Safety culture and RSO training Flashcards
5 principles of safety culture
Principle 1 Every organization has a safety culture.
Principle 2 Safety culture is influenced by external and internal factors including all workers.
Principle 3 Safety culture is complex and changes over time.
Principle 4 Safety culture needs to be assessed and monitored to achieve the common goal of understanding the organization’s safety culture and limiting risk.
Principle 5 Safety culture assessment and improvement activities are informed by a defined framework of key characteristics known to reflect a healthy culture.
how does an organization foster safety culture?
have documentation governing safety
continually monitor safety culture
-can include surveys, focus groups, reporting near misses and accidents
criteria applicable to safety culture assessment methods
- comprehensive
- systematic
- rigorous
steps in performing safety culture assessment
- data collection
- data analysis
- assessment report
- respond to assessment report and transition to action
5 elements of safety culture reference framework
- safety is clearly recognized value (resources are allocated)
- accountability for safety is clear (defined roles, people don’t lie to CNSC)
- a learning organization is built around safety (assessments, continual improvement)
- safety is integrated into all activities in the organiztion (i.e. all procedures include safety etc)
- a safety leadership process exists - managers do it, everyone does it
3 steps in safety culture maturity model
- requirement-driven
- goal-driven
- continually improving
where do you need RSO?
Class II
- requires course
- if somone is class I certified they can be RSO for class II
who is ultimately responsible? The RSO or their delegate?
the RSO
can a site have an RSO for cyclotron and different one for linacs?
yes
-can also have deputy or assistant RSOs
-ie can have multiple people certified
what if one organization has many sites, do you need RSO for each separate site?
no, as long as
the RSO is easily capable of accessing all locations on a day-to-day basis
the RSO routinely visits each site as part of the RSO’s normal duties
Organizations holding a third-party Class II servicing licence may have only one RSO whom is responsible for a given licensed activity, but not necessarily present at each location where the licensed activity is performed.
who identifies a candidate to be appointed RSO?
licensee
if candidate fails exam, can they ask for re-examination?>
yes, within 30 days of being told they wont be certified
If for any reason, a certified RSO is decertified by the CNSC, that person must wait three years before being eligible for certification again?
yes
Scenarios that may lead to decertification include:
- evidence of significant or willful non-compliance with -NSCA, or the regulations made under the NSCA
- evidence of incompetence
- the RSO is otherwise incapable of performing duties
- request by licensee to decertify RSO
what if RSO no longer employed by licensee? person changes job etc?
certificate becomes invalid
what happens if The certified person will be working at a different site that belongs to the same licensee.
he RSO is required to undergo certification regarding the facilities’ policies and procedures specific to that site
