# Presentation: 276414

## David McGraw
Associate Laboratory Director/Chief Operating Officer

**Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ****Integrated Safety Management Systems Review****August 8-9, 2006****Purpose and Objectives**

**David McGraw**
**Associate Laboratory Director/Chief Operating Officer**

## I.	Ray Orbach Letter to Gerald Parsky  12-22-2005

“Failed to meet TRC & DART Targets”

“The LBNL Performance is dreadful”

“...LBNL used to be the ‘Poster Child’ for best safety performance...”

“Provide me with your plan for LBNL to rise to ‘Best in Class’ for safety”

- “Failed to meet TRC & DART Targets”
- “The LBNL Performance is dreadful”
- “...LBNL used to be the ‘Poster Child’ for best safety performance...”
- “Provide me with your plan for LBNL to rise to ‘Best in Class’ for safety”
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**Concerns Regarding Berkeley Lab****EH&S Performance**

## II.	DOE Contracting Officer Letter to UC Contract Administrator 12-23-2005

Class IV Lasers that lack proper access controls

Advance Light Source (ALS) Shielding procedures violations (formal investigation underway)

Sprains, strains, hand and other ergo injuries

Superglue eye injury		

- Class IV Lasers that lack proper access controls
- Advance Light Source (ALS) Shielding procedures violations (formal investigation underway)
- Sprains, strains, hand and other ergo injuries
- Superglue eye injury

**Concerns Regarding Berkeley Lab****EH&S Performance**

## III.	Pat Dehmer Correspondence to Lab Director & COO

	Pat sent a Basic Energy Science (BES) ES&H statement, which was circulated throughout the Lab.  Some excerpts:

“Funds provided by BES for research will be applied as necessary to ensure that all BES research activities are conducted safely and in an environmentally conscientious manner”

   Pat added:  “This sentence means that the first dollar we send 
		   to the Labs is the dollar that is to be used for safety” 

“Only research that is conducted in this way will be supported.”	

- 	Pat sent a Basic Energy Science (BES) ES&H statement, which was circulated throughout the Lab.  Some excerpts:
- “Funds provided by BES for research will be applied as necessary to ensure that all BES research activities are conducted safely and in an environmentally conscientious manner”
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-    Pat added:  “This sentence means that the first dollar we send
- 		   to the Labs is the dollar that is to be used for safety”
- “Only research that is conducted in this way will be supported.”**	**

**Concerns Regarding Berkeley Lab****EH&S Performance**

## Total Recordable Case Rate and Days Away, Restricted or Transferred Rate

## Long Term Injury Rates

## Berkeley Lab FY '06 Recordable Accidents (25 Total) (as of 7/11/06)

## Actions Taken by Lab Management

Periodic walkthroughs by Directorate (this is not new)

Closing of Labs (one PI) for one week until Labs brought up to standard

Director communications (memos, TABL, The View, Special meetings of DDM & SLC)

Initiated an independent peer review

- Periodic walkthroughs by Directorate (this is not new)
- Closing of Labs (one PI) for one week until Labs brought up to standard
- Director communications (memos, TABL, The View, Special meetings of DDM & SLC)
- Initiated an independent peer review

**Concerns Regarding Berkeley Lab****EH&S Performance**

## V. 	Is the Berkeley ES&H Program still sound?

Peer Review results

“Committee impressed with overall attitudes of all interviewed and provocative character of leadership and staff....”

“...marry outstanding peer review culture with its Operations...”

“Committed to continuous improvement”

**Peer Review results**
- “Committee impressed with overall attitudes of all interviewed and provocative character of leadership and staff....”
- “...marry outstanding peer review culture with its Operations...”
- “Committed to continuous improvement”

**Concerns Regarding Berkeley Lab****EH&S Performance**

## V. 	Is the Berkeley ES&H Program still sound?
	(continued)

Some evidence of 
Subtle relationship change between EH&S Division and scientific divisions
Some soft spots in the “Organizational Middle”, especially regarding role of Principal Investigator (PI)

Corrective Action Plan has been written; peer review validated by DOE team

**	****(continued)**
- Some evidence of** **
- Subtle relationship change between EH&S Division and scientific divisions
- Some soft spots in the “Organizational Middle”, especially regarding role of Principal Investigator (PI)
- Corrective Action Plan has been written; peer review validated by DOE team

**Concerns Regarding Berkeley Lab****EH&S Performance**

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“ Good research needs both the GENIUS to make new
   discoveries and the DISCIPLINE to do it safely.”
                                          Charles V. Shank, Former Director
                                                    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

“Unsafe behavior is anti-social behavior”
                        Steven Chu, Director
                                                    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

***“ ******Good research needs both the GENIUS to make new***
***   ******discoveries and the DISCIPLINE to do it safely.”***
**                                          ****Charles V. Shank, Former Director**
**                                                    ****Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  **
***“******Unsafe behavior is anti-social behavior”***
**                        ****Steven Chu, Director**
**                                                    ****Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory**
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**Long History of Safety As A Value ****at Berkeley Lab**

## 	“The PI is the best person to inculcate a safety mindset...
	They mentor, coach guide, teach check and audit laboratory conditions and practices and even discipline those who disregard safety rules and put themselves and  their colleagues at risk.”

                                                                	Dr. Peck Thian Guan
                                                		Director ES&H
                                                                	Singapore National University

***	******They mentor, coach guide, teach check and audit laboratory conditions and practices and even discipline those who disregard safety rules and put themselves and  their colleagues at risk.”***
***                                                                ******	******Dr. Peck Thian Guan***
***                                                ******	******	******Director ES&H***
***                                                                ******	******Singapore National University***

**Safety Accountability**

- Teacher

- Guide

- Auditor

- Mentor

- Coach

- Disciplinarian

- PI/
- Supervisor

## Path Forward

**Work with BSO to incorporate Team recommendations**
**Consolidate and continue implementing corrective actions**
**Commission an extern review team lead by McCallum-Turner**
**Conduct review by early October**
**Consolidate Corrective Action Plans**