Integrated Safety Management System as the Basis for Work Planning and Control for Research and Development

Presenters: Rich Davies, Kami Lowry, Mike Schlender, Ted Pietrok, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest Site Office

Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security

May 31, 2013
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May 16, 2013

Presenters: Rich Davies, Kami Lowry, Mike Schlender, Ted Pietrok, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest Site Office

Topics Covered:

  • Work Planning and Control (WP&C) is essential to assuring the safety of workers and the public regardless of the scope of work
  • Research and Development (R&D) activities are no exception
  • Safety Management System (ISMS) implements WP&C Approach is developed to match the work and needs site-by-site
  • PNNL has developed and refined attributes of WP&C for application to R&D activities as part of our ISMS
  • Treating hazards while simultaneously enabling R&D mission delivery
  • Increasing WP&C rigor at Hazard Category 2 Nuclear Facility
  • Each DOE organization has developed a way to implement WP&C through their tailored Integrated Safety Management System
  • PNNL has developed and refined attributes of WP&C for application to R&D activities as part of our ISMS Built WP&C into our business – mission delivery through R&D projects