THE VPP JOURNEY AT PANTEX

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THE VPP JOURNEYAT PANTEX

• May 1999
• J. C. Cantwell, Manager
• Health Safety Division

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ISM
EWP
PSM
VPP
SS21
EMPLOYEES
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VPP Structure
Executive Safety Council
VPP Steering Committee
HS Division Manager
Promotions Subcommittee
Electrical Safety Subcommittee
Hazard Identification Team Subcommittee
Team 1
Team 5
Formed As Needed Subcommitee
Team 2
Team 6
Team 3
Team 7

• Accident Investigation
• Job Safety Health Analysis
• Hazard Abatement
• OSHA Voluntary Compliance
• Outreach Program

Team 4
Team 8
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How Did VPP Start at Pantex?

• March 1994 Management wrote and submitted
  application that was rejected by DOE/HQ
• Spring 1994 7-member Continuous Improvement
  Team formed
• Fall 1994 20-member Steering Committee formed

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VPP Continuing Chronology

• Spring 1995 Benchmarked 3 sites
• Fall 1995 Initiated Hazard Identification Teams
  (150 volunteers including DOE, 18 areas
  assigned)
• Summer 1996 Pre-onsite visit conducted by
  DOE/AL
• Fall 1996 EH-2 Assessment
• Fall 1996 Submitted application to DOE/HQ
• Spring 1997 Onsite visit scheduled
• Summer 1998 Application revised and resubmitted
  to DOE/HQ
• Spring 1999 Charter and By-Laws developed for
  VPP Steering Committee

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What Have We Really Done?

• VPP
• Employee driven safety training
• Employee annual safety and health evaluation (4
  conducted)
• Hazard Identification Teams (HITs)
• Safety assessment/facility evaluation (SAFE)
  tracking system
• Risk Assessment Code (RAC) process
• Job safety and health analysis process
• Awareness campaign
• Leadership

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What Has Pantex Put Into VPP?

• About 500,000 in direct costs
• Taken financial responsibility for SWAP back from
  DOE (2,180,782 distributed including this years
  estimate)
• Indirect costs of time for HITs and Steering
  Commitee, and training for 170 people
• Support all decisions of Steering Committee

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Total Recordable Case Rate
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Lost Workday Case Rate
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History of Radiation Exposures
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Radiation MaterialMoves Violations
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HE Movement Occurrences
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Overall HSBudget Manpower