Overview

• PEMPs Full Set FY 2008 [October 1, 2007-September 30, 2008]
  Located on the Office of Assurance Webspace
• ES&H FY08 PEMPs - Breakdown by Responsible Party [xls] (sharepoint)
• Archive of previous ES&H PEMPs

Performance Measures are a system of metrics to evaluate SLAC's ES&H performance. The total "point score" assigned by DOE to SLAC for the laboratory's site-wide ES&H program is based on these Performance Measures. This ES&H score, combined with the scores for Business Services and Science and Technology, constitutes the SLAC Institutional Assessment final result prepared by DOE at the end of each fiscal year (FY).

For FY05 and following years, the distinction between lagging (outcome) and leading (process) indicators seen in previous fiscal years was dropped.

Lagging indicators, such as the number of Lost Work Days/Total Reportable Cases measured for Accidents and Illnesses, indicate events that have already happened. Leading indicators, such as the percentage of SLAC Employee Training Assessments (STAs) completed, serve as developmental programs or reflect the status of processes designed "up front" to improve ES&H performance.

Starting in FY06, the DOE Office of Science (SC) began a new performance measure process that was in part standardized for all 10 SC labs, of which SLAC is one. The new process follows the Performance Evaluation and Measurement Plan (PEMP) structure developed by SC. Lagging and Leading indicators may be included in the PEMP process as appropriate.

Criteria Levels

Three criteria Levels have been developed:

1. Level I criteria apply for broad programs such as:

5.0 Sustain Excellence and Enhance Effectiveness of Integrated Safety, Health, and Environmental Protection

2. Level II criteria apply for more specific functional areas such as:

5.1 Provide a Work Environment that Protects Workers and the Environment

3. Level III criteria provide specific performance measures to which a performance target may be assigned such as:

5.1.a The Contractor’s progress in meeting the Office of Science FY07 safety goal for days away, restricted or transferred (DART) case rate.

Definitions

SC has provided key definitions to support the PEMP process:

Performance Measure: A quantitative or qualitative method for characterizing performance to assist the reviewer in assessing achievement of the corresponding Performance Objective (i.e., what you would measure).

Performance Target: The desired condition, milestone, or target level of achievement for each Performance Measure (objective or subjective as appropriate), established at an appropriately detailed level that can be tracked and used for a judgment or decision on performance assessment.

Notes

Although some Level III criteria may be similar across the 10 SC labs, many of these specific performance measures may be quite different between the labs.

Please see the current performance measures for SLAC (located at the top of this page), as identified in the most recent Stanford/DOE contract modification (Appendix B).