I am aware of all the on-line chatter about the “bureaucracy” of a written safety and health program. Although I do not subscribe to this way of thinking and I know of maybe two facilities that are mature enough to manage safety without a lot of the traditional documentation; this SMS documentation is WAY BEYOND what is usually written in a “compliance program approach to safety. Here is a list of items that need to be covered in the SMS documentation to ensure all parties involved understand their function and role within the SMS:
