International Conference on Human and Organizational Aspects of Assuring Nuclear Safety – Exploring 30 Years of Safety Culture

Plenary Dialogue: The Human Side of Safety

23 Feb 2016, 09:10

30m

Boardroom B/M1 (IAEA HQ)

Plenary Dialogue PL1: Retrospective Lessons

Speakers

Akira Kawano (Japan) Borys Stoliarchuck (Ukraine) Monica Haage (FACILITATOR) (IAEA) Vladilena Abramova (Russian Federation)

Synopsis

What Is the Human Side of Learning from the Past?

This plenary dialogue allows a conversation between key participants about the nature of lessons learned from past major accidents and the personal impact on their life and career. They will reflect on the actions that the industry took in the response to the accidents and discuss the human side of accident causes and the aftermath.

The aim of the dialogue is to bring the human dimension of an accident to the attention of the audience and provide insight into personal impacts of being involved in a significant event.

The central question around the human side of accidents is to explore whether the industry gives equal weight to learning about the human lessons alongside the technology questions, during investigations and prevention actions.

The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions to the panel and share their views.