Inpo principles for a strong nuclear safety culture. Safety assessment principles for nuclear facilities. Pdf trends and challenges in regulatory assessment of. An evaluation of organizational safety culture at the u. An overriding priority on safety should govern the leadership, procedures and behaviours on site. Independent oversight assessment of safety culture at the. Occupational safety and health culture assessment a.
Although it might appear practical, it is not advisable to restrict the assessment of safety culture to specific levels of responsibility or functional areas in the nuclear facility, where. Guidelines for regulatory assessment of licensees safety culture madalina tronea madalina. Turcanu nuclear science and technology studies nst march, 2012 status. Safety culture is not an explicit element of the statement of task for this study see box 1. Safety culture assessment by janti nuclear safety and security. Assessing safety culture in nuclear power stations. Guidelines for regulatory assessment of licensees safety culture. The industry guideline also provides for multiple external looks at a sites nuclear safety culture. Safety culture assessment tool overview the prevailing health and safety culture within an organisation i. The term was used to explain how the lack of knowledge about risk and safety and failure to act appropriately contributed to the chernobyl accident. The iaea safety culture perception questionnaire for license holders scpqlh is one of five data collection methods used by the iaea to conduct safety culture assessments.
The safety culture self assessment process as laid out in the regdoc for nuclear power plants npp can equally be applied to security culture, and while a majority of the safety culture reference framework presented in appendix a of the regdoc applies to both. Implied in this definition is the notion that 1 i a safety conscious work environment nuclear power plants are designed, built, j freedom to raise concerns without fear of, and operated and intended to produce 1 retribution is but one albeit important ele 1 power in a safe, reliable, eficient manner. Office of safety and emergency management evaluations. Consequently, the assessment of safety culture and the sms are complementary. The selfassessment of nuclear safety culture based on. A nuclear safety culture has always been a focus of the center for radioactive waste technologybatan in indonesia. The questionnaire has been developed by an international group of experts with expertise in safety culture nuclear safety and questionnaire development, chaired by dr. Safety culture selfassessment highlights and good practices. Selfassessment of safety culture in nuclear installations publications. Fukushima will have a major impact mark cooper, phd senior fellow for economic analysis institute for energy and the environment, vermont law school december 2011 contents summary 1 providing a context for understanding fukushima 3 the need to improve safety.
Following the implementation of the nuclear safety culture development program, the center for radioactive waste technologybatan conducted a nuclear safety culture self assessment online survey to evaluate the development status of their nuclear safety culture as of 2018. Operational safety section international atomic energy agency wagramer strasse 5 p. International atomic energy agency, performing safety culture selfassessments, safety reports series no. These include the nuclear regulatory commission, industry evaluations e. An effective sms has to take into account all factors that impact safety including the human and organizational. The strength of an organizations dedication to safe operation can be seen in its nuclear safety culture. The information in this and the next section will be of interest to persons involved in the self assessment of safety culture in their organization. This section contains more detailed information on how to assess safety.
A safety culture assessment provides an organization with a basic understanding of the safety related perceptions and attitudes of its managers and staff. The safety culture of an organisation is the product of individual and group values, attitudes, perceptions, competencies, and patterns of behaviour that determine the commitment to, and the style and proficiency of, an organisations health and safety management. Understanding safety culture and safety climate in. Traits of a healthy safety culture nuclear safety group.
Safety culture assessment tools in nuclear and non. Safety culture refers to the attitudes, behaviors, and conditions that affect safety performance and often arises in discussions following incidents at nuclear power plants. The terms safety culture and safety climate may both be used to describe the ways in which members of organisations make sense of the overall safety of their work environment. The change in the title reflects the commercial nuclear industry alignment of its own terminology with that used by the u. Jantinto08 toward the excellent nuclear safety japan nuclear technology institute. Inpo 12012, traits of a healthy nuclear safety culture. It provides an evaluation of whether or not the existing culture emphasizes safety as the overriding priority. Safety culture developing and maintaining an appropriate safety culture is a priority for nuclear site licensees. The primary objective of the report is to provide information regarding the presence or absence of safety culture characteristics. Safety culture assessment tools in nuclear and nonnuclear. Nuclear safety culture a good nuclear safety culture nsc is a work environment where a safety ethic permeates the organization and peoples behavior focuses on accident prevention through critical self assessment, proactive identification of management and technical problems, and. Among realms of studies associated with safety culture, its definition and measurement have long been an academic research topic.
It is important to recognize that both nuclear safety and security and their cultures share the same overall. Department of energy national nuclear security administration evaluation team. It underpins the way in which their organisations are designed and managed. A seniorlevel task group stg was thus established with the remit to prepare a regulatory guidance document on the safety culture of an effective regulatory body. Also the assessment shows the level of the nuclear safety culture. Self assessment of safety culture in nuclear installations highlights and good practices november 2002. Selfassessment of nuclear security culture in facilities. The different contributions and limitations of the safety culture concept are discussed, and an analysis grid of cultural aspects of risk organisations is provided. Iaea safety culture perception questionnaire for license. A uk nuclear safety panel developed a definition of safety culture that became the market standard in that country. Turcanu nuclear science and technology studies nst. Safety culture needs to be assessed and monitored to achieve the common goal of understanding and limiting risk. Establishing a safety and security culture in nuclear iaea. Selfassessment of nuclear security culture in facilities and.
Guidelines for regulatory assessment of licensees safety. They had to be available within the eu public domain, preferably accessible through the. In 2007 the belgian nuclear research centre sckcen conducted a safety culture assessment based on several data gathering methods, namely. The primary objective of the evaluation was to provide information regarding the status of the safety culture at the pantex plant. In addition to selected tools being noncommercial, some other criteria were also taken into account as well. Such a culture influences the organizations structure and style, as well as the attitudes, approaches and commitment of individuals at all levels in the organization. Introduction of the assessment model of nuclear safety. The nuclear safety culture assessment process manual this document. A general model of the survey process is described. The focus is on using such assessments as a learning opportunity for. Pdf this paper presents the safety culture enactment questionnaire.
The originating section of this publication in the iaea was. Safety culture assessment and improvement activities are informed by a defined framework of key characteristics known to reflect a healthy culture. Independent evaluation of inpos nuclear safety culture survey. The industry guideline also provides for multiple external looks at the nuclear safety culture. The safety culture concept was first applied to the nuclear power industry by the international atomic energy agencys iaeas international nuclear safety advisory group insag, 1986. The nuclear safety became the more important after the fukushima accident. This report describes the results of an evaluation of the safety culture at the davisbesse nuclear power station. Nei submittal of nuclear safety culture assessment manual.
Commission and the institute of nuclear power operations, dated december 10, 2007. The nrcs inspection manual chapter 03 states that one of the. The independent safety culture experts have extensive experience in the development and application of safety culture assessment methodologies used by commercial nuclear and other industries. Nuclear safety culture a good nuclear safety culture nsc is a work environment where a safety ethic permeates the organization and peoples behavior focuses on accident prevention through critical self assessment, proactive identification of management and technical problems, and appropriate, timely, and. This publication provides practical guidance on how to conduct a safety culture self assessment. The data collection phase of the assessment occurred during june. Positive observations and areas in need of attention with respect to the. The industry had its first significant wakeup call in 1979 as a result of the accident at three. In mining and construc tion, michael oa toole demonstrated the use of surveys in a the relationship between employeesa perceptions of safety and organizational culturea oa toole, 2002. The safety culture of an effective nuclear regulatory body. Independent oversight assessment of safety culture at the u. Safety culture measures can be used as diagnostic tools to identify areas for improvement.
Nuclear safety culture assessment nrc and industry dissatisfied with 95003 safety culture assessment experience at palo verde nei volunteered to develop an industry guideline for a thirdparty assessment established a nuclear safety culture assessment tf to develop guideline that could be used for self, independent and third party assessments. Safety assessment principles for nuclear facilities uncontrolled copy when printed 2014 edition, revision 1 january 2020 onr cm9 ref 2019367414 page 2 of 225 version control the 2014 revision of the safety assessment principles saps was completed in november 2014. International atomic energy agency, self assessment of nuclear security culture in facilities and activities, iaea nuclear security series no. Criteria applicable to safety culture assessment methods. The paper gives an overview of the current practices in the area of regulatory assessment of safety culture in nuclear organisations and of the associated challenges. Office for nuclear regulation nstastgd080 revision 3 2018245045 page 2 of 14 1. Unclassified issn 792407 sckcen boeretang 200 be2400 mol belgium. The concept of safety culture is a key element of many initiatives aimed at improving the safety of nuclear facilities. Self and independent assessment of safety culture in any organization is important and is a mandatory requirement stated in iaea gsr part 2. April 14, 2003 courtesy of human performance analysis. Pdf the safety culture enactment questionnaire sceq.
It is the second main phase of an attempt to develop a robust methodology for the assessment of safety cultures in the nuclear industry. Principles for a strong nuclear safety culture defines nuclear safety culture as an organizations values and behaviorsmodeled by its leaders and internalized by its membersthat serve to make nuclear safety the overriding priority. Safety culture, however, exists at a higher level, relating in part to. Along the lines of these initiatives, the goal of the article is to present a safety culture self assessment model adapted to regulatory bodies and based on a maturity matrix. The safety culture assessment sca tool is an easy to use tool for assessing the shared values within an organisation which influence the attitudes and behaviours of employees, supervisors and managers in relation to health and safety. Organizational and nuclear safety culture assessment and. Safety culture, sets out requirements and guidance for fostering a healthy safety culture and for conducting safety culture assessments. As it involves both operational and management issues, safety culture is a sensitive topic for regulators whose role is to ensure compliance with safety requirements and. Assessment of nuclear safety culture at the pantex plant. The final chapter of this report focuses on the nuclear safety culture in japan and lessons learned for the united states. Safety culture introduction what is safety culture. Safety culture in nuclear installations publications iaea. Because there are many potential starting points for improvement efforts, a safety culture assessment.
Safety culture assessment by janti nuclear safety and. Nevertheless, the committee quickly came to understand that the lack of a strong nuclear safety culture was an important contributing factor to the fukushima. Chernobyl ten years on radiological and health impact an assessment by the nea committee on radiation protection and public health november 1995 oecd nuclear energy agency foreword several years after the three mile island accident, in the united states, the chernobyl accident completely changed the publics perception of nuclear risk. Nuclear regulatory commission operating reactor assessment program crosscutting area components, and the international atomic energy agency safety culture characteristics. Reports on safety in nuclear activities are issued as safety reports, which provide practical examples and detailed methods that can be used in support of the safety standards. Other safety related iaea publications are issued as emergency preparedness and response publications, radiological assessment reports, the international nuclear safety. They are included in the safety culture assessment as far as their activities relate to the safety culture of the nuclear facility. It is recognised that a full and comprehensive assessment of a safety culture also requires the kind of data normally supplied in detail through one or other of the safety auditing systems available. In nuclear opera tions, a assessment of safety culture at a nuclear reprocessing planta lee, 1998 is a good source. Chapter 5 methodstools for assessing safety culture. Assessment of nuclear safety culture at the salt waste. The safety culture survey data presented in this report are the. The assessment model was described from its time and space, and it was also discussed from macro and. The development of nuclear safety culture is one of the most effective methods to improve the safety.
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