About Us
Employee Concerns Program (ECP)

 Employee Concerns Program

ECP Officials

Stan Branch, RL/ORP
ECP MANAGER

Bonnie Lazor, RL/ORP
ECP Coordinator/Investigator 

Glenn Barberi, RL
Contractor/Investigator


Employee Concerns Manager/Coordinator/Investigator

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) employees and any contractor or subcontractor fulfilling DOE's mission have the right and responsibility to report concerns relating to the environment, safety, health, or management of Department operations. The ECP is designed to:

  • Encourage open communication;
  • Inform employees of the proper forum for consideration of their concerns;
  • Ensure employees can raise issues without fearing reprisal;
  • Address employee concerns in a timely manner; and
  • Provide employees an avenue for consideration of concerns.

The ECP Manager/Coordinators/Investigator role is to objectively listen to both sides, gather information, and function as a neutral third party in seeking a resolution.  The Manager/Coordinator/Investigator may take the following actions regarding a concern:  Investigate, refer, transfer, or close in accordance with DOE O 442.1A.

Retaliation against an employee who raises a concern, which is protected by law, is a violation of the Hanford Site Zero Tolerance Policy.
 
 

Employee Concerns Programs at Hanford

DOE (RL/ORP) 

376-0000  FAX: 372-0998 
HOTLINE: 376-1934    
CSC 376-4414   376-3500
HOTLINE:  376-6479    
CHPRC 376-7160   376-4888
HOTLINE: 376-3999    
MSA 376-7067   376-3049
HOTLINE: 373-2273  
WCH 372-9190   372-9220
HOTLINE: 372-9542    
BNI 371-2106   371-2043
HOTLINE: 371-3888    
ATL 375-4200, EXT. 225   375-4288
HOTLINE: 375-4200, EXT. 225    
WRPS 376-0533   376-3655
HOTLINE: 373-5444    

 
 

How to File an Employee Concern

An Employee Concern is a good faith expression by an employee that a policy or practice of DOE or one of its contractors or subcontractors should be improved, modified, or terminated. Concerns can address issues such as health, safety, the environment, management practices, fraud, waste, or reprisal for raising a concern.  

A concern may be filed using the following avenues:

  • Contacting one of the Employee Concern Programs;
  • Use Site Forms or download this copy of RL-F-5480.4, Employee Concerns Reporting-DOE;
  • Check your company’s Employee Concern Program website;
  • In person;
  • Other avenues, HQ; etc.; or
  • Call your company Hotline or DOE Hotline.

An employee concern involving an imminent danger condition/concern or serious condition/concern will be immediately brought to the attention of the appropriate line manager and/or the ES&H program office for evaluation and action.

Imminent danger condition/concern. Any condition or practice in any workplace that creates a danger that could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the onset of the danger could be eliminated through the normal procedural mechanism.

Serious condition/concern. A hazard, violation, or condition that causes a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm, property loss, and/or environmental impact could result.

Other-than-serious condition/concern. Hazards, violations, or conditions that may not result in death or serious physical harm, property loss, and/or environmental impact but may have a direct and immediate relationship to worker safety and health or the environment.

For additional information, review the ECP procedures under the Human Resources Management System in RIMS.

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated 05/01/2012 11:00 AM