8th IAEA – FORATOM Workshop
The IAEA and FORATOM is organizing the 8th joint workshop in Vienna in November 12 – 16 2007. The topic of this workshop is Effective Implementation of Management Systems.
The IAEA has published a new set of safety standards on management systems. These standards are GS-R-3 The Management System for facilities and activities and GS-G-3.1. Application of Management Systems for Facilities and Activities. In the new set of Safety Standards the more appropriate term ‘Management System’ is used in instead of Quality Assurance, to encompass all activities necessary to enable effective management and not just those identified through the restricted application of traditional Quality Assurance. It will integrate all management processes and activities into one coherent system so as to enable the organization to achieve its purpose and mission, such as safety, quality, environmental and business management system requirements, whilst maintaining the paramount focus on safety. The new standards are also aimed at all nuclear facilities and activities from nuclear power generation to the safe use of radioactive sources.
When developing the new set of IAEA Safety Standards for Management Systems it was recognized at an early stage that with an integrated approach to management systems it was necessary to include the aspect of culture. With an integrated approach, the aspects of the management system that define processes and practices need to be combined with people’s values, attitudes and behaviors in order for the organization to fully reach it’s goals and objectives. The management system will both influence and be influenced by the overall culture of the organization.
The new set of Safety Standards on Management System were approved and were published in September 2006. Since they will introduce a new conceptual approach to management systems it is beneficial to hold a workshop to launch the concepts and to raise understanding and awareness.
The expected objectives of the workshop are:
Promote the integration of safety, quality, environment, health and business areas into one single management system,
Introduce the new set of IAEA Safety Standards on Management Systems,
Identify management system weaknesses as major contributors to failures,
Provide a forum for information exchange on national and international policies, strategies and practices on application of effective management systems.
The following topics will be addressed during the workshop:
Integration of safety, health, environmental, security, quality and economic areas:
IAEA safety standards on management systems
Management system deficiencies as a major contributor to unwanted events
Experience with integrated management systems
Grading of the application of management system requirements
Management systems for research reactor operating organizations
Management system for NPPs
Management systems for laboratories and nuclear medicine organizations
Management systems for waste management organization
Leadership and safety culture
Safety culture and management systems
Roles and functions of leaders and managers
Leadership in reaching safety objectives
Managing change in facilities
Assessment and Improvement of Management Systems
Management of effective monitoring (self-assessment, independent assessment, oversight)
Operational safety review service (OSART)
Safety culture review service (SCART)
Safety culture enhancement programs
Regulatory management systems
Regulatory requirements on integrated management systems
Establishment of regulatory management systems
Regulatory assessment of licensees management systems
In case of interest please contact: Pal Vincze p.vincze@iaea.org
