SESSION 1: SAFETY MANAGEMENT

摘要

The conference reached a general consensus on the concept of safety management, on its key functions and on the components required for the efficient management of all the factors essential for the safe operation of nuclear installations. Basic to safety are sound design, ensuring efficient defence in depth, quality assured construction and a well planned operation which maintains the plant within its designed safety domain. But safety cannot narrowly be considered as a technical issue only and as mere compliance with rules and regulations. In future, all utilities will increasingly be challenged to enhance safety management systems and ultimately evolve towards learning organizations striving to establish and maintain a continuous improvement process. Good safety performance is an important part of the overall corporate performance. Good safety performance has to be based on a corporate commitment to a safety policy: this implies the determination of safety goals and allocation of priorities, clear lines of responsibility and communication protocols, systematic identification of hazards, implementation of control, and monitoring and review of safety performance. In order to stimulate corporate interest in safety and to relate sound safety management to the financial and commercial well-being of the organization, it should be stressed that increased safety and efficiency can be achieved in parallel with controlling costs.