U N C L A S S I F I E D Policy & Commitment Opportunities by the Millions Patricia Gallagher EMS/P2 Team Leader Los Alamos National Laboratory LA-UR

Who Implements P2/EMS Control Mechanisms Treatment & Recovery Other Recycling In Process Recycling Source Reduction CO$T$ Waste Management Professionals Technical Process/ Facility Staff

Pre-EMS P2 Before EMS, P2 was a guerilla effort: coerce, cajole, convince, beg Not nearly as successful as a result P2 fully integrated into EMS effort LANL received ISO 14001:2004 third party certification in 2006 P2 efforts have increased by orders of magnitude with EMS

Environmental Management System Remedy: LANL developed a P2-based EMS Required by DOE O – LANL certified to ISO 14001:2004 standard Governing Policy begins with Prevention Identifies significant environmental aspects & risks Directorates develop action plans to address risks Process creates institutional objectives and targets – Waste reduction – Energy and Fuel Conservation – Equipment & Materials Disposition – Zero Liquid Discharge – Compliance P2 Program provides upstream implementation mechanisms Aligning EMS objectives to key organizational priorities Working Groups led by P2 staff

Participation : Numbers and levels are key in Developing EMS : Created at the worker level with upper and middle management support – Senior management environmental steering committee – 33 divisions as organizational units – Over 90 participants in the development of the EMS – Really engaged the brilliance of workers – Won the DOE P2 Star Award in : New contractor, massive reorganization – Even stronger senior management support – 16 directorates as organizational units with 69 divisions – Lost active division participation; middle management essential – Need to re-engage at a lower level again, higher level too removed – New worker safety teams provide a great opportunity – Won NNSA Award, “Integrating Safety and Security into EMS Lifecycle: A Body-Contact Sport”

P2/EMS Program Process Assess Risks EMS Goals Waste generation #s EMS Action Plans Planning: Develop P2 targets Implementation Preventive Action & Review Waste Volume Forecast Haz Waste Min Plan Enviro-Grams LANL & NNSA P2 Awards/Newsbulletins Lean/Six Sigma Process Engineering Support GSAF Projects New Project/Design Reviews Lab Policies/Guidance/Toolkits Communicate successes Internal & External assessments Senior Mgmt Steering Committee

Tools for Generators Created tools: – ROI calculator – Clean out toolkits – EMS toolkit – Badges, posters – Presentations ROI calculator is an eye-opening tool in terms of recognizing the cost of waste

Lean/Six Sigma Using new Laboratory improvement initiatives to include prevention in institution-wide efforts – Chemical management – Hazardous materials acquisition and disposition – Fleet management – Work planning – Safety and security planning Lean/Six Sigma tools replace traditional P2 assessments

Results were immediate 2007 $1.2 million in investment provided $5.2 million in cost avoidance using only pilot results 2007 projects totaled $17 million in cost avoidance 2008 P2 awards involved 56 teams, over 300 staff and resulted in $5 million in cost avoidance Cost avoidance tricky: staff and support systems still on the books, cost avoidances are transparent to managers – Real cost savings is in avoidance of management less than just disposal

P2 Program Reach Operational improvements – Steamer Lay-up: just produce process steam when needed, not 24/7 – Isolated duct work to keep from washing down an entire facility – Use of dissolvable PPE, extending use of launderable PPE – Chemical Lifecycle Management – Green Procurements Construction/Sustainable Design: – CMRR soil reuse and recycle project: 150,000 cubic yards of waste diverted – LEED standards for large projects Office waste – Restricting use of canned air and UPSs Procedural – Improving work review and materials management processes

Key Findings Insert yourself into the biggest organizational problems – P2 staff are expert problem solvers and facilitators Leverage everything Spend more time planning – Lean/Six Sigma approach: 90-95% time planning, 5% execution – Get the right sponsorship – Define the process owner and all the players – Understand all the issues and upstream and downstream effects – Understand the strategy and tactics necessary for implementation Couch benefits in a way that resonates with customers/sponsors

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