Safety management systems models

Step 11 Design and conduct an experiment , as applicable. The safety management system is tested by looking at the overall system. After the analysis, the first question to ask Is the safety management system model selected correct for your organization ... 

The CCPS model describes process safety management systems in terms of 12 elements and 68 components. The elements and components appear as Table 1.1 on pages 2 and 3 of this book. 

This model is unique in its description of what constitutes a management system, and its effort to address the planning, organizing, implementing, and control aspects of process safety management systems. 

This chapter addresses all these issues. As with several of the earlier chapters, the overall approach to developing a plan should be modeled on that described in Chapter 5 of the CCPS publication Guidelines for Implementing Process Safety Management Systems. The approach recommended there is summarized in the following paragraphs. 

Chua, D.K.H. and Goh, Y.M. (2004) Utilising the modified loss causation model for the codification and analysis of accident data. In S. Rowlinson (ed.). Construction Safety Management Systems, pp. 443-63. Spon Press, London. 

The Systemic Safety Management System (SSMS) model is intended to maintain risk within an acceptable range in any organization s operations. The model is proposed as a structure for an effective safety management system. It may be argued that if all the sub-systems and connections are present and working effectively, the probability of a failure should be less than otherwise. Table 1 lists the fundamental characteristics of the SSMS model. 

The second important part of safety management system is the stochastic model of navigational safety. The model could be used for risk assessment and in case when risk reduction measures are necessary. The model is capable to predict navigational safety... 

MODEL OF NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NAVSMS)... 

Frank Guldenmund is a lecturer in the Safety Science Group of Delft Univeisity of Technology in the Netherlands. He works primarily in the field of occupational safety, where his research involves modelling and the assessment of (the quality of) safety management systems. In this context he has developed an interest in the topic of safety culture, which he has been pondering since the late 1990s. 

The models for safety management systems differ somewhat One model is that of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). For some time it has required safety management systems in the management of aviation systems by member companies. Its model incorporates three principles ... 

Other standards offer similar models for safety management systems. 

Ai Lin Teo and Yean Yng Ling (2006) developed a method that can be used to assess the effectiveness of a construction firm s safety management system. The Construction Safety Index (SCI) can also be calculated by using this model. 

Chang II, Liang CL (2009) Performance evaluation of process safety management systems of paint manufacturing facilities. J Loss Prev Process Ind 22(4) 398-402 Chinda T, Mohamed S (2007) Structural equation model of construction safety culture. Eng Constr... 

Hale AR, Heming BHJ, Catfhey J, Kirwan B (1997) Modelling of safety management systems. Saf Sci 26(1/2) 121-140... 

In addition, just as employee participation is the key element of process safety management systems, worker involvement is crucial to the effective application of Safety Cases. Unfortunately, the perception among many that a Safety Case is a lengthy, highly technical document that can only be understood by specialists, mitigates effective employee participation. For example the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technique used to model explosion over-pressure uses very sophisticated mathematics. This sophistication makes communication with nonspecialists a challenge. In addition the sheer size and complexity of a Safety Case may serve as a barrier to the involvement of nontechnical personnel. 

There is no single correct model of a process safety management system some companies have separate safety management systems for different sites, whereas others may adopt a more functional approach. 

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