Assessment of existing approaches to corporate safety management: for public consultation

A review of the peer reviewed literature finds that there is no proven comprehensive system of safety management that can assure optimal safety outcomes for road transport. There are some empirical studies that have indicated that certain elements of safety management in the occupational safety, aviation and other spheres have yielded good results. Moreover, an examination of corporate safety and work related road safety initiatives enables a critical assessment of what makes these programs effective and ineffective. Nine programs were assessed in some detail and nine additional programs were described. The strengths and weaknesses of each were highlighted for consideration. The corporate safety programs were grouped into four distinct types; although some programs featured characteristics of two or more types. These types included: 1. Standards and auditable safety management programs; 2. Benchmarking programs; 3. Continuous learning programs; and 4. Codes of practice. Programs incorporating each type aimed to improve safety management practices through a defined process involving interaction with external agents. This report explores the existing corporate safety programs with a view to identifying the best elements of these programs for further development and evaluation.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.ntc.gov.au/publications
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Transport Commission (NTC)

  Level 15, 628 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
  Melbourne, Victoria   
• Authors:
  • Mooren, L
  • Newton, J
  • Grzebieta, R
  • Williamson, A
• Publication Date: 2011-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 56p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation; Fleet management; Forms of business or industry; Highway safety; Literature reviews; Occupational safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ATRI Terms: Business; Evaluation; Fleet management; Literature review; Occupational health; Road safety
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01381251
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 11:55AM