OPG Safety

Safety Management
Management Systems
Systems

What is a Safety Management System?

A management system comprises those elements of an organization (including it’s
resources, systems, planning, implementation and monitoring processes, culture,
structure and tasks), that taken together support Ontario Power Generation (OPG) in
the achievement of OPG’s objectives. These objectives may fall into one of more of
the following categories:

 Effectiveness and efficiency of operations

 Reliability of internal and external reporting
 Compliance with applicable laws and regulations

A Safety Management System identifies the specific elements that are necessary to
achieve objectives in the area of occupational safety.

OPG’s Safety Management System Framework and OHSAS 18001

OPG’s Safety Management System is actually a series of management systems
described as follows:

 An OPG level Safety Management System supporting the Board of Directors and
President/CEO. This system defines the overall OPG process for managing safety
and the responsibilities of all parties, specifically at the corporate level. This system
also describes requirements for the Businesses that cascade from the corporate
Safety Management System.
 The Businesses (Plants, Plant Groups or Corporate Groups) each develop and
maintain safety management systems to support their Business line organization in
fulfilling their due diligence responsibilities. This ensures that safety is being
managed down through the organization to where the worker is exposed to
workplace hazards.

The safety management systems described above all conform to a number of internal
and external specifications or standards. The OPG Safety Management System
framework is consistent with OPG’s policy on Management Systems and the British
Standards Institution’s OHSAS 18001: “Occupational Health and Safety Assessment
Series (OHSAS) Management System Requirements”. Both the OPG Policy on
“Management Systems” and the OHSAS 18001 are based on a “Plan
DoCheckReview” cycle of management. The OHSAS 18001 specification is
consistent with the ISO 14001 model for Environmental Management Systems.
Development of the OPG Safety Management System also considers our current
organizational culture and business processes. See Figure 1 below for a description
of the elements of OPG’s safety management system.

OPG has implemented these safety management systems to result in:

 compliance with applicable legislative or corporate requirements to allow

demonstration of due diligence
 the implementation of minimum corporate level operational control
requirements which provide the necessary assurance to the OPG Board of
Directors and President/CEO that significant safety risks are being mitigated.
However, the Businesses are allowed the necessary flexibility to operationalize
the requirements to meet their unique business environment
 the application of sound business management processes to the management
of safety, and
 continuous improvement of safety performance in OPG through a regular cycle
of PlanningDoingChecking and Reviewing, resulting in improvement
initiatives that are further developed throughout the cycle.

Scope
The Corporate level Safety Management System

 applies to all workplaces under the control of OPG

 will address the management of all safety risks associated with OPG’s
businesses excluding ionizing radiation
 The scope does include the management of “industrial health” or “industrial
hygiene” issues, NOT the management of “wellness” types of health issues.

While the scope of the OPG Safety Management System includes contractor safety,
this risk area is also managed under the OPG Contractor Management Program

Although the OPG Safety Management System also includes public safety in its
scope, Public Safety is managed through Business and site level programs and
governance.

Current Status
An OPG Health and Safety Policy has been developed and maintained that is the
foundation of the framework. An OPG safety management system program document
has been developed to explain the managed system and requirements.

OPG is proud of two corporate level governing documents that further operationalize
the requirements of the Health and Safety Policy. These two documents have been
developed and approved jointly with our two major unions: The Power Workers’ Union
and The Society of Energy Professionals of Canada. They are:
  The Work Protection Code - establishes the conditions which, when combined
with appropriate work practices, procedures and works methods will provide
employees with a Safe Work Area. It is applicable to all individuals required to
perform work on OPG owned property, circuits or equipment and may be used
by OPG employees when working on customer-owned equipment.

 The Corporate Safety Rules - apply to all employees across OPG. They
provide a common set of safety requirements on both general safety subjects
and specific high risk areas. Their purpose is to protect employees, contractors
and members of the public from occupational health and safety risks associated
with our operations. They are based upon two fundamental principles: the five
Safety Basics and Safe Work Planning. All OPG contractors must follow the
Common Rules, and any Risk-based Rules deemed applicable to their work
environment.

 In addition, a number of minimum standards for high risk areas or critical

processes have been developed. Safe work planning

 Contractor Safety
 Incident management
 Legal and other requirements

Using the Corporate level governance described above, the Businesses develop their
own specific site procedures as required to align with the requirements.

At present all hydro-electric generating sites and Nanticoke GS have received 3rd
party registrations for their safety management systems according to the OHSAS
18001 requirements. Other sites have also developed safety management systems
consistent with OHSAS 18001.

For questions or comments related to the content of the Safety Management

Site, please email Cathy Catton.
 Figure 1
Ontario Power Generation Safety Management System
OHSAS 18001 Based

PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION & OPERATION

Activities associated with developing plans to control safety hazards
and mitigate risks Activities associated with execution of hazard control and risk mitigation

ACCOUNTABILITIES OPERATIONAL
RISK Business Planning AND LEADERSHIP
HEALTH CONTROL
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
AND
SETTING OBJECTIVES, Ÿ Control of safety workplace hazards
SAFETY MEASURES AND Ÿ Accountabilites and visible activities and risk mitigation during business
POLICY Ÿ Hazards identified and risk assessed to demonstrate leadership operations
Ÿ Threats identified to 'Safety’ of TARGETS AND
employees DEVELOPING PLANS SERIES OF CORPORATE
Ÿ Results of employee H&S surveys OPERATIONAL CONTROL
Ÿ Risks prioritized TRAINING STANDARDS &
Ÿ Set Objectives and Targets to meet PROCEDURES
Policy and Goals
IDENTIFY LEGAL Ÿ Develop Plans to achieve Objectives Ÿ Employee Competence and
AND OTHER Qualifications Managed
REQUIREMENTS EMPLOYEE
COMMUNICATION INVOLVEMENT
Ÿ Safety legislation identified and
Other Inputs
monitored Ÿ Business Goals Ÿ Involvement of Employees and their Reps in
Ÿ Describe means of communication
Ÿ Corporate requirements Ÿ Results of Management Review specific safety activities described (e.g. JHSC)
of safety information
-Audit Finding
-Safety Performance
Ÿ Improvement Goals EMERGENCY
Ÿ Employee H&S Surveys PREPAREDNESS DOCUMENTATION
Ÿ Accident/Incident Review

CHECKING & CORRECTIVE ACTION

Activities associated with checking to see if hazards are controlled and risks are
mitigated and correcting problems to prevent future accidents/incidents
REVIEW
Activities associated with Senior Management review to MONITORING OF
AUDIT
determine if safety objectives/targets and policy have been met. PERFORMANCE
Ÿ Monitoring of proactive and reactive
Ÿ Audit of Safety Management System
measures associated with objectives
Ÿ Compliance Audits
MANAGEMENT Ÿ Monitoring of safety plans
REVIEW INCIDENT
RECORDS
MANAGEMENT
Ÿ Review of: Ÿ Accident/Incident/Non-Conformance reporting and
- Audits investigation and follow up of corrective action
- Performance Results Ÿ Communication of lessons learned to prevent
- Risk Assessment reoccurrences
- Progress on meeting objectives and planned commitments
RECOGNITION

Ÿ Recognition of exemplary performance

in safety of employees or groups