1. Initiative on RP culture International Radiation Protection Association

2. A Possible Roadmap (General) 1.Define RP culture 2.Engage stakeholders 3.Develop an assessment tool 4.Implement a strategy 2

3. A Possible Roadmap (Specific)  Consider all that is important and is in common with Safety Culture and distill what is important for RP Culture.  Identify factors that are specific to RP and require specific attention for RP Culture.  Identify sector-specific issues:  Hospital & medical  Nuclear  Research & teaching  General industry 3

4. Position of the Radiation Protection Professional  Approach to management is from the professionals and includes Engagement with management on developing the Culture within the facility or institution  Need to develop:  Relationship with management and the workforce  Relationship with the regulators  Involvement with other relevant stakeholders 4

5. Group Assignments 5 Group 1Group 2Group 3 Lochard – France Fairobent - US Applegate - US Anderson – US/NEI Cho - Korea Bomben - Argentina Buckley – US Luongo – Uruguay Cantone - Italy Butler – US Mills – USFDA Colvin - US Flannery – USNRC Opahnos – US/NEI Fries - USNRC King - HPS Osimani - Italy Hattori – Japan Molina – Mexico Perez – Mexico LeGuen – France Picon - PeruSolorio – USNRC Lemieux - HPS Stansbury - US Toohey - US Maher - US Vallejo – Colombia Wilkins – Canada

6. Questions for Discussion  What are the important elements of RP Culture in:  Hospital & medical  Nuclear  Research & teaching  General industry, e. g. NORM, non-destructive testing, construction, airline.  What are the criteria for success and how would you assess the RP culture? Suggest tools. 6

7. Questions for Discussion  How to engage the stakeholders (regulators, operators, professional organizations…) in the process of developing RP culture.  What is the role of radiation protection professionals and professional societies in promoting an RP culture?  How is the local or regional culture included?  What is the general guidance? 7

8. Goals  Develop an Action Plan for proceeding  Establish a Drafting Team to develop and begin writing guidance for addressing the issues identified in this Workshop  Have a draft document to circulate prior to the IRPA13 Congress in Glasgow, May 2012 and discuss at the Associate Society Forum at that Congress 8

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