Safety culture, external influences management

Audit is an overview across the organisation of the entire risk management process. It should consider whether the objectives are sufficiently comprehensive to cover all hazards and their effects on all those persons (internal and external) who may be affected. It should include the objectives and management style of the directors and their influence on the safety culture of the organisation. It can use data from the review of performance to assess the strengths of the organisation and those aspects where improvement is necessary. 

No organisation operates in isolation. Despite all the good intents and actions of management, the safety culture of organisations is influenced significantly by external forces which are, in the main, outside the control of management. 

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