The Office of Health, Safety and Security: Who Are
We?
Background: On October 1, 2006, the Secretary of Energy created
the Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS) to integrate
Department of Energy (DOE) Headquarters-level functions for
health, safety, environment, and security into one unified
office. To accomplish this important responsibility, HSS is
focused on providing the Department with effective and consistent
policy development, technical assistance, education and training,
complex-wide independent oversight, and enforcement. Additionally,
HSS addresses Department-wide cross-cutting issues and enhances
collaboration and sharing of technical expertise.
Organization: We have organized HSS to promote the sharing
and integration of information and to ensure clear responsibilities
and accountability for these important functions within our
organization. Details and information about the various elements
of HSS can be found using the
interactive organizational chart. The HSS Offices menu
can also be used to navigate our website.
Functional Areas: HSS is DOE's central organization responsible
for health, safety, environment, safeguards, and security.
The Office provides corporate-level leadership and strategic
vision to coordinate and integrate these vital programs. HSS
functional areas include worker health and safety; security;
policy and assistance; training; oversight and enforcement;
technology, nuclear and weapons data; outreach and collaboration;
and organizational sustainability.
Outreach and Collaboration: HSS strives to maintain a close
working relationship with the NNSA Administrator and the Under
Secretaries of Energy and Science. To promote this relationship
and to obtain feedback on issues related to health, safety,
environment, and security, HSS senior management conducts
visits throughout the DOE complex and meets with Program and
Site Offices, contractor management, and union representatives,
as well as, other Federal agencies, industry, academia and
other DOE stakeholders.
In March 2006 HSS formed the Health,
Safety and Security Managers Focus Group to solicit, discuss,
and address topics and issues of interest to DOE managers
and stakeholders to further the improvement of health, safety,
environmental, and security performance within the Department.
The HSS Focus Group has met with, and continues dialogue and
exchange, with Program Secretarial Offices, DOE stakeholders
and Labor Unions in this effort. In addition, the HSS hosts
a Visiting
Speaker Program which draws leaders from academia, business,
public and private enterprise, and other organizations with
interests similar to DOE to present on topics such as organizational
theory, the business model of sustainability, resilience in
challenging circumstances, and issues of global importance.
The HSS Public Outreach
Website has been designed to provide quick access to information
related to HSS initiatives, activities, events, documents
and collaborative enterprises as they relate to health, safety,
security and the environment.
This page was last updated on April 08, 2009
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