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Steven King Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA 17033 Jorge Vallejo Mejia ,

IRPA Guiding Principles for Establishing a Radiation Protection Culture . Part 2: Criteria of success . Steven King Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA 17033 Jorge Vallejo Mejia , Assocoacion Colombiana De Prot Radiologica Bogota , Colombia . Criteria of success.

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Steven King Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA 17033 Jorge Vallejo Mejia ,

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  1. IRPA Guiding Principles for Establishing a Radiation Protection Culture Part 2: Criteria of success Steven King Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA 17033 Jorge Vallejo Mejia, Assocoacion Colombiana De ProtRadiologica Bogota, Colombia

  2. Criteria of success Creation of a positive radiation safety culture encompasses the entire organization, from the top down and needs to be integrated throughout the organization.

  3. Criteria of success Successful sustained positive radiation safety culture takes a comprehensive effort.

  4. Criteria of success These efforts will vary from discovering any problems with your radiation safety program, maintenance of rules and regulations, testing to make sure education is retained and promoting positive reinforcement. Audits must be designed to fit the particular industry you are in.

  5. Criteria of success • The following listings are steps suggested to create, measure, train and sustain a radiations safety culture program. • 1. Organizational Goals • 2. Assessment of safety culture

  6. Criteria of success • The following listings are steps suggested to create, measure, train and sustain a radiations safety culture program. • 1. Organizational Goals • 2. Assessment of safety culture

  7. Criteria of success • 1. Organizational Goals • a. Actively participate in quality assurance programs organization- wide

  8. Criteria of success • 1. Organizational Goals • a. Actively participate in quality assurance programs organization- wide • b. Executives talk the talk. Make sure safety is important, not just a word

  9. Criteria of success • The following listings are steps suggested to create, measure, train and sustain a radiations safety culture program. • 1. Organizational Goals • 2. Assessment of safety culture

  10. Criteria of success • 2. Assessment of safety culture • a. Internal Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available

  11. Criteria of success • 2. Assessment of safety culture • a. Internal Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • b. External Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available

  12. Criteria of success • 2. Assessment of safety culture • a. Internal Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • b. External Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • c. Licensee safety tracking = Quality Assurance • (Inspections, audits, testing)

  13. Criteria of success • 2. Assessment of safety culture • a. Internal Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • a. External Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • c. Licensee safety tracking = Quality Assurance • d. Identification of problems

  14. Criteria of success • 2. Assessment of safety culture • a. Internal Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • a. External Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • c. Licensee safety tracking = Quality Assurance • d. Identification of problems • e. Root cause identification for all problems

  15. Criteria of success • 2. Assessment of safety culture • a. Internal Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • a. External Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • c. Licensee safety tracking = Quality Assurance • d. Identification of problems • e. Root cause identification for all problems • f. Non-penalty retraining for problems

  16. Criteria of success • 2. Assessment of safety culture • a. Internal Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • a. External Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • c. Licensee safety tracking = Quality Assurance • d. Identification of problems • e. Root cause identification for all problems • f. Non-penalty retraining for problems • g. Expect employees to take ownership of problems, help be the solution. Pride in the organization

  17. Criteria of success • 2. Assessment of safety culture • a. Internal Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • a. External Rules and regulations, Policies are clear, concise and available • c. Licensee safety tracking = Quality Assurance • d. Identification of problems • e. Root cause identification for all problems • f. Non-penalty retraining for problems • g. Expect employees to take ownership of problems, help be the solution. Pride in the organization • h. Incentives for safe behaviors

  18. Criteria of success To summarize: Successful sustained positive radiation safety culture takes a comprehensive effort.

  19. Questions?

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