Existing WSS Set, Non-WSS Set Standards• Changes in DOE Directives• Teams

– Environmental Protection

– Facilities, Fire Protection and Transportation

– Radiation Protection

– Occupational Safety, Health and Medicine

– Management

Work Smart Standards

• Integrated Change/Update Process Overview (cont’d)– Operational (Work and Hazard) Review

• Formal Work Authorizations• Line Management Authorized Work• Team Members

– LBNL and BSO WSS Coordinators

– Division Safety Coordinators (all LBNL divisions)

– DOE Program Field Representatives

Work Smart Standards

DOE-LBNLINTEGRATEDWSS UPDATE

PROCESS

WSS Teams conduct reviewand report on changes

Advisory TeamReviews Report

WSS Set ChangesSubmitted to DOE/LBL Contract Officers

Approval ByUCOP-DOE-LBNL

Steering Committee

UCOP/DOE

Contract Updated

Work Smart Standards

• Since 2000, there have been more than 75 changes to the WSS Set– 2000 ~20 changes– 2001 ~15– 2002/2003* ~16– 2004 ~26– 2005/2006** In Progress

*Contract extension

**New contract