Safety management systems performance based

The authors of the Guidelines for Risk Based Process Safety (KBPS) (CCPS, 2007a) described the need for constant vigilance as the price of maintaining an effective process safety management system. An operator not only must be vigilant (aware of both past and current performance), but must not assume that current performance will be maintained, much less improved, without intentional evaluation of critical parts of systems and their performance. Performance measurement and metrics are a critical part of the RBPS system. 

A stmctural equation model of the construction safety culture was described by Chinda and Mohamed (2007). This model, as well as HSEQ AP, is based on the EFQM Excellence model. Mohammadfam et al. (2013) developed health, safety and environment excellence instrument, which was based also on EFQM, and more over to IPMA (International Project Management Award) and SCIM (The Safety Culture Improvement Matrix). Their tool measured HSE management system performance. 

In Chapter 11 we will discuss the activity-based safety system (ABSS) that establishes basic activities that are performed at a specific time and place. The objective of ABSS is to quickly extend the influence of the safety management system throughout the entire organization to enhance and in turn strengthen the safety culture. 

ABSS (Activity-Based Safety System) Specific activities performed on a routine basis as part of the safety management system. 

Pilotage is an essential part of every Port Safety Management System. The essential part of navigational safety analysis based on RTS method is the contribution of local pilots. Their skills decide of the proper performance of manoeuvres and they can express their opinion about their difficulty and safety... 

Within the DaCoTA research project, a road safety management investigation model proposed by Muhlrad et al. [MUH 11] is based on several good practice criteria, defined by an exhaustive literature review, to address the need for optimized road safety management systems, leading to better road safety performance in a changing envirorunent. 

The dedicated analysis of road safety management and road safety performance was based on the SUNflower pyramid [KOO 02] tackling the entire hierarchy from stmcture and culture, to programs and measures, to safety performance indicators (intermediate outcomes) and to road safety final outcomes (i.e. fatalities and injuries). Due to the complexity of road safety management systems, as identified by tlie analysis of the DaCoTA questionnaire responses, this analysis was based on a... 

This paragraph is praiseworthy in concept, but difficult to nail down. The word effective is rather vague. The only way that a performance-based system can be considered to be effective is not to have accidents—yet no company, regardless of the quality of its safety management systems can make that claim. 

Different metrics may be used to describe past performance, predict future performance, and encourage behavioral change. They are a means to evaluate the overall system performance and to develop a path toward superior process safety performance. This is accomplished by identifying where the current performance falls within a spectrum of excellent-to-poor performance. Such information will allow executives and site management to develop plans to address the specific improvement opportunities that could lead to measurable improvement in process safety. Good process safety metrics reinforce a process safety culture that promotes the belief that process safety incidents are preventable, that improvement is continuous, and that policies and procedures are necessary and will be followed. Continuous improvement is necessary and any improvement program will be based on measurable elements. Therefore, to continuously improve performance, organizations must develop and implement effective process safety metrics. 

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