Abstract
Safe and functional design is a topic of growing interest
because currently there are many new nuclear builds and
plant modernizations. In fact, the functional
requirements can be met in many different ways. The
existing literature on design emphasises typical tensions
of design activity but pays little attention to the
culture of design and its relation to safety. This paper
provides new insights on managing overall system safety
by identifying cultural features that drives and affects
the quality of design activities in the nuclear domain.
To identify the features, assumptions and norms that
guide designers' work processes, we carried out a
grounded theory analysis of interview data with designers
in the Nordic nuclear domain. These cultural features of
design are discussed with relation to a safety culture
framework. Managing the overall design project and
understanding the big picture is seen as one of the main
issues as the networked aspects of the design work are
gradually acknowledged.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Learning from the past to shape a safer future |
Subtitle of host publication | WOS.NET 2014 Abstracts |
Place of Publication | Leicester |
Publisher | Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) |
Pages | 60-61 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | 7th International Conference Workingonsafety.net, WOSnet 2014 - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 30 Sept 2014 → 3 Oct 2014 Conference number: 7 |
Conference
Conference | 7th International Conference Workingonsafety.net, WOSnet 2014 |
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Abbreviated title | WOSnet 2014 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Glasgow |
Period | 30/09/14 → 3/10/14 |
Keywords
- safety culture
- design
- nuclear power indstry
- organisational challenges
- networks