BASICS OF SAFETY CULTURE

Analysis of major accidents in the nuclear industry and other operations has shown that the root cause of nearly all accidents is associated with poor management and organization, i.e. the lack or insufficiency of safety culture.

Safety cannot be achieved by mere observance of instructions, even though this is very important too. Knowing what should be done and how is not enough, it takes understanding why it should be done this particular way. It is required for safety that the staff are fully aware of the significance of safety for the work they perform and be ready for potential problems.

Safety culture applies to both organizations in general and individuals, and depends on organizational structure and rapport.

Objective

Developing managers’ competency in establishing and improving safety culture in organization

Attendee contingent

 

Course duration

36

hours,

1

weeks,

0,4

months

Learning mode  

6

hour/day

Curriculum for the qualification upgrading course
BASICS OF SAFETY CULTURE

  1. Familiarization, defining expectations and demands of attendees. Overview of the program, defining goals and objectives of training.
  2. Safety culture concept. Safety culture. Level of safety culture development. Safety as rules and norms. Safety as the organization objective. Development and implementation of a system of views, goals and values.
  3. Human factor in safety culture. Personnel errors. Personality and safety culture. Conservative approach to decision making. Communicative skills. Team work.
  4. Establishment and management of safety culture. Working with personnel. Managers performance. Risk analysis. Analysis of events and using operational experience. Role of training in ensuring high safety culture. Working with contractors. Interaction with oversight authority.
  5. Appraising safety culture development. Integrated safety assessment. Safety indicators. Behavior assessment.

Topic

Hours

Of them

Lectures

Hands-on classes

Self-study

1.       Familiarization, arrangements, defining training goals and objectives.

1

1

 

 

2.       Safety culture concept.

7

5

 

2

3.       Human factor in safety culture.

8

5

1

2

4.       Establishment and management of safety culture.

14

8

2

4

5.       Appraising safety culture development.

4

2

2

 

6.       Test

1

 

 

 

7.       Discussion, summing up.

1

 

 

 

Total

36

21

5

8

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