Safety Conscious Work Environment: The Practical Guide for Leaders (2007/08 Edition), by Donn Meindertsma
SCWE: The Practical Guide presents a concise and functional summary of the concept of a SCWE, which is critical in the energy industry. "The purpose of this Guide is to explore what a SCWE is and to describe in a straightforward manner some of the key ways in which managers and supervisors can help to foster a safety conscious workplace."
The Guide explains why the SCWE concept is important in the energy industry. In practical terms, the Guide elaborates on the behaviors and attitudes that workplace leaders should exhibit to foster a safety conscious workplace.
The information presented in the Guide will benefit everyone from first-level supervisors to senior management. It may also be used as a tool in conjunction with SCWE training.
The information in the Guide is up-to-date and takes into account recent changes in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s oversight of SCWE and safety culture issues, including the NRC’s Guidance for Establishing and Maintaining a Safety Conscious Work Environment and the modifications made by the agency to its reactor oversight process to more fully address safety culture issues.