VPP Employee Partnership In Safety

VPP Worker Involvement & Partnership Successes

Environment, Safety, Health & Quality

Fluor Hanford, Inc.

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VPP History At Hanford

Pre 1996 - Desired, but lacked commitment

1996 - Required alignment and trust building

1997 - Developed Union Safety Rep Program

1997 - Achieved first VPP Star - Security Force

1997-2007 - Achieved Eight VPP Star Projects– Evolved from an “Authority Management” to a “Facilitative Management”

Benefits will cause you to re-think approaches to safety and focus on people and what influences behavior

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Safety Excellence = VPP = A Just Culture What Do Workers Need in a Partnership

A Voice - Contribution to the Decision Making Process Trust - What’s Said Gets Done Being Part of the Team

– Group work planning– Safety Teams

Respect for the Individual– Recognition for safe work

A Belief that Discipline is Fairly Administered– Discipline we can support

Respect for the Labor Representation– Ability to handle certain labor and individual issues

Pride in the Work Avenues to Communicate & Be Involved Community Pride in the Company

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Safety Excellence VPP Worker Involvement = Ownership

Path to Partnership is a Journey Which Began in August 1996– Early Fluor and Labor Negotiations

• Labor expressed desire for increased role in worker safety– Presidents’ and Employee Zero Accident Councils

• Provided voice in program and ownership of work area• Councils established with 50/50 skill mix• Labor chose represented workers

– HAMTC Safety Rep. Program Formed 1997• Single Greatest Asset To Partnership Success• Provided the Communication, Built Trust, Win-Win• STOP Work Responsibility

– Pursuit of VPP• The avenue to worker involvement in Safety Program

– ISMS• Standardized the work planning and execution.• Institutionalized worker’s role and involvement

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Presidents’ Zero Accident Council

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Celebrations

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Annual Safety Exposition

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VPP- Including Subcontractors

Subcontractors Need to be Included in the VPP Culture of Worker Involvement– Quarterly meetings– Flow-down of requirements and common standards– Engage Subcontractor workforce in safety briefings,

inspections, etc.

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Union Safety Representatives

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Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council (HAMTC) Safety Representative Program

Proposed by Fluor to HAMTC during negotiations

Initiated in July 1997

Worker representatives appointed by HAMTC to formally serve as safety and health representatives for the workforce

Began with one HAMTC Safety Representative

Has grown to all Hanford Contractors, all Unions

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Roles and Responsibilities of the Union Safety Representative Program

Assist in resolution of HAMTC employment concerns related to ESH&Q

Attend top/mid-level project staff meetings to provide assistance in resolving ESH&Q issues

Accompany inspection and assessment teams for the purpose of identifying ESH&Q-related hazards in the workplace

Trained to effectively perform duties (e.g. OSHA, Mediation, etc.)

Maintain craft qualifications required for their job position and eligible to support overtime work

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Routine Functions of the Union Safety Representatives

Bi-monthly facility walk-throughs with Fluor Hanford’s ESH&Q Vice President

Monthly meeting with Fluor Hanford’s President

Assist in reviewing and resolving Employee Concerns

Participate in incident investigations and critiques

Active members of safety councils and committees

Tireless advocates for VPP

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Benefits of Union Safety Representatives

Fewer safety and health-related concerns

More worker involvement

Fewer grievances

Increased ownership of safety

Partnering culture between union and management

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Safety Excellence – VPPFluor Hanford Results

Metrics Tell the Story

VPP Culture Survey Chart Employee Safety Concern Chart

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Safety Excellence – VPPFluor Hanford Results

Metrics Tell the StoryTotal OSHA Rate Chart No. of Safety Related Grievances Chart

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Safety Excellence – VPP Partnership Journey Continues

VPP Achievement requires self-evaluation and continual improvement

– Continuing to Build on Union Safety Reps., EZACs and VPP• Relationships change, can partnerships remain?

– Instituting Human Performance Improvement• VPP worker involvement makes it easier

– Integrating better decisions on discipline • Changing old thoughts and practices• Both in Company and in Labor

– Focusing on Early Conflict Resolution• Recognizing how work group harmony influences safety

Benefits will cause you to re-think approaches to safety and focus on people and what influences behavior

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Contacts

George Jackson, Executive Vice President

Fluor Government Group

(509)372-1050 George_Jackson@rl.gov

Beth Bilson, Vice President ESH&Q (509)373-3337 Beth_Bilson@rl.gov

Dave Jackson, Deputy Vice President ESH&Q (509)376-0082 Dave_Jackson@rl.gov

John Jeskey, HAMTC Safety Rep Director

Fluor Hanford

(509)376-1009 John_J_Jeskey@rl.gov

P.O. Box 1000 H8-67, Richland, WA 99352