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READIT-2007 - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

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Safety Knowledge<br />

Management System<br />

Explicit Knowledge<br />

Tacit Knowledge<br />

Documentary Resources<br />

Human Resources<br />

Manuals, Guidelines<br />

Standards, Reports<br />

Safety Data sheets<br />

Handbooks<br />

Databases<br />

Web-Resources<br />

KM TOOLS<br />

Safety Suggestions<br />

Best Practices<br />

Safety meetings<br />

Accident analysis<br />

Safety Audits<br />

Highest Safety Standards<br />

Effective Decision-making<br />

Enhanced Productivity<br />

Innovation<br />

Zero Accidents<br />

There are many knowledge management issues and practices that have significant<br />

implications on Industrial Safety. For example:<br />

1. How well are minor accidents and near-accidents analysed and discussed<br />

2. During a crisis, how easily can relevant in<strong>for</strong>mation be accessed?<br />

3. How well is essential knowledge transferred from retiring experts to the<br />

younger generation?<br />

Safe working condition depends on safe plant operation right from project site and<br />

technology selection to plant commissioning and regular operation. Knowledge, while<br />

widely collected and held by individuals throughout the firm, is strategically valuable<br />

only when shared, synthesized, and used in unique ways.<br />

6. CONCLUSION<br />

A firm's success in today's dynamic and fiercely competitive environment<br />

depends largely on the ability to use knowledge to develop new products, services and<br />

processes that outper<strong>for</strong>m the products, services, and processes of rivals. It is important to<br />

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