Occurrence Reporting and Processing System

The Department of Energy's Occurrence Reporting Program provides timely notification to the DOE complex of events that could adversely affect: public or DOE worker health and safety, the environment, national security, DOE's safeguards and security interests, functioning of DOE facilities, or the Department's reputation.

DOE analyzes aggregate occurrence information for generic implications and operational improvements. The Occurrence Reporting Program directives are DOE Order 232.2, Occurrence Reporting and Processing of Operations Information, and DOE Standard DOE-STD-1197-2011, Occurrence Reporting Causal Analysis. Contact Ashley Ruocco for information and assistance on policy and requirements concerning Occurrence Reporting and Processing of Operations Information (DOE O 232.2) and the ORPS database. Contact Glenn Searfoss for information on ORPS daily reporting, and analysis of ORPS information.

The Occurrence Reporting and Processing System (ORPS), previously was described in DOE O 231.1A, Environment, Safety and Health Reporting, and its associated Manual, DOE M 231.1-2, Occurrence Reporting and Processing of Operations Information. Other related documents are DOE G 231.1-1, Occurrence Reporting and Performance Analysis Guide, and DOE G 231.1-2, Occurrence Reporting Causal Analysis Guide.

For help with ORPS database access issues ORPS assistance is available. Contact us at (800) 473-4375 and orpssupport@hq.doe.gov.

Just Released: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions on DOE Order 232.2, Occurrence Reporting and Processing of Operations Information

ORPS Database Access   Requires prior registration. For further information, contact Ashley Ruocco at ashley.ruocco@hq.doe.gov. Registration Forms: - User Registration Form (PDF)   (2007) - Facility Registration Form (PDF)   (2007) Daily Occurrence Reports A daily summary and listing of occurrence reports submitted to DOE since the morning of the previous workday. For further information, contact Glenn Searfoss at glenn.searfoss@hq.doe.gov.     ORPS Training Material   Two Computer Based Training courses and the ORPS User's Manual with basic information on using the various features of the system. Occurrence Reporting Quality   Keeping the data clean; Helping write better reports.

Public Final Occurrence Reports   Searchable information on DOE's Final Occurrence Reports since 2005, available to the public and updated daily. Final Occurrence Reports Database Access   Restricted access for DOE and DOE contractor personnel only to nonsensitive DOE Final Occurrence Reports since 1990, updated daily. Complex-Wide ORPS Tools   Tools designed across the complex to assist in occurrence reporting, including Occurrence Report Writing Documents, ORPS Reporting Form Templates, and Occurrence Report QA Checklists. ORPS Task Group Information Catch up on the latest changes to ORPS.