ML060330617

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Safety Culture Survey with Slides
ML060330617
Person / Time
Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 01/24/2006
From:
South Texas
To:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
FOIA/PA-2006-0052
Download: ML060330617 (2)


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SOUTH TEXAS SAFETY CULTURE SURVEY'

Background

The STP safety culture survey came about belause of a Confirmatory Order, dated June 9, 2005. The were problems with security, I&C, l)esign Engineers, and Ebasco-Rathyon. NO SPECIFIC DETAILS Objective The objective was to accurately measure workforce perception and improvement priorities for the following areas of the STP culture:

  • Strategy and goals
  • Work environment
  • Nuclear safety and-safety conscious work environment
  • Employee concerns program effectiveness
  • Leadership effectiveness
  • Program and process effectiveness, and
  • Organizational interface effectiveness.

Purpose This survey would provide the Senior Management Team with concise recommended leadership actions with the greatest likelihood of sustaining progress to date and moving organizational performance to higher levels.

Methodology The methodology was-to customized a-study for STP's specific information needs. Seniors managers/managers were interviewed -toidentify and understand key issues and desired scope

'of the study. Past survey data and past interviews were conducted by a Contractor (Management Insight).

Questionnaires were created. covering various areas/organizations: General population, Engineering and Technical Support, Operations, Outage and Work Control, and Security (Wackenhut). The questionnaires were design to focus toward soliciting detailed-perceptions.

and desired improvement priorities from the STP community.

Implementation and Response

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Insights

  • STP continues to maintain an effective! Safety Conscious Work Environment and effective Nuclear Safety Culture
  • Although the station strategy of Operational Excellence and Financial Excellence is not
  • strongly ingrained in the day to day culture of the organization, the majority of workers agree that the strategy is needed and rnost appear willing to support it.
  • Trust and people-related issues are the top work environment improvement priorities
  • Work commitment to STP, job satisfaction, and overall perception of the work environment remain an organizational asset
  • The recent work force management activities (e.g., reductions and outsourcing reviews) have had a negative cultural impact, including an impact on perceptions of Senior Management Team credibility
  • The workforce is eager for substantial process improvements, especially in the areas of work planning and execution, and desire an active role in the planning and implementation of the improvements.
  • One item that the Senior Management Team noted from the survey was that 1st line supervisors were more aligned with the workforce than with management. 11 line supervisors were not part of the decision making process but had to implement the decisions.

Notes

  • Involuntary layouts have ceased.
  • Management is working on a voluntary package that is not complete yet.
  • 2005 DRAFT Culture Assessment ActiDn Plan