A systematic review of the effectiveness of safety management systems
Australian aviation, marine and rail industries have all recently incorporated safety management systems into regulations and operations as a required way of managing safety. Safety management systems (SMS) refer to organisations having a systematic approach to managing safety, including organisational structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures. They generally include several common elements such as explicit management commitment to safety, appointment of key safety personnel, hazard identification and risk mitigation, safety investigations and audit, and safety performance monitoring. Although Australia’s transport industries’ SMS approach is following world’s-best practice, little empirical research evidence has been presented to determine the impact on safety of a structured SMS. The objective of this research investigation was to examine the published research literature into the efficacy of safety management systems, safety programs and related management processes that is applicable to high-reliability transport operations. The examination also aimed to identify which characteristics of these systems, and/or other organisational characteristics or external influences, are most related to the quality of an organisation’s safety management. The outcome of this review may help organisations and regulators prioritise their efforts on those areas most likely to improve safety performance, and provide guidance for reviewing, auditing or investigating an organisation’s safety management processes.
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Corporate Authors:
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
PO Box 967, Civic Square ACT 2608, Australia
Canberra, ACT -
Authors:
- Thomas, M J
- Publication Date: 2012-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 38p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Administration; Evaluation; Management; Policy; Risk management; Safety; Transportation
- Uncontrolled Terms: Policy and planning; Risks
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- ATRI Terms: Evaluation; Policy; Risk management; Safety; Safety audit; Systematic review; Transport management
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01457762
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- ISBN: 9781742513034
- Report/Paper Numbers: AR-2011-148
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Dec 21 2012 11:47AM