Safety Program Activity Management

Lean Approach to Safety Program Activity Management... 

Non-RCRA-permitted TSDs and waste treatment activities not covered by RCRA (e.g., wastewater treatment facilities permitted under the Clean Water Act) are not covered by HAZWOPER, except for emergency response and some limited waste management operations. Specific HAZWOPER elements are assimilated into the existing health and safety program based on hazard analyses. Worker protection requirements are met through existing health and safety plans [1]. 

Lessons learned provide valuable information for managing health and safety programs. This information addresses conditions to be avoided or recommended practices. Lessons learned typically have the potential for wide-ranging application. Effective identification of lessons learned requires an awareness of emerging practices, programs, and technologies related to hazardous waste activities [3]. 

All members of the supply chain should have primary management systems in place to address comphance with all applicable regulations and implementation of additional programs and practices to manage the safety and security of hazardous material transportation activities. An overall transportation safety and security management system is recommended to assist in ... 

The DOE does not use the license concept, so there are no formal requirements to become a Radiological Control Manager (RCM)—the equivalent of an RSO. Regardless of title and regulatory mechanism, the RSO or RCM is responsible for implementing a safety program for the use and control of radioactive materials in the laboratory. The RSO/RCM is responsible for the following activities ... 

Management will be actively involved in safety programs Management are actively involved in safety programs... 

Leading indicators are forward-looking. They provide management with an assessment of their process safety program. Most leading indicators measure some type of activity or work process that... 

When the operator acts in this manner both the participation and the PHA elements of the process safety program are working perfectly. Employee participation is not a stand-alone activity instead, it should be woven into the fabric of all the elements of a risk management program. 

The development and management of high quality technical information, particularly the safe upper and lower limit values, can be difficult and time-consuming but it is a vital activity. Without a sound information base, the quality of all of the other elements of the process safety program will always be in doubt. Therefore, it is critical that high priority be given to the development and maintenance of a high quality technical database. 

Jan Hayes has twenty-five years experience in safety and risk management. Her current activities cover academia, consnlting, and regulation. She holds a Senior Research Fellow appointment at the Anstralian National University where she is Program Leader for the social science research activities of the Energy Pipelines Co-operative Research Centre. Dr. Hayes is a member of the Advisory Board of the Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority. 

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