Safety Culture Summit Workshop: Understanding Regulator Safety Culture in High Hazard Industries Kate Bowers and Claudine Bradley National Energy Board
Workshop Agenda Introduction to the regulator safety (oversight) culture construct Discussion: Current efforts to advance regulator safety culture Discussion: What should regulators be doing? What do we need (tools, guidance, etc.) to embark on this path?
Regulating in the 21st Century Today, serving the public interest means more than ensuring compliance, regulators must fortify the safety system that they oversee.
Lessons from Fukushima Regulators must improve their understanding of how internal organizational decisions and actions affect industry attempts to strengthen safety culture (IAEA) Regulators need to possess a strong safety culture and assess it periodically (IAEA)…but what does this look like?
Regulator Safety Oversight Culture © Claudine Bradley 2017
Regulator Safety Oversight Culture vs. Company Safety Culture Regulatory Safety Oversight Culture Company Safety Culture Impact of Regulatory Safety Oversight Culture
Discussion .
Part A Is regulatory safety culture on your radar? If so, what is your agency doing to support its advancement?
Part B The path forward: what should regulators be doing to advance regulator safety culture?
Thank You Contact Information Claudine Bradley Technical Leader - Safety National Energy Board claudine.bradley@neb-one.gc.ca Kate Bowers Human & Org. Factors Specialist National Energy Board kate.bowers@neb-one.gc.ca