Desenvolupament i validació d'una metodologia per a l'avaluació de la cultura de seguretat per mitjà de l'observació de reunions de treball en una central nuclear

  1. Gracía Lerín, Francisco Javier
  2. Peiró Silla, José María
Journal:
Anuari de psicologia de la Societat Valenciana de Psicologia

ISSN: 1135-1268

Year of publication: 2010

Volume: 13

Issue: 1-2

Pages: 209-224

Type: Article

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Abstract

The aim of the present paper is the development and validation of a methodology for safety culture assessment through work meetings observation. The starting point was the most spreading definition of safety culture within the nuclear industry (International Atomic Energy Agency, 1991), its five dimensions and their attributes. This methodology was tested in a nuclear power plant, through the observation of a sum of 36 work meetings of different characteristics. Results show that work meetings observation is a useful method to assess safety culture. When compared with traditional methods for assessment of safety culture, it is easier to integrate in the daily activities -it is less disruptive- and allow to capture the «real safety culture».

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