A preventive culture is “a sustained and stable way of managing and supervising the company, in accordance with health and safety values, that fosters a climate conducive to preventive behavior among all individuals in the organization, recognizing successes and learning from mistakes”.
The human factor and preventive culture
Within an organization, the Human Factor—that is, people and their decision-making—is fundamental to fostering a positive work environment and empowering the responsibility and preventive judgment of all employees, regardless of their position. Therefore, their motivations have been addressed from various perspectives to achieve this level of involvement and commitment.
The initial analysis of working conditions is fundamental. Time and resources must be invested in this analysis before starting any project or task.
Workplace well-being, participation, and continuous innovation
Regarding the work environment, people are the most important asset. Therefore, we foster a positive work climate, prioritizing employee well-being through surveys, analyses, sports and social activities, and healthy food.
Another key aspect is the participation of all members of the organization and continuous innovation. We have suggestion boxes and forums where all employees can express their opinions and proposals for improvement to ensure an increasingly safe and healthy work environment. Furthermore, we have a continuous innovation department dedicated to studying and promoting the use of the latest technologies and advancements to improve the work environment and ensure that the human factor is a priority in our organization.
Safety culture and the human factor in the nuclear sector
Focusing specifically on TAMOIN’s activities within the framework of nuclear safety, we have identified various initiatives that have served to improve and establish us as a benchmark in safety culture and the human factor. For example, the integration of the company with the various measures promoted by its clients at nuclear power plants (study and preparation of refueling outages a year in advance, promoting and encouraging golden rules that save lives, studies, models and lifting schedules to reduce risks and doses, specific training, safety campaigns and participation (to be developed in a final article). Working as a single company hand in hand with our clients to achieve a high degree of compliance in occupational safety and a healthy work environment.
