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Who we are...
- Operation Awareness
visits are carried out by a team of six ORNL and DOE ES&H Experts.
There is very strong senior management support from both ORNL and
DOE. The OAP team includes members from the Operational Safety
Services Division (OSSD) and the Environmental Protection and Waste
Services Division (EPWS).
- An OAP visit
is not an audit or assessment. It is a visit which follows a slow, deliberate,
and thorough process through laboratories, storage facilities, shops,
and offices.
- Although there
is no official driver or requirement to "fix" the observations identified
during visits, there has been a very high percentage of fixes based
on informal correspondence from Directors.
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Trending
and summary information available...
Trending and summary
information has been developed based on observations from the team visits.
This information is available on several web sites to all ORNL organizations:
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Summary
Topical Information
The following topics
capture the trends which have been most frequently observed during Operational
Awareness Program visits:
- Unidentified floor
or sink drains
- Lack of secondary
containment for instruments or machinery
- Radiological signs
and/or labels are unclear, inconsistent, or damaged
- Inadequate clearance
in front of or adjacent to electrical panels, disconnects, etc.
- Compressed gas
cylinders are not in an upright position or properly secured
- Lack of signs/labeling
- Hazardous/flammable
materials storage/use
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OAP Reports
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Team
visits...
Since the inception
of the Operational Awareness Program at ORNL in December 1997 there have
been:
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Schedule of Visits for
FY 2004
- Over 160 visits
to ORNL organizations
- One or more visits
to all 26 ORNL organizations
- 1950+ observations
have been made
- 1000+ ORNL facilities
have been visited (with one or more visits to ~90% of the facilities
)
Schedule
of Team Visits
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OAP ES&H Team
Members Doug Miller (OSSD) and Mark Belvin (DOE - Environmental)
during an OAP visit to the Intercomparisons Studies Facility.
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Jerry Hunt
(OAP Team Member) from
OSSD observes a laboratory hood while
accompanied by an ORNL Staff Member.
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