Human resource management as an element of sustainable nuclear power plant construction

Abstract

The widespread development of the trend towards sustainable construction processes is associated with two key determinants: environmental friendliness and resource efficiency. The focus is usually made on resource efficiency of already constructed buildings as the building maintenance life cycle accounts for up to 80 per cent of all costs. The need to improve the training level of civil engineering staff, especially in case of construction of facilities abroad, is confirmed by the building practice. There is a growing need to develop and adapt the industry-wide entry control mechanism allowing to test qualification and professional level of construction staff in order to barometer job applicants and secure their due training depending on the qualification level. This approach makes it possible to minimise the costs of staff turnover, exclude construction stoppages due to staff-induced fault as well as to bring down the number of accidents, which will have a significant impact on assessment of NPP construction efficiency.

Keywords

• construction process sustainability
• resource efficiency
• nuclear power plants (npp)
• construction and assembly staff
• human resource professional training
• labour market pressure index
• staff qualification verification test
• ensuring safety of construction
• staff potential