Chair(s): |
Sean PETERS, United States |
Secretary: |
Natalie BONILLA (natalie.bonilla@oecd-nea.org) |
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Vice-Chair(s): |
Pia OEDEWALD, Finland Jinkyun PARK, Korea (Rep. of) Giustino MANNA, Netherlands | ||
Member(s): | All NEA member countries* | ||
Russia (Suspended*) | |||
*Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. | |||
Full participant(s): |
European Commission Under the NEA Statute | ||
Participant(s): |
India | ||
Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
Halden Reactor Project (HRP) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) | ||
Date of creation: | 30 June 1999 | ||
End of mandate: | 31 December 2023 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document NEA/CSNI/R(2017)17/REV1
Mandate Scope and Objectives
The main mission of the Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF) is to improve the understanding and technical basis for treating human and organisational factors within the nuclear industry in order to support the continued safety performance of nuclear installations, and improve the effectiveness of regulatory practices, in NEA member countries.
The multi-disciplinary field of Human and Organisational Factors focuses on the interactions between the elements of sociotechnical systems: the humans, the technology, and the organisation(s) (HTO). The WGHOF examines the complex and dynamic interplay of these elements with an aim of understanding the mechanisms of how these interactions and the resulting outcomes influence system safety and the safety of nuclear installations. Specific factors within these elements include human capabilities and limitations, work organisation and job design, procedures, design of technology, physical design of the work environment, decision making, leadership, safety culture, management system and the broader environment.
The Working Group shall report to the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) and assist that Committee with its work. The Working Group will collaborate with other relevant NEA bodies, particularly the Committee for Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) Working Group on Safety Culture (WGSC), other NEA standing technical committees and international organisations. The WGHOF programme of work will be approved by CSNI.
In delivering its mission, the WGHOF will seek to address the challenges identified in the NEA Strategic Plan 2017-2022 [NEA/NE(2016)3/FINAL] and to implement the CSNI Operating Plan and Guidelines. In particular, the WGHOF will:
Interactions
The NEA has established Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with a number of organizations – e.g. COG, CRIEPI, EPRI and WANO – to promote international collaboration, particularly in the area of nuclear safety. Accordingly, representatives from these organizations can be invited to participate in the activities of CSNI working groups, consistent with the MOUs, to coordinate their work and to avoid unnecessary duplication.
The CSNI sponsors a number of joint safety research projects and expects that the CSNI working groups will promote technical exchanges with relevant projects, and provide technical support as appropriate.
Deliverables
The deliverables of the CSNI and its working groups are technical reports, proceedings of seminars or workshops, final summary reports from joint projects, state-of-the-art reports, and technical or collective opinion papers.