Management concepts and safety applications for nuclear fuel facilities [electronic resource].
- Published
- Rockville, Md. : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1995.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- 129 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Access Online
- Restrictions on Access
- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Summary
- This report presents an overview of effectiveness of management control of safety. It reviews several modern management control theories as well as the general functions of management and relates them to safety issues at the corporate and at the process safety management (PSM) program level. Following these discussions, structured technique for assessing management of the safety function is suggested. Seven modern management control theories are summarized, including business process reengineering, the learning organization, capability maturity, total quality management, quality assurance and control, reliability centered maintenance, and industrial process safety. Each of these theories is examined for-its principal characteristics and implications for safety management. The five general management functions of planning, organizing, directing, monitoring, and integrating, which together provide control over all company operations, are discussed. Under the broad categories of Safety Culture, Leadership and Commitment, and Operating Excellence, key corporate safety elements and their subelements are examined. The three categories under which PSM program-level safety issues are described are Technology, Personnel, and Facilities.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:nureg/cr--6287
nureg/cr--6287 - Subject(s)
- Other Subject(s)
- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
05/01/1995.
"nureg/cr--6287"
"TI95012809"
Scotti, R.S.; Eisner, H.; Delicate, W.S.
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