STAR status is awarded to truly outstanding contractor safety and health programs that have successfully implemented all five program elements: Management Leadership, Employee Involvement, Worksite Analysis, Hazard Prevention & Control and Safety & Health Training. Employees are afforded a unique role in reducing and controlling hazards by becoming an integral part of the program.
As the nation's preeminent nuclear energy laboratory, INL maintains a strong safety focus. The health and safety of every employee, both on and off-the-job, is critical to our mission, and we demonstrate world-leading safety behavior, safety performance and environmental stewardship.
- In 2001, we were recognized as a STAR site, the first national laboratory to achieve this distinction from the U. S. Department of Energy;
- In 2005, we achieved ISO 14001 registration;
- In 2006, we achieved Department of Energy-Voluntary Protection Program STAR recertification;
- In 2007, we completed 3 million work-hours without a lost time injury at the Specific Manufacturing Capability (SMC);
- In 2007, Nuclear Programs completed one year without a day away restricted transfer case;
- In 2007, we also achieved 3.4 million work-hours without an occupational injury resulting in a day away case; and
- Annually, our bus fleet drivers travel millions of miles without a preventable accident.
Our success is due, in part, to an overarching safety system. INL's Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) aligns various programmatic and technical safety programs to achieve the best outcomes. These programs include:
- Voluntary Protection Program (VPP);
- Behavior-based Safety;
- Environmental Management;
- Industrial Safety;
- Fire Protection;
- Industrial Hygiene;
- Radiological Control;
- Employee Assistance Program;
- Occupational Medicine; and
- Health Promotion.
Within each of these programs are numerous tools to help employees accomplish their work safely while preserving the environment.
Our mission is to create a multi-program laboratory that will provide international nuclear leadership for the 21st century. Therefore, it is essential that we exhibit extraordinary safety excellence and strive for continuous improvement.
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
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