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On May 16, 2001, the first Safety Caravan of the year 2001 was held at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's Energy & Industrial Systems Centar, which is located in the city of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.
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Safety Presentation |
About 120 people attended the Safety Lecture, including staff of the Energy & Industrial Systems Centar and staff of cooperating companies.
The manager of the Systems Centar, opened the lecture with the following greetings: "It is my hope that all staff members related to our centar come to a sufficient understanding of the contents of today's lecture and discussions, and after fully contemplating such matters, go on to share and improve the safety culture in the field of nuclear power."
After the greetings, Secretary-General of the NSNet, Mr. Umezu, introduced NSNet activities. Following that, the lecturer from the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, gave a lecture titled "Chained phenomena and human factors." He focused on the situation of accidents and related human factors (group characteristics, communication, etc.), based on examples such as the Japan Airlines "near-miss accident" in January this year.
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Safety presentation
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| The lecture included a variety of stories related to chained phenomena and human factors, such as "Accidents and troubles occur as a result of the buildup of small happenings (chained phenomena), and for this reason, accidents and troubles can be prevented by interrupting this series of events." Also, "By looking at your own work from the perspective of human factors in your daily routine, you can become aware of potential problems and construct preventative measures."
Additionally, he introduced the educational materials developed at the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry related to support for fostering a "human factor culture." |
Discussion session |
Discussion session
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At the discussion session, the NSNet introduced the situation of the peer review activities and the exclusive website for the members.
Mitsubishi Electric introduced its efforts toward improving workplace morale, such as "Improving safety consciousness and establishing ethics," as well as "Activities for the invigoration of interactive communication with cooperating companies." After that, the two sides exchanged their opinions.
The main opinions to come out of the discussions included the importance of creating an attractive workplace and how to grant motivation and pride to the leaders and staff.
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