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Development and Implementation of a Multi-Disciplinary Technology Enhanced Care Pathway for Youth and Adults with Concussion

Development and Implementation of a Multi-Disciplinary Technology Enhanced Care Pathway for Youth and Adults with Concussion

Published on: January 20, 2019

Moving forward with safety culture.

Michael Weber¹

¹Materials, Waste, Research, State, Tribal, and Compliance Programs, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop 016E15, Washington, DC 20555-0001, USA. Michael.Weber@nrc.gov

|March 2, 2012

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A new Safety Culture Policy Statement, developed collaboratively by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and stakeholders, aims to enhance radiation safety and protection. Health physicists are crucial in promoting this positive safety culture.

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Published on: January 20, 2019

Area of Science:

Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection
Organizational Safety Culture

Background:

Radiation safety and protection are shared objectives of the Health Physics Society (HPS) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
A robust safety culture is fundamental to achieving these radiation protection goals.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and explain the collaboratively developed Safety Culture Policy Statement by the NRC and stakeholders.
To define safety culture and outline the characteristics of a positive safety culture.

Main Methods:

Unprecedented collaboration and engagement with diverse stakeholders.
Development of a formal Safety Culture Policy Statement.
Examination of significant events to illustrate the impact of safety culture traits.

Main Results:

The policy statement defines safety culture and its essential traits.
Underlying principles include consideration of safety and security, and their interface.
Analysis of past incidents highlights how weaknesses in safety culture can lead to severe consequences.

Conclusions:

The NRC is initiating outreach and education on safety culture following the policy statement's release.
Health physicists and radiation safety specialists are vital for advancing safety culture.