By BobCudlin on
8/28/2009 7:47 AM
 As mentioned in a prior post we will be highlighting some of the work of the late Bernhard Wilpert, a leading figure in research on the role of human behavior in high reliability organizations. He emphasized the interaction of human, technology, and organizational dynamics. His tools for human factors event analysis have become the standard practice in German and Swiss nuclear plants.
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By BobCudlin on
8/26/2009 8:07 AM
Can assessment detect complacency in an organization and its potential for latent risk to the organization’s safety performance? Complacency is a particular risk in organizations experiencing few operational challenges, e.g., today’s nuclear industry where the vast majority of plants are operating at high capacity factors and experiencing few significant operational events.
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By BobCudlin on
8/24/2009 8:23 AM
The famous words of Gertrude Stein are most often associated with the notion that when all is said and done, a thing is what it is. We offer this idea as we continue to look at the meaning of safety culture assessment results – are the results just the results, or do they signify some meaning or interpretation beyond the results?
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By BobCudlin on
8/17/2009 6:43 AM
Both the NRC and the nuclear industry appear aligned on the use of safety culture assessments as a response to performance issues and even as an ongoing prophylactic tool. But, are these assessments useful? Or accurate? Do they provide insights into the origins of cultural deficiencies?
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By Redcon1 on
8/13/2009 10:34 AM
System Dynamics is a concept for seeing the world in terms of inputs and outputs, where internal feedback loops and time delays can affect system behavior and lead to complex, non-linear changes in system performance.
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By BobCudlin on
8/6/2009 3:55 PM
One of the most important insights to be gained from a systems perspective of safety management is the effectiveness of various responses to changes in system conditions. We can use our NuclearSafetySim model to illustrate single vs double loop approaches to managing problems.
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By Redcon1 on
8/4/2009 8:29 AM
The Economist has occasional articles on the practical applications of computer simulation. Recent items include a discussion of agent-based simulation and an overview of the use of simulation in business applications.
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By BobCudlin on
8/3/2009 7:16 PM
A "just culture" will not simply assign blame in response to a failure or problem, it will seek to use accountability as a means to understand the system-based contributors to failure and resolve them in a manner that will avoid recurrence.
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