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Document ID (ISN)61100
CIS number 93-1908
ISBN(s) 0-11-882104-0
Year 1993
Convention or series no.
Author(s)
Advisory Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations
Title ACSNI Human Factors Study Group third report: Organising for safety
Bibliographic information HMSO Books, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1993. 100p. 147 ref. Price: GBP 7.00.
Abstract This report by the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (ACSNI) considers the role played by organisational factors and management in promoting nuclear safety. Contents: the evolution of safety management and regulation; proactive safety management; the concept and measurement of safety culture; safety culture and the factors that contribute to its strength; general organisational factors affecting safety culture; the role of risk perceptions and attitudes; violations; some broader social issues; actions to review and promote safety culture; conclusions and recommendations. Appendices include: the development of accident causation models; validation of safety programmes and interventions; risk perceptions and attitudes to hazards; safety auditing systems.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; role of management; plant safety organization; nuclear power stations
Descriptors (secondary) analysis of accident causes; report; human factors; risk awareness; disobeying safety instructions; safety programmes; accident investigation; workers' participation; programme evaluation
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Power generation and distribution
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Power generation and distribution
Workers' participation