Safety Management System

Managers shall demonstrate leadership for safety and commitment to safety. The senior management of the organization shall demonstrate leadership for safety by:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

As you know by now, I am a doer, and as a safety professional, I grew up in organizations with some advanced SMS.  Then the tides turned, and I was hired to come in and build an SMS and coach on building a culture of safety.  Now, as a consultant, I spend a lot of…...

This approach will work in industrial workplaces as well!  In fact, I would bet that DOT stole this approach from the industrial safety movement.  Regardless of who gets credit, it is refreshing to see the transportation community embrace the Safe System Approach as an effective way to address and mitigate the risks inherent in our…...

I am not quite sure how so many managers/executives came to believe that an improperly maintained fire extinguisher can NEVER be an actual hazard.  Most of us in the safety arena have seen the videos and news/case reports of workers dying from a catastrophic failure of a fire extinguisher.  But so many managers can not…...

All great Safety Management Systems of my time have been built on the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model.  And although all of the stages of this PDCA model play a crucial role in the success of the SMS, the one that is most often overlooked is the CHECK stage.  This CHECK is intended to validate/verify the SMS…...

OSHA is asking for stakeholder input on their current use of leading indicators and their impact on managing their safety and health management systems. Leading indicators are proactive and preventive measures that can provide insight into the effectiveness of safety and health activities and reveal potential problems. They are vital in reducing worker fatalities, injuries,…...

I do not know who the original genius is that came up with these seven (7) statements, but as a safety professional, I can certainly relate.  I have always said creating a culture of safety is a lot like raising children.  I can now see it is also a lot like raising crops. Do not…...

In safety, the greatest possible accident-preventing condition is that which is constituted by the regard of the individual (1) for his own wellbeing, (2) for the dependents who may suffer if he is incapacitated for work, and (3) for the losses suffered by his employer, by industry in general, and by the community and society,…...

It is impossible to change the safety culture without modifying the signals that the organization sends through the greater or lesser quality of what it offers in terms of technical design, safety management systems, and integration of human and organizational factors.   Source: The ICSI “Safety Culture” working group (2017). Safety Culture: from Understanding to…...

Made you look!  Of course, Homer was not a safety professional, but he did have a good grasp on RECOGNIZING HAZARDS and REALIZING CONSEQUENCES. Once harm has been done, even a fool understands it. Homer (800 BC)… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Dr. Todd Conklin’s view on the popular “STOP WORK” Authority approach is one that I can support 100% and have lived my entire career, so yes, my bias for a Safe-Work Permitting Process (SWPP) will shine brightly in this post.  And I am surprised at how controversial Dr. Conklin’s approach has become because what he is…...