The IAEA has developed a new set of Safety Standards forapplying an integrated Management System for facilities and activities. Theobjective of the new Safety Standards is to define requirements and provideguidance for establishing, implementing, assessing and continually improving aManagement System that integrates safety, health, environmental, security, qualityand economic related elements to ensure that safety is properly taken into account inall the activities of an organization. With an integrated approach to managementsystems it is also necessary to include the aspect of culture, where the organizationalculture and safety culture is seen as crucial elements of the successfulimplementation of this management system and the attainment of all the goals andparticularly the safety goals of the organization. The IAEA has developed a set ofservices aimed at assisting it’s Member States in establishing, implementing,assessing and continually improving an integrated management system.Keywords : Safety Standards, Safety Culture, Management System. Kerstin Dahlgren PerssonInternational Atomic Energy Agency, Department of Nuclear Energy. Vienna, Austria
