Assessing safety culture in the Spanish nuclear industry through the use of working groups

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1237-1246

  Mariscal, M A ^a   Herrero, S García ^a   Toca Otero, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b Santa María de Garoña Nuclear Power Plant ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment; EFQM model; Nuclear power plant; RADAR logic; Safety culture

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; SAFETY CULTURE; SELF ASSESSMENT; WORKING GROUPS;

NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADAR;

RATING;

ARTICLE; EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADAR MATRIX; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84857211700     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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