Safety Culture

March 30, 2010

Office of Enforcement

Office of Federal and State 

Materials and Environment

Management Programs
Agenda

• Opening Remarks

– Bruce Mallett, DEDR

• Overview

– Roy Zimmerman, Director, OE

• Internal Safety Culture

– Laura Gerke, OE

• External Safety Culture

– Dave Solorio, OE– James Firth, FSME
Internal Safety Culture

March 30, 2010

Laura Gerke, Acting Senio

Safety Culture Program 

Manager, OE
Internal Safety Culture

• Update on actions to implem

the Internal Safety Culture TaForce Recommendations 

• Analysis and actions based o

OIG’s Safety Culture and ClimSurvey
Update on Task Force 

Recommendations

1. Incorporate safety culture in

strategic plan

2. Train on internal safety cult

expectations and behaviors

3. Assess and improve issue -

resolution processes
Update on Task Force 

Recommendations, Cont

4. Establish expectations and 

accountability for maintainiinternal policies and proced

5. Create the Safety Culture 

Program Manager position
Safety Culture and Clima

Survey: Analysis

• Analysis of survey results • Review of Task Force results 

relative to survey responses

• Agency-wide focus groups• Office-specific facilitated 

discussions
Safety Culture and 

Climate Survey: Action

• Agency-wide actions

– Communication, staying connec

knowledge management 

– Open, Collaborative Work 

Environment

• Office-specific action plans
Next Steps

• Align with Safety Culture Poli

Statement

• Facilitate agency-wide and in

agency Safety Culture contac

• Continue to:

– Implement Task Force 

recommendations

– Address survey results
External Safety Culture

March 30, 2010

Dave Solorio, Chief, 

Concerns Resolution Branch, 
External Safety Culture

• New Issues on Draft Policy 

Statement

• Efforts on Common Definition 

Traits

• Increase attention in materia

area
Commission Direction

February 2008 SRM

– Increase SC attention in the 

materials area

– Reach out to all types of licens

and certificate holders

– Consider any unique aspects of 

security
Commission Direction, Co

October 2009 SRM

– Publish draft policy– Consider including vendors and 

suppliers

– Engage stakeholders – Comport NRC terminology, if po
Stakeholder Engagemen

• Draft SC Policy Statement an

FRN notices

• February workshop and other 

public meetings

• External SC website• Material users – specific outr
Draft Policy Statement

• Issued FRN November 2009 • Extended 90 day comment pe• Received public comments:

– Policy Statement vs. Regulation– Policy Statement at high level– Implementation concerns 
Draft Policy Statement

• Public Comments – cont’d

– Prefer single definition for all 

licensees; differences in traits

– Support for NRC draft definition– Support for workshop definition– Few wanted “security” in defini
February Workshop

• Workshop structured to prom

interaction

• External stakeholder involvem

– Workshop planning committee – Representatives from various fo

(i.e., Tribal, reactor, medical, pindustrial, vendors, fuel cycle)

• Panel members aligned on SC 

definition and high level trait
Workshop Definition

Nuclear safety culture is the values and behaviors resultinfrom a collective commitmenleaders and individuals to emphasize safety over compegoals to ensure protection of people and the environment.
High Level Trait Categori

• Problem Resolution and Metr• Personal Responsibilities and 

Attitudes

• Processes and Procedures• Continuous Learning
High Level Trait Categori

Cont’d

• Leadership Safety Behaviors• Effective Safety Communicat• Encouraging Report of Proble

SCWE

• Respectful Work Environmen
External Safety Culture

March 30, 2010

James Firth, Project Manag

Rulemaking Branch B, FSM
Response to Commissio

Tracking

• Strategy and Efforts to Increa

Attention to Safety Culture (Materials)

• Feedback from Agreement St

Licensees
Engaging Materials Use

• Past Efforts

– Policy Statement– Public Workshop

• Continuing Efforts
Engaging Agreement Stat

• Shared Draft Policy Statemen

with States

– Comments from 11 Agreement 

• Requested that Agreement S

Share with their Licensees

– At least 33 Agreement States S

Information with their Licensee
Next Steps

• Workshop information and pu

comments on draft policy

• NRC SC Steering Committee 

review

• Outreach public meetings• Final draft policy due March 2• Phased implementation
Table of Acronyms

SCWE Safety Conscious Work EnvironmSC Safety Culture

Deputy Executive Director for Reand Preparedness Programs

DEDOSRM Staff Requirements MemorandaOIG Office of the Inspector GeneralOE Office of Enforcement

Office of Federal and State Materand Environmental Management Programs

FSMEFRN Federal Register Notice