Engineering management, system safety integration

There is no agreed upon best system engineering process and probably cannot be one—the process needs to match the specific problem and environment in which it is being used. What is described in part III of this book is how to integrate system safety into any reasonable system engineering process. Figure 6.1 shows the three major components of a cost-effective system safety process management, development, and operations. 

Safety instrumented system audits provide beneficial information to plant management, instrument maintenance engineers and instrument design engineers. This enables management to be proactive and aware of the degree of implementation and effectiveness of their safety instrumented systems. Many types of audits, which can be carried out exist. The actual type, scope, and frequency of the audit of any specific activity should reflect the potential impact of the activity on the safety integrity. 

System safety program plan A description of the planned methods to be used by the contractor to implement the tailored requirements of this standard, including organizational responsibilities, resources, methods of accomplishment, milestones, depth of effort, and integration with other program engineering and management activities and related systems (MIL-STD-882). 

The SMS was ineffective, missing key elements (e.g., system safety engineering, management of change, and requirements assurance), not integrated nor fully implemented. 

Dababneh, A. J. (n.d.). Effective Occupational Safety and Health Management System Integration of OHSAS 18001, ILO-OSH 2001, and OR-OSHA. University of Jordan Faculty of Engineering and Technology Department of Industrial Engineering. Retrieved from http //bit.ly/XlYGJY. 

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