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We meet or exceed quality requirements and customer expectations while focusing on continuous improvement and delivering excellence. We achieve accuracy in quality inspections and testing, maintain quality certifications, and comply with laws, regulations, and standards as we strive for ZERO defects and ZERO errors.

An important part of a healthy nuclear safety culture is a Safety-Conscious Work Environment. SCWE is an environment in which personnel feel free to raise safety concerns without fear of retaliation, intimidation, harassment or discrimination, where concerns are promptly reviewed, given the proper priority based on their potential safety significance, and appropriately resolved with timely feedback.

The traits of a healthy NSC are:

  1. Personal accountability
  2. Questioning attitude
  3. Effective safety communication
  4. Leadership safety values and actions
  5. Decision making
  6. Respectful work environment
  7. Continuous learning
  8. Problem identification and resolution
  9. Environment for raising concerns
  10. Work processes

Concerns regarding nuclear safety or regarding compliance with nuclear regulatory requirements may be raised directly with the Global Employee Concerns Program.

I have witnessed a welding test that I believe was falsified and involves other employees. I have raised the concern to my supervisor; however, no action was taken and I was moved to a different unit. I am concerned that this may be a violation of NRC regulations and that I am being disciplined as a result of raising the concern. What should I do?

The ECP is the alternative avenue for employees to confidentially raise nuclear safety and quality concerns and can be reached at 412-374-5656 or ECP@westinghouse.com. The WEC Global Compliance Program and the NRC are additional alternative avenues that can be used.

Definitions

Safety Conscious Work Environment (SCWE)

SCWE is an environment in which personnel feel free to raise safety concerns without fear of retaliation, intimidation, harassment or discrimination, where concerns are promptly reviewed, given the proper priority based on their potential safety significance, and appropriately with timely feedback.

Nuclear Safety Culture (NSC)

NSC is defined as the core values and behaviors resulting from a collective commitment by leaders and individuals to emphasize safety over competing goals to ensure protection of people and the environment.