Status Update: Safety Culture Improvement at LBNL

1. Status Update:Safety Culture Improvement at LBNL Mike Ruggieri EH&S Division Safety Advisory Committee December 2, 2011

2. What is Safety Culture? Safety Culture is based on a shared belief system where safety is integral in every part of our organization. Safety at the Lab is not about numbers. It’s about people doing meaningful work and going home each day to their families proud about their accomplishments.

3. Current State: We are at a critical point Safety Culture Improvement Timeline Safety Culture Survey Done Fall 2010 Results & Analysis 2011 We are here

4. Safety Culture: Future State • Senior Lab Leaders are engaged and show that they care about the safety of their people. • Line Managers integrate safety into every activity of their groups. • Safety communication is supportive, proactive and consistent with ISM and other safety activities. • Employees act safely at work and at home. Safety is an integral part of who they are. “We are committed to a safe, injury-free workplace by integrating safety into our daily decisions and work processes.”

5. The Next Phase of SCI at LBNL The SCI Work Group is meeting regularly, drafting a Work Plan, and setting up communication and tracking systems.

6. Safety Culture: Transition • FY 2012 Work Plan for Safety Culture Improvement: • Coordination of Division Initiatives • Supporting Lab-wide SCI initiatives • Designing and Implementing an Outreach Campaign • Engaging Senior Management • Preparing a Long Term Strategic Planfor SCI

7. 1. Coordination of Division Initiatives • Task Lead: Scott Robinson • Task Activities: • Compile division Initiatives and time-lines • Create division-specific milestone tracking tool • Provide quarterly updates and status meetings

8. 2. Implementation of Lab-Wide SCI Initiatives • Task Lead: Doug Fleming • Task Activities: • Identify Lab-Wide SCI opportunities • Select and coordinate the implementation of the improvements • Track and monitor implementation and effectiveness of the improvements

9. 3. Outreach Campaign • Task Lead: CaitYoungquist • Task Activities: • Create a Safety Culture brand • Establish systems for conducting SCI communications (presentations, TABL articles, maintenance of web site, etc.) • Design, expand, enhance SCI web site • Schedule and publish TABL articles • Schedule SCI Update presentations

10. 4. Engaging Senior Management • Task Lead: Mike Martin • Task Activity: • Increase the visibility of recognizing safety accomplishments • Support Senior Management in probing for areas to improve • Assist Senior Management in performing the role of SCI spokesperson to stakeholders: employees, DOE, public.

11. 5. Long Term Strategic Plan for Safety Culture Improvement • Task Lead: Mike Ruggieri • Task Activity: • Benchmark LBNL SCI activities to other organizations • Obtain input (e.g. best practices) from Dupont • Draft three-year Strategic Plan • Obtain approval from Senior Management on the final Plan.

12. Implement Strategic Plan • Top-down: • Safety conversations and probes from Senior Management • Recognition of safety achievements • Bottom-up: • Each division working their own priorities • Cross-divisional initiatives rise to lab-wide goals • Communications ties it together • Multi-faceted, deliberate strategy to brand and communicate safety culture at Berkeley Lab.