International Conference on Occupational Radiation Protection: Strengthening Radiation Protection of Workers – Twenty Years of Progress and the Way Forward

Promoting Safety Culture in Ghana; the Role of the Radiation Protection Institute

Not scheduled

1h 30m

Geneva

Poster 17. Safety culture in occupational radiation protection Session 12. Safety culture in occupational radiation protection

Speaker

Raymond Agalga (GHANA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION)

Description

Establishing a strong safety and security culture is one of the fundamental management principles for an organization dealing with radioactive material. According to the IAEA, safety culture is the assembly of characteristics, attitudes and behaviours in individuals, organizations, and institutions which establishes that, as an overriding priority, protection and safety issues receive the attention warranted by their significance. The Radiation Protection Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission is the foremost technical Scientific Support organization in Ghana. The institute renders various technical services include; personal monitoring, structural shielding design, and assessment, leak test, environmental monitoring, nuclear security consultancy, education and training services for licensee in Ghana. This work presents the role of the RPI in promoting safety culture in licensee organisation in Ghana.