Safety Management System

From Latent Conditions to Active Failures (Dr. James Reason Human Failure Model)

An organizational event-causal story developed by James Reason starts with the organizational factors: Strategic decisions, Generic organizational processes – forecasting, budgeting, allocating resources, planning, scheduling, communicating, managing, auditing, etc. These processes are colored and shaped by the corporate culture, unspoken attitudes, and unwritten rules concerning how the organization carries out its business. [Reason, 1997]… Membership...

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Typical Questions for Addressing the Principles of a Safety Management System (SMS) in an Accident Investigation

Here is a list of questions investigators may ask to determine whether line management deficiencies affected the accident. These questions are based on the seven (7) guiding principles of an SMS. These are not intended to be exhaustive. Investigator(s) should adapt these questions or develop new ones based on the specific characteristics of the accident…....

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