CAC Presentation - Quest 24 April 2013

1. QUEST
April 24, 2013

2. What is QUEST?
 Quest: A search or pursuit made in order to find or
obtain something
 QUEST: An employee-led team to achieve Quality,
Safety, Environmental and Toxic Area Entry
Excellence by providing
employee leadership while
encouraging employee
involvement and promoting
awareness and compliance in
our Safety, Quality and
Environmental absolutes.

3. Goals
 Achieve zero lost-time and recordable injuries
 Increase employee involvement
 Obtain representation by all departments
 Educate PCAPP employees
 Quality, Safety and Environmental observations
 Implement a Recognition and Rewards Program
 Encourage a PCAPP Absolutes culture
 Support Conduct of Operations

4. QUEST Programs
 Current
• Voluntary Protection
Program
• Safety Behavior
Observation Team
• Hazard School Board
• Rewards and Recognition
 Developing
• Environmental
Observation Team
• Quality Observation Team

5. Voluntary Protection Program
 PCAPP obtained VPP Star status during construction
 Goal: Achieve Star status for systemization and
operations in 2013
• Week of May 9, 2013: VPP mentors from other chemical
demilitarization sites reviewing PCAPP application

6. Safety Behavior Observation Team
 Observation and feedback process focus on worker behavior
 Positively reinforces safe behaviors that prevent injuries
and discusses at-risk behaviors that contribute to injuries
 Data reviewed
weekly to identify
trends that could be
leading indicators of
accidents
 Goal: Support PCAPP
efforts to achieve
zero accidents

7. Hazard School Board
 Employee-led team
 Recreates real
industry accidents or
potential accidents
that can happen at
PCAPP
 Goal: Promote safety
education and
awareness through
experiential learning
How many unsafe conditions can you find? PCAPP
workers evaluate a simulated hazards scene as part of
on-going safety training. The new Hazard School Board
comes up with quarterly simulations to train employees
about working safely.

8. Rewards and Recognition
 Recognizes employees who demonstrate Quality,
Safety or Environmental excellence
 Recognition by coworkers, supervisors and
managers
 Motivates employees to improve PCAPP for
themselves and their coworkers
 Goal: Drive a culture that values quality, safety,
environmental and toxic area entry excellence

9. QUEST and Safety in Systemization
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Questions?