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... Safety culture and security culture are, in essence, commitments by organizations and the people who make up those organizations to value safety and security above other goals and practices, and to behave according to those values by incorporating safety and security considerations in every aspect of design, construction, operation, and decommissioning. Strong safety and security cultures are essential to achieve safe, secure operations and to realize the benefits of nuclear technologies.
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... Good training involves exposure to alternate work environments, as rotations allow for greater understanding of an entire system. It is important to learn about past failures so that these lessons can be applied to future design, planning, and operations.
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... • Organizations should link authority and responsibility for implement ing safety culture by empowering and expecting employees to raise safety issues themselves, including stopping work, if necessary. • Organizations would be wise to expose safety and security staff to al ternate work environments through staff rotation to allow for greater understanding of the entire systems.
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