Specifics of formation of safety culture in the sociotechnical system of a nuclear facility

In the process of formation a safety culture at a nuclear facility, it is necessary to take into account all aspects of influencing it and to consider safety culture in the context of a socio-technical system. Socio-technical systems built on the idea of ??human-machine interaction with immersion in political, economic, ideological, and other contexts, and include three subsystems: social, technical, and environmental. The specific features of sociotechnical systems are their open, incomplete character, development, continuous adaptation, multi-level and orientation to a person. The dynamics of social and technical subsystems and the environment is manifested in the continuous adaptation to changing internal and external conditions.The report examines issues of new approaches to safety culture components: a culture of staff awareness and the provision of communications by staff (feedback), a culture of fair relations, a culture of flexible approach, a culture of learning and transfer of experience. Attention is paid to the importance of creating a security management system that enjoys the support and is the \"property\" of all employees. A strong safety culture is formed, developed and improved only within the framework of an effective safety process that serves the purposeful formation and development of the necessary methods and practices of personnel in identifying and eliminating risks when performing work, minimizing the consequences of possible errors. Safety culture reflects how the safety process functions, how efficiently a nuclear facility at all its levels is able to control, manage and take into account all risks in its decisions. In this case, the safety culture relies not on “intangible”, difficult to understand and evaluate theoretical constructs, but on clear regulatory safety requirements, their knowledge and compliance, on the methods and practices that the company uses to ensure safety.All the listed elements of safety culture reflect various aspects of the practical activities of personnel in cooperation with technical means. According to modern ideas in the field of the human factor, by acting in these directions we are able to really influence the safety culture of a nuclear object.