Environment, safety and health progress assessment of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6486040

This report documents the result of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Environment, Safety and Health (ES H) Progress Assessment of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, California. The onsite assessment, which was conducted from November 9 through November 20, 1992, included a selective review of the ES H management systems and programs with principal focus on the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs (DP); San Francisco Field Office (SF), including the Livermore Site Office (LSO); and the site contractor, the University of California. The purpose of the LLNL ES H Progress Assessment is to provide the Secretary with an independent assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the DOE and contractor management structures, resources, and systems to address ES H issues and requirements. The assessment was not a comprehensive compliance assessment of ES H activities. The point of reference for assessing programs at LLNL was, for the most part, the Tiger Team Assessment of LLNL, which was conducted from February 26 through April 5, 1990. The LLNL Progress Assessment was conducted by a team of 12 professionals from various DOE offices and their support contractors, with expertise in the areas of management, environment, safety, and health. The Progress Assessment Team concluded that LLNL management recognizes the importance that the Secretary of Energy places on ES H excellence and has responded with improvements in all ES H areas. Progress has been made in addressing the deficiencies identified in the 1990 Tiger Team Assessment. Although much remains to be done and concerns were noted in several areas, these concerns do not diminish the significance of the progress made since the 1990 Tiger Team Assessment.

• Research Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6486040
• Report Number(s): DOE/EH-0317; ON: DE93012804
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

054000* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Health & Safety
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540000 -- Environment-- (1990-)
570000 -- Health & Safety
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
COMPLIANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
EVALUATION
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LABORATORY
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
SAFETY
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
US OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT
US ORGANIZATIONS