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From page 7... ... Communications for Promoting Safety Culture The committee likewise believes that a strong, positive, safety culture will continue to prevail at TOCDF/CAMDS if the management maintains an active and involved safety communication and audit program. A good safety and operations culture rests on frequent formal and informal sharing of information and ongoing dialogue. Read the entire page →
From page 8... ...   Communications for Periodically survey employees, supervisors, and managers with Document frequency of safety communication promoting safety culture respect to criteria important to a strong safety culture sessions where employee leadership and participation are encouraged   Maintenance Planning and scheduling of all maintenance work Audit maintenance process regularly   Appropriate maintenance for construction equipment Monitor maintenance  Preventive maintenance program for key equipment  Predictive maintenance program for key equipment  Appropriate calibration and checking of instrumentation and controls   Training and development Cross train and educate for critical operation and deconstruction Not applicable positions  Continuing education: at least 40 hours per year of technical coursework  Workforce training on the facility and on non-normal process situations for operation personnel, including drills for abnormal conditions  Workforce training on the facility and on non-normal process situations for deconstruction personnel, including emergency and abnormal conditions -8 Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... Parameter Leading Metrics Lagging Metrics   Communications with Scheduled communications with a local community action Measure response to meetings scheduled with various stakeholders committee with a consistent agenda stakeholders  Communications with the state of Utah regulatory personnel on a regular and as needed basis  Regularly scheduled two-way communications with the workforce throughout the life cycle of the site  Track the lessons-learned program to ensure that the lessons are utilized throughout the chemical demilitarization program   Quality criteria Identify complete inventory of units to be closed and the end state Track engineering changes  plan for each Regularly track project schedule milestones from  Ensure the environmental health and safety management system is preplanning to completion complete and operating with appropriate data analysis and management  Develop project schedule milestone projections for the next period (week, month)   Cost criteria Project program costs over similarly selected periods and verify Track program costs over selected periods   Operations and Monitor lockout-tag-clear-and-try process Document excursions outside operating conditions   deconstruction Establish and document safe operating conditions for all major Document frequency and duration of safety process equipment interlock bypasses   Establish expected frequency and duration of "hot" electrical work Document frequency and duration of "hot" electrical work  Track deconstruction progress (e.g., weight, volume, or number of units) Read the entire page →
From page 10... ... Parameter Leading Metrics Lagging Metrics   Management Ensure that supervisors and managers have appropriate experience Monitor implementation of personnel development with respect to operations, maintenance, or laboratory skills for high- and retention plan hazard processes  Develop processes by which top managers regularly audit and assess all key activities   Environmental regulatory Establish facility end-state conditions Monitor compliance with RCRA permit   compliance Establish performance standards for closure wastes Monitor compliance with closure plans   Modify Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit to Monitor compliance with other permits include detailed closure plans  Modify other applicable permits to include closure   Monitoring plan compliance Develop waste analysis plan and waste characterization protocols Monitor implementation of waste analysis plan  Develop monitoring plans for air and other media   Analytical Establish criteria for use of generator knowledge Not applicable  Identify validated analytical methods to be used  Obtain regulatory acceptance of validated analytical methods   Materials management Identify reuse and recycling options for deconstruction materials Implement control of inventory of hazardous and  nonhazardous materials Develop protocols for segregation of generated hazardous and nonhazardous materials  Obtain prior regulatory agreement for reuse, recycling, or disposal of all materials  Identify means for control of inventory of hazardous and nonhazardous materials  Establish a time line for risk-based disposition of all materials resulting from closure a A leading indicator is a prospective metric or set of metrics that can be used to develop strategies for project success; a lagging indicator is a retrospective metric or set of metrics that can point to a need for corrective action (NRC, 2009) Read the entire page →
From page 11... ... To minimize worker exposure, it would be advantageous to implement both preventive and predictive maintenance programs for equipment that will operate during closure, such as the metal parts furnace. Training and Development Training and development of the workforce is a key strategic element for successful program completion. Read the entire page →
From page 12... ... Environmental Regulatory Compliance Obtaining regulatory agreement to the closure plan in a timely manner is key to achieving efficient closure. This requires close coordination with the regulatory community to obtain early agreement on closure performance standards. Read the entire page →
From page 13... ... Materials Management Careful materials management is a key to successful facilities closure. Decontamination, reuse, recycle, and disposal options for equipment and secondary waste materials generated during closure should be identified. Read the entire page →

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... Communications for Promoting Safety Culture The committee likewise believes that a strong, positive, safety culture will continue to prevail at TOCDF/CAMDS if the management maintains an active and involved safety communication and audit program. A good safety and operations culture rests on frequent formal and informal sharing of information and ongoing dialogue.

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...   Communications for Periodically survey employees, supervisors, and managers with Document frequency of safety communication promoting safety culture respect to criteria important to a strong safety culture sessions where employee leadership and participation are encouraged   Maintenance Planning and scheduling of all maintenance work Audit maintenance process regularly   Appropriate maintenance for construction equipment Monitor maintenance  Preventive maintenance program for key equipment  Predictive maintenance program for key equipment  Appropriate calibration and checking of instrumentation and controls   Training and development Cross train and educate for critical operation and deconstruction Not applicable positions  Continuing education: at least 40 hours per year of technical coursework  Workforce training on the facility and on non-normal process situations for operation personnel, including drills for abnormal conditions  Workforce training on the facility and on non-normal process situations for deconstruction personnel, including emergency and abnormal conditions -8

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... Parameter Leading Metrics Lagging Metrics   Communications with Scheduled communications with a local community action Measure response to meetings scheduled with various stakeholders committee with a consistent agenda stakeholders  Communications with the state of Utah regulatory personnel on a regular and as needed basis  Regularly scheduled two-way communications with the workforce throughout the life cycle of the site  Track the lessons-learned program to ensure that the lessons are utilized throughout the chemical demilitarization program   Quality criteria Identify complete inventory of units to be closed and the end state Track engineering changes  plan for each Regularly track project schedule milestones from  Ensure the environmental health and safety management system is preplanning to completion complete and operating with appropriate data analysis and management  Develop project schedule milestone projections for the next period (week, month)   Cost criteria Project program costs over similarly selected periods and verify Track program costs over selected periods   Operations and Monitor lockout-tag-clear-and-try process Document excursions outside operating conditions   deconstruction Establish and document safe operating conditions for all major Document frequency and duration of safety process equipment interlock bypasses   Establish expected frequency and duration of "hot" electrical work Document frequency and duration of "hot" electrical work  Track deconstruction progress (e.g., weight, volume, or number of units)

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... Parameter Leading Metrics Lagging Metrics   Management Ensure that supervisors and managers have appropriate experience Monitor implementation of personnel development with respect to operations, maintenance, or laboratory skills for high- and retention plan hazard processes  Develop processes by which top managers regularly audit and assess all key activities   Environmental regulatory Establish facility end-state conditions Monitor compliance with RCRA permit   compliance Establish performance standards for closure wastes Monitor compliance with closure plans   Modify Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit to Monitor compliance with other permits include detailed closure plans  Modify other applicable permits to include closure   Monitoring plan compliance Develop waste analysis plan and waste characterization protocols Monitor implementation of waste analysis plan  Develop monitoring plans for air and other media   Analytical Establish criteria for use of generator knowledge Not applicable  Identify validated analytical methods to be used  Obtain regulatory acceptance of validated analytical methods   Materials management Identify reuse and recycling options for deconstruction materials Implement control of inventory of hazardous and  nonhazardous materials Develop protocols for segregation of generated hazardous and nonhazardous materials  Obtain prior regulatory agreement for reuse, recycling, or disposal of all materials  Identify means for control of inventory of hazardous and nonhazardous materials  Establish a time line for risk-based disposition of all materials resulting from closure a A leading indicator is a prospective metric or set of metrics that can be used to develop strategies for project success; a lagging indicator is a retrospective metric or set of metrics that can point to a need for corrective action (NRC, 2009)

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From page 11...

... To minimize worker exposure, it would be advantageous to implement both preventive and predictive maintenance programs for equipment that will operate during closure, such as the metal parts furnace. Training and Development Training and development of the workforce is a key strategic element for successful program completion.

Read the entire page →

From page 12...

... Environmental Regulatory Compliance Obtaining regulatory agreement to the closure plan in a timely manner is key to achieving efficient closure. This requires close coordination with the regulatory community to obtain early agreement on closure performance standards.

Read the entire page →

From page 13...

... Materials Management Careful materials management is a key to successful facilities closure. Decontamination, reuse, recycle, and disposal options for equipment and secondary waste materials generated during closure should be identified.

Read the entire page →

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Assessment Criteria and Status Review of Closure Planning for TOCDF and CAMDS Pages 7-13

Assessment Criteria and Status Review of Closure Planning for TOCDF and CAMDS
Pages 7-13