Corrective Action Management Program (CAMP) Background

Welcome to the Department of Energy's Corrective Action Management Program (CAMP) website. The Department of Energy is committed to achieving the Department mission and goals while ensuring the safety of workers, the public, and the environment. The guiding principles and core functions of Integrated Safety Management (ISM) are an integral part in achieving this commitment. One of the core functions within the ISM is the generalized process for feedback and improvement. This process encompasses the continuous monitoring of work performance and safety to identify problems, determine their causes, implement corrective actions to resolve the problems and prevent recurrence, and determine the effectiveness of the corrective actions to ensure successful resolution and prevention of the same or similar problems.

The first step in the feedback and improvement core safety function is identifying and reporting problem findings from a variety of sources. One source utilized to identify and report findings is the conduct of internal or external oversight assessments. A successful oversight program begins with a thorough assessment by a sufficient number of highly qualified participants identifying and reporting clearly delineated and validated results and conclusions; and the assessed organization evaluating identified findings to determine the underlying causal factors contributing to the findings.

The purpose of the CAMP is to implement a systematic process for developing, tracking, reporting and implementing corrective actions to resolve the identified findings; and determine the effectiveness of the completed corrective actions in successfully resolving the findings and preventing their recurrence. These actions successfully complete the generalized process for the feedback and improvement core safety function.

The CAMP was initiated in response to the DOE Implementation Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Recommendation 98-1 which expressed concern on the effectiveness of DOE to address and resolve safety issues identified by independent oversight.

Since inception of the CAMP over 1000 findings have been identified and reported by oversight. Line managers have developed, tracked, and implemented over 5500 corrective actions to resolve the identified findings. The DOE Corrective Action Tracking System (CATS) database is used to track and report the status of the corrective actions. Reports on the status of CAMP implementation are published and disseminated to DOE managers on a quarterly basis. The DOE Corrective Action Management Team, a cross-organizational working group of representatives from headquarters and field offices, supports and coordinates line management efforts to implement the CAMP. Access to CAMP DOE directives and publications, the CATS database, CAMP quarterly reports, and the DOE Corrective Action Management Team charter is available on this web site.

Corrective Action Management Program Point-of-Contact: Larry McCabe
Office of Corporate Safety Programs (HS-31)
Phone: (301) 903-6732
E-Mail address: Larry McCabe