Title :
ACOT-guideline for self-assessment of safety culture
Author_Institution :
Div. of Nucl. Installation Safety, Int. Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
In 1991 an IAEA safety series document on safety culture was published as 75-INSAG-4. Very soon after its publication, interest was expressed on whether it was possible to make an assessment of safety culture in a particular organisation. In order to properly address safety culture it is necessary to consider the contribution of all organisations which have an impact on it. Therefore, while assessing the safety culture in an operating organisation it is necessary to address at least its interfaces with the local regulatory agency, utility corporate headquarters and supporting organisations. This paper describes an approach for safety culture assessment, or rather self-assessment by an organisation. It is based on 75-INSAG-4 principles and has been widely promoted through the ASCOT (Assessment of Safety Culture in Organisation Team) services
Keywords :
fission reactor safety; legislation; nuclear power stations; ACOT; Assessment of Safety Culture in Organisation Team; IAEA safety series document; nuclear power stations; safety culture self-assessment; Documentation; Government; Guidelines; Human factors; Legislation; Performance gain; Safety devices; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Human Factors and Power Plants, 1997. Global Perspectives of Human Factors in Power Generation., Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE Sixth Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3769-7
DOI :
10.1109/HFPP.1997.624839
