Abstract
In safety critical industries many activities are
currently carried out by subcontractor networks.
Nevertheless, there are few studies where the core
dimensions of resilience would have been studied in
safety critical network activities. This paper claims
that engineering resilience into a system is largely
about steering the development of culture of the system
towards better ability to anticipate, monitor, respond
and learn. Thus, safety culture literature has relevance
in resilience engineering field. This paper analyzes
practical and theoretical challenges in applying the
concept of safety culture in a complex, dynamic network
of subcontractors involved in the construction of a new
nuclear power plant in Finland, Olkiluoto 3. The concept
of safety culture is in focus since it is widely used in
nuclear industry and bridges the scientific and practical
interests. This paper approaches subcontractor networks
as complex systems. However, the management model of the
Olkiluoto 3 project is to a large degree a traditional
top-down hierarchy, which creates a mismatch between the
management approach and the characteristics of the system
to be managed. New insights were drawn from network
governance studies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 106-114 |
Journal | Reliability Engineering and System Safety |
Volume | 141 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- safety culture
- network
- subcontractor network governance
- resilience
- nuclear industry
- complexity