| 1.
Professional Expertise | 2. Safety
and Health Rules | 3. Personal
Protective Equipment |
| 4. Preventive Maintenance |
5. Emergency Preparedness |
6. Radiation Protection Program |
| 7. Medical Programs | 8.
List of Occupational Safety and Health Programs |
2. Safety
and Health Rules
Laboratory-wide Standards,
Procedures, and Guidelines
The Standards-Based
Management System (SBMS) delivers a storefront for PNNL's Laboratory-level
requirements and delivers a combination of processes
and software tools that provide staff with Laboratory-wide standards,
procedures, and guidelines that are current, accurate, and relevant to the
work they perform. PNNL develops these standards, procedures, and guidelines
based on its evaluation of external requirements documents, including DOE
Orders and directives; and federal, state and local laws; as well as Battelle
policy. SBMS subject
areas, or Laboratory-wide processes, related to worker safety and health
establish the minimum set of rules for work at the Laboratory.
PNNL has established
the following Laboratory Standards
for all staff:
Internal Operating
Procedures
SBMS
Information Hierarchy says that "Internal operating procedures are
prepared for operations that are not sufficiently covered by a subject area.
Internal operating procedures do not generally cross organizational lines,
typically impact only a specific organization, or have a limited audience.
This information may be contained in technical and operating procedures, administrative
procedures, and desk procedures. The maintenance and delivery of these procedures
is the responsibility of the organization performing the operation. The issuing
organization must ensure that internal operating procedures are current, based
on, and not in conflict with, the governing Laboratory standards and subject
areas".
As stated in the Integrated
Environment, Safety and Health Program Description, each organization
or project may develop internal operating procedures that apply specifically
to the organization's or project's operations. Those procedures must be in
compliance with the Laboratory-level requirements of the SBMS. This ensures
that internal operating procedures comply with external regulatory/contract
requirements. These procedures may include additional requirements or operations-specific
guidance. One example of a system of internal operating procedures that contains
location-specific requirements is the Integrated
Operations System.
Roles, Responsibilities,
Accountabilities, and Authorities
PNNL's roles,
responsibilities, accountabilities, and authorities (R2A2s)
establish the expectation for staff to "identify hazards and stop unsafe
work," and "comply with applicable Laboratory policies, standards,
and procedures." Violation of those rules is subject to disciplinary
action.
Evaluation of performance
to the R2A2s is also a part of the annual performance
review for all staff (also known as the Staff Development Review). Failure
to comply with safety and health rules can affect a staff member's or manager's
performance evaluation, compensation, and career advancement.
Positive Reinforcement
The staff development
review is often used to provide positive reinforcement for good performance.
The Laboratory has also established several other programs to reward exceptional
performance, including the Outstanding
Performance Award Program and the Outstanding
Team Performance Award Program. Most divisions and directorates have established
reward programs specifically focused on ES&H performance (see the Environmental
Technology Division ES&H Award Program and the Facilities
& Operations Rewards & Recognition Program).
| 1.
Professional Expertise | 2. Safety
and Health Rules | 3. Personal
Protective Equipment |
| 4. Preventive Maintenance | 5.
Emergency Preparedness | 6. Radiation Protection
Program |
| 7. Medical Programs | 8.
List of Occupational Safety and Health Programs |
