SESHA 2002 Symposium – PDC Abstract

Building Credibility for your EH&S Strategies to Increase Value to your Organization

Tighe, D. (Bovo-Tighe, LLC)

Course Description: In the current business climate EH&S organizations are under fire to reduce budgets and lower headcount. Managers under pressure sometimes pare programs down to little more than maintenance and selective compliance. The EH&S organization itself is sometimes perceived as a cost center with little connection to the fundamental business results. There is a very real opportunity within most organizations to change that perception and the actual value of the EH&S program. This workshop will show you how.

The Workshop: This session is a hands-on, highly interactive workshop in which you will learn and apply practical approaches to change the value your EH&S program brings to your organization. Key areas covered include:

• Designing an operational plan that directly aligns with the business strategy
• Creating an identity as a value producer
• Building a client-focused service mindset within your team
• Communicating your value proposition to your clients
• Focusing your efforts where they matter most
• Applying a simple 5-step model to build a high-performance organization
• Building and using effective metrics
• Aligning your business processes to demonstrate your value proposition

SESHA 2002 Symposium – PDC Abstract

Practical Approaches to Decontamination & Decommissioning

Stadlman, C.; Dorris, M.T.; Reichelt, T.; Wilson, A.
(Intel Corporation)

SESHA Symposium 2002
April 2, 2002
Practical Approaches to Decontamination and DecommissioningÓ

Stadlman, C.; Dorris, M.T.; Reichelt, T.; Wilson, A.
(Intel Corporation)

Course Description: Uncertain times in the high tech industry have left many companies facing the reality of downsizing and closing facilities. Consolidating or closing a manufacturing area on schedule, under budget, and in a safe, healthy and environmentally sound manner can be a challenging undertaking. Disposition of all equipment and chemicals, reducing regulatory burden and exposure after closure, and leaving the site in a Òmoth ballÓ state that can be easily maintained by a minimal team are considerations for a facility during decommissioning. Together, a good understanding of the closure scale and scope, a good multidiscipline core team of EHS personnel, proper planning, and regular interaction with management can carry the facility through the project. This course is designed to provide a practical approach to successfully defining, planning for, and executing the decontamination and decommissioning of a plant.

The Workshop: This course is a combination of lecture sessions and hands-on case study work in a group setting. Teams will work together to creatively develop solutions to defining, planning, and executing the decontamination and decommissioning of a site.

Key Focus Areas:

• Definition of the Scope
• Analyzing the current situation
• Defining desired end state
• Determining potential legal implications
• Assessing risks
• Project Management and Technical Issues
• Developing Core Team,
• Reducing regulatory burden,
• Decontamination of areas/equipment,
• Record keeping,
• Expecting the unexpected,
• Mitigating risks
• Keeping management informed
• Graceful Exit
• Documenting final status of site,
• Completing final environmental Due Diligence
• Finalizing permit and regulatory status
• Maintaining site during “moth ball” phase

SESHA 2002 Symposium – PDC Abstract

Fire & Building Code Development and Impacts Facing Semiconductor High Technology Industries

Hanselka, R.
(South Bay Piping Industry)

Course Description: This course will address the complex issues of compliance and conformance with ever changing codes. This course will give students insight into the reasons for the regulatory provisions and compliance methodologies.

SESHA 2002 Symposium – PDC Abstract

Incident Preparedness: The Complete Approach. How to Minimize the Potential and Mitigate the Actual

Brown, A.; Barnes, R.; Rick, R.
(Rushbrook Consultants, Glasgow, Scotland; Robert B. Barnes Associates, Scotts Valley, AZ; TCR Services, San Francisco, CA)

Course Description: Every day of the year, somewhere in the world there is a business interruption incident in a semiconductor manufacturing facility. The severity of such an incident is dependent upon the advance preparation that has been completed by the facility to insure that the incident is minor and the return to full production is accomplished as quickly as possible. Incidents include fires, liquid or gas releases, service interruption (e.g. power, water, bulk gases)
Such preparation includes:
Risk assessments of the entire facility and its manufacturing equipment
A thorough understanding of the business interruption issues relevant to the specific facility
Effective planning for business continuity, including incident recovery alternatives
This full-day workshop will use actual case studies to illustrate both successful and unsuccessful approaches to incident preparedness and recovery. The workshop facilitation team includes internationally recognized experts in the critical issues of incident preparedness, each of whom has first-hand operational experience in the topics being discussed.