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Appointment to 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 first Nuclear Safety Assistant General Manager and expectations from 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 General Manager of 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 nuclear power plant
At that time, Mr. Sato was working hard as 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 Section Manager of Tokyo Branch Office involving with a lot of difficulties facing 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 nuclear power industry after 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident. Under such circumstances, he received an unexpected appointment. 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 plant General Manager told Mr. Sato assuming 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 new position, "I expect for your contribution to enhancing plant safety through your own value and way of doing business. In particular, I hope you will make an engineer pursuing nuclear safety who is respected and admired by 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 plant personnel".
"Receiving 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 letter of appointment, I was happy to go back to 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 site of power generation although I thought about various things. However, I knew that I had to learn a great volume of regulatory standards from 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 scratch, which had been revised in 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 3 years during which I was away from 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 site. In addition, recognizing great responsibilities I assume to contribute to enhancing 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 nuclear power plant safety taking 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 advantage of my abilities built on through overseas experience, I braced myself to those challenges.
Immediately after arrival at 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 office, I conveyed my massage to 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 plant managers with an aim to organize 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 entire Ohi nuclear power station as a group of experts who recognize oneself as 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 professional nuclear engineer and make an untiring effort to fulfill one's own tasks with a sense of responsibility. 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 5 expectations included in my message were;
- 1. Put nuclear safety first anything else.
- 2. Consistently pursue 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 3 principles, "on-site", "actual material" and "reality".
- 3. Take 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 initiatives and give a good example with a "never say never" attitude.
- 4. Look for comments and information that are inconvenient to you.
- 5. Take risk management assuming that 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 worst thing occurs at 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 worst timing.
These are practical and concrete guides that represent what I actually want 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 plant personnel to do. I believe if 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 plant managers, who are 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 driving engine of 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 plant, change by themselves, 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 entire plant will change.
Sato's style as Nuclear Safety Assistant General Manager
Mr. Sato is eager to establish 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 culture that consistently pursue 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 world's highest level (excellence) beyond just meeting 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 regulatory requirements. He is making every effort to thoroughly implement 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 3 principles, "on-site, actual material and reality". He thinks it is essential to make a decision on-site from 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 comprehensive viewpoint after confirming 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 reality and practical status. Having discussion not only with plant employees but also with 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 employees of partner companies is also important, he says.
"At Ohi nuclear power station, total 2,000 people are working, consisting of 500 KEPCO's employees and 1,500 employees of partner companies. Even if only one person among these workers makes an error, it causes impacts on 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 entire plant. Under such circumstances, working in 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 nuclear industry, that is, at Ohi Nuclear Power Station requires a sense of tension and responsibility. I treat each one worker as a teammate whatever company he or she belongs to, KEPCO or a partner company because I think all 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 staff members working at Ohi form a single team. For KEPCO's employees, I hope they do 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 best job with a mindset and pride as a professional nuclear engineer working on-site. "
Taking 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 initiatives and giving a good example with a "never say never" attitude
Mr. Sato has attended more than 230 times of morning meetings at partner companies since June 2014 to convey his own thoughts in person. According to his colleagues, he is popular among employees of partner companies as well because of close relationship and familiar attitude. He is trying to find a free hour to go around within 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 premises of 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 plant to check for if there are any dangers threating nuclear safety and look at how 2,000 employees are working. Whenever he gives instructions and advices, he intends to share 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 concept of thinking by asking 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 person in question why he has come to think in such a way so that 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 workers will tackle their own job according to 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 policy, "never say never" and "how to manage 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 situation".
"日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 meaning of enhancement of nuclear safety embraces a wide range covering a variety of equipment and facilities. In case of an emergency, I'm in charge of supporting 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 engineering judgment made by 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 General Manager. Therefore, I'm required to be familiar with various kinds of knowledge. 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 fundamentals of safety culture include 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 important concepts, that is, learning organization and questioning attitude. According to these concepts, I always ask myself a question repeatedly about "Is my understanding truly correct?" In addition, I'm trying to take 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 initiatives and give a good example through my behavior including 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 collection of overseas information with a spirit of "never say never". "
Yoshida, General Manager of Ohi Nuclear Power Station
Mr. Sato being interviewed
Ohi Nuclear Power Station managers meeting
Mr. Sato being in contact with plant personnel treating KEPCO's workers and those from partner companies equally
Mr. Sato is thoroughly implementing 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 policy of 3 realities.
He takes notes of 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 points which drew his attention through 日本馬の凱旋門賞勝利 safety patrol to make use of it in daily coaching activities.
