Washington Closure Hanford - Employee Concerns Program
Program Information
The Washington Closure Hanford management team encourages each employee to bring issues and concerns to his/her immediate supervisor or manager for resolution.
The Employee Concerns Program (ECP) provides all Washington Closure and subcontractor employees an independent avenue for anonymous and confidential reporting of concerns related to safety, health, quality, security, environmental, fraud, waste, abuse, corruption, and management practices without fear of reprisal.. |
Don't put your concerns on hold |
The ECP creates a framework to identify, report, and resolve employee concerns. |
Concerns Handled by the ECP
Safety concerns are system weaknesses or actions that could lead to an unsafe condition or violation of safety requirements.
Health concerns are problems or issues related to the physical or mental well-being of the individual.
Quality concerns are system weaknesses or actions that do not appear to meet the requirements of the company quality program or philosophy.
Security concerns are system weaknesses or actions that could lead to a violation of the company security program or policy.
Environmental concerns are problems or issues related to environmental standards, procedures, regulations, programs, or any potential degradation of the environment.
Fraud, waste, abuse, or corruption concerns are problems or issues related to mismanagement of DOE programs, operations, funds, contracts, and government property.
Reprisal for raising a concern.
Management practice concerns that identify policy or practice that should be improved.
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ECP Guidelines
The ECP staff wants you to feel assured that anonymity and confidentiality are strictly maintained to the extent possible. The ECP follows the guidelines of DOE Order 442.1A, Department of Energy Employee concerns Program; 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 708, DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program; and SEM-3-3.1, Employee Concerns Program, 5.1.
Zero Tolerance for Retaliation
The Hanford Site Zero Tolerance for Retaliation Policy reinforces the Department of Energy and the Hanford Site Policy for employees to feel free to express concerns without fear of reprimand, retaliation or duress. Employees are encouraged to raise their concerns and timely evaluation and resolution of the concerns will take place.
Any issue that does not fall under the purview of the ECP will be referred or transferred to the appropriate manager or organization for resolution.
Contact your ECP representative today! |
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