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Safety Culture

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Course Unit Code040-1109/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle, Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter, Summer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SLO0110Mgr. Ivana Slováčková
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will be able
• to describe different stages of safety culture
• to understand variation and similarity among the different models of safety culture
• to define the main indicators for different stages of safety culture
• to understand principles during changing process during development of safety culture
• to apply knowledge - prepare plan for increasing level of safety culture in company
• to take the role of OHS manager in development of safety culture level
Course Contents
1. Safety culture - history, definition, development
2. From Safety at nuclear installation to Occupational H&S, Guidelines for safety culture
3. Phase of the development of the Safety culture in the company - basic indicators
4. How to measure a safety culture?
5. Safe behavior - a key factor of Safety culture, principles of human behavior, a model of human behavior.
6. Creating a safe routine, group behavior, changes in human behavior, psychological aspects important to creating safe habits.
7. The role of individual levels of leadership in creating a culture of safety, effective leadership.
8. Missions, visions and goals - their role for the safety culture. OHS promotion.
9. Communication as a key factor for achieving a high level of safety culture
10. Employee engagement and involvement in OHS
11. Safety management tools and their interconnection with safety culture
12. Safety culture development - change management
13. The most common problems in implementing programs to develop a safety culture, deteriorating the safety culture
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
SAFETY SERIES No. 75-INSAG-4
SAFETY CULTURE, A report by the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group
IAEA, VIENNA, 1991
STI/PUB/882, ISBN 92-0-123091-5, ISSN 0074-1892

SAFETY CULTURE IN NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS: GUIDANCE FOR USE IN THE
ENHANCEMENT OF SAFETY CULTURE
IAEA, VIENNA, 2002, IAEA-TECDOC-1329
ISBN 92–0–119102–2, ISSN 1011–4289
SAFETY SERIES No. 75-INSAG-4
SAFETY CULTURE, A report by the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group
IAEA, VIENNA, 1991
STI/PUB/882, ISBN 92-0-123091-5, ISSN 0074-1892

SAFETY CULTURE IN NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS: GUIDANCE FOR USE IN THE
ENHANCEMENT OF SAFETY CULTURE
IAEA, VIENNA, 2002, IAEA-TECDOC-1329
ISBN 92–0–119102–2, ISSN 1011–4289
Recommended Reading:
KEY PRACTICAL ISSUES IN STRENGTHENING SAFETY CULTURE
VIENNA, INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, 2002.
(INSAG series, ISSN 1025–2169 ; INSAG-15)
STI/PUB/1137, ISBN 92–0–112202–0

Safety Culture maturity model, Dr Mark Fleming,
The Keil Centre 5, Edinburgh EH9 9LJ ii © Crown copyright 2001 ISBN 0 7176 1919 2
KEY PRACTICAL ISSUES IN STRENGTHENING SAFETY CULTURE
VIENNA, INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, 2002.
(INSAG series, ISSN 1025–2169 ; INSAG-15)
STI/PUB/1137, ISBN 92–0–112202–0

Safety Culture maturity model, Dr Mark Fleming,
The Keil Centre 5, Edinburgh EH9 9LJ ii © Crown copyright 2001 ISBN 0 7176 1919 2
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Seminars, Individual consultations
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined