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  Annual Facility Representative Workshop  

The 2007 Facility Representative Workshop
May 15 - 17, 2007
Las Vegas, NV
Facility Rep of the Year Award  |  Attendees list | Summary Report [PDF]


WORKSHOP AGENDA 
Final

  Day 1: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
  8:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
Joanne Lorence, Facility Representative Program Manager
  8:15 a.m. Welcome from the Nevada Site Office
Gerald Talbot, Manager, Nevada Site Office
  8:30 a.m. Videotaped Remarks from the Deputy Secretary
The Honorable Clay Sell, Deputy Secretary of Energy
  8:45 a.m. Keynote Address - Safety Oversight Perspective and Expectations
Glenn Podonsky, Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer,
Office of Health, Safety and Security

  9:10 a.m. Facility Representative of the Year Presentation
Mark B. Whitaker, Jr.,
Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board,
Office of Health, Safety and Security

  10:15 a.m. Break
  10:30 a.m. Senior Management Panel - Topic: Senior Management Perspective, Federal Oversight Expectations with respect to Contractor Assurance
Moderator: Joanne Lorence and Robert Robb
Tim Arcano, Deputy Chief of Nuclear Safety (CNS); Dick Crowe, representing Chief of Defense Nuclear Safety (CDNS); Dae Chung (EM); Gerald Talbot (NSO);
Mark B. Whitaker (Dept Rep to DNFSB)
  11:30 a.m. HSS Activities Relative to the Facility Representative Program
Andrew Lawrence, Director, Office of Nuclear Safety and Environment,
Office of Health, Safety and Security

  12:00 p.m. Lunch
  1:30 p.m. Panel Discussions - 10 CFR 851 Implementation and Expectations
Moderator: James Heffner
Pat Worthington, HSS; Howard Wilchins, HSS; Frank Russo, NNSA
  2:30 p.m. Break
  2:45 p.m. Group Exercise, Human Performance Improvement
Brian Harkins, 2001 DOE Facility Representative of the Year, Office of River Protection
  5:00 p.m. Group Networking

Day 2: Wednesday, May 16, 2007
  7:50 a.m. Introduction
Joanne Lorence
  8:00 a.m. Keynote Address
Frank Russo, Senior ES&H Advisor, National Nuclear Security Administration
  8:30 a.m. CDNS/CNS Perspective and Expectations Panel Discussion
Topic: draft DOE Order 410.1, Baseline Nuclear Safety Requirements
Moderator: Moderator: Joanne Lorence and and Robert Robb
Tim Arcano, Deputy Chief of Nuclear Safety (CNS); Dick Crowe, representing Chief of Defense Nuclear Safety (CDNS)
  9:15 a.m. Break
  9:30 a.m. Facility Representatives Sharing of Good Practices and Lessons Learned (3)
  • Lessons Learned from Multi-Wire Branch Circuit Hazards
    Roger Gordon, RL
  • Lessons Learned from Communications
    Ron Higgins, PNSO

    * HONORABLE MENTION BEST PRESENTATION *
  • Lessons Learned from Wild Land Fires: A Complex Perspective
    Mike Childers, NSO
  10:30 a.m. Break
  10:45 a.m. Facility Representative Group Case Study
Moderator: David Compton
George Mortensen, INPO; Bob Gossman, INPO
  12:45 p.m. Lunch
  1:45 p.m. Facility Representatives Sharing of Good Practices and Lessons Learned (3)
  • Lessons Learned from Site Area Emergency at Defense Waste Processing Facility
    Larry Hinson, SR
  • Lessons Learned from Type B Ladder Accident Investigation
    Keith Warwick, LSO
  • Lessons Learned from Fork Truck Safety
    Bill Hunt, OH
  2:45 p.m. Break
  3:00 p.m. Crucial Conversations
Mr. Al Switzler, VitalSmarts
  5:15 p.m. Group Networking

Day 3: Thursday, May 17, 2007
  7:30 a.m. Introduction
James Heffner
  7:45 a.m. Perspective from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Topic: Facility Representative Membership on Integrated Project Teams
The Honorable Joseph F. Bader, DNFSB Member

Moderator: James Heffner
  8:15 a.m. Break
  8:30 a.m. Facility Representatives Sharing of Good Practices and Lessons Learned (5)
  • Lessons Learned from Assessing Container Condition for Mixed Transuranic Waste: Is that Degraded Drum Good Enough for RCRA?
    Rick Denning, ID

    * VOTED OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION *
  • Lessons Learned from Change in Field Conditions for Work in Progress require re-evaluation of the Job Hazard Analysis
    Chris Sorensen, ORP
  • Lessons Learned from Human Performance Improvement Implementation from an FR Perspective
    Mat Irwin, RL
  • Lessons Learned from Arc Flash During High Voltage Switching
    Carlos Alvarado, PXSO
  • Lessons Learned from FR Oversight Changes Due to Type B Investigation at K-25
    Dan Emch, ORO

    * HONORABLE MENTION BEST PRESENTATION *
  10:15 a.m. Break
  10:30 a.m. Facility Representatives Sharing of Good Practices and Lessons Learned (4)
  • Lessons Learned from Nanotechnology: Science, Safety & Guidance
    Janelle Armijo-Sanchez, SSO
  • Lessons Learned from HEUMF Construction Project
    Jerry Lipsky, YSO
  • Lessons Learned from Electrical Safety Issues at a New Assignment
    Jack George, BHSO
  • Lessons Learned from Applying Attributes of the NRC Resident Program to Strengthen the DOE FR Program
    Bob Seal, ID

    * HONORABLE MENTION BEST PRESENTATION *
  12:00 p.m. Program Summary - Joanne Lorence
  12:15 p.m. Lunch - on your own commute to your tour locations
  1:30 p.m. Tour: (1) Hoover Dam
         (2) MGM Hotel Safety