Safety organisation members

What lies behind the result of a patient safety culture assessment In this chapter we have examined the notion of a safety culture from a systems thinking perspective. In doing so, we depict it as the interpretation of the dynamic relationship between goals, priorities and activities within an organisation. Therefore it is not so much a fixed, essential quality as an ongoing achievement between the organisational members (whether management or frontline ) in the context of the broader envirorunent. 

The ChemLeg program, in turn, focused on closer cooperation between policy makers, industry experts and national federations to facilitate the implementation of these standards. The main indicators of achievement were the enlargement of CEFIC with new full and associate CEFIC members representing nine of the ten Central and Eastern Europe states that subsequently joined the European Union the creation of an influential regional network of chemical industry and active involvement in European advocacy on the part of federations from Central and Eastern Europe (Doktor 2002). The political dynamics of trans-European industry mobilisation, organisation at the domestic and European level, and alliances with supranational and domestic policy elites and experts developed in full swing and in support of the horizontal diffusion of EU chemical safety policies and norms. 

This article briefly describes new Dutch and UK test methods for measuring the migration of phthalate plasticisers in PVC toys. Companies Hasbro and Mattel have already adopted these methods. The Toy Industries of Europe organisation hopes that the new test methods will eventually lead to a common method within the EU to ensure the safety of toys and child care items to reassure consumers, and hopes that their use will spread to other member states. 

Over 80 per cent of member sites now operate health, safety and environmental management systems. Self assessment against the Association s systems is now something all of our members carry out. A small number of sites also have these systems verified by external organisations our aim is to increase the level of external verification.34... 

The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) consists of a Chairman appointed by the Secretary of State for Employment, and not less than six and not more than nine other members drawn from industrial organisations, local authorities and professional bodies. 

Leadership by the top management is most important. They shall lead by personal involvement to set example and shall inspire aU members of the organisation (seniors and juniors) to meet the goals of the company towards TQM approach and should instil values for safety, pollution control, and quality. The leadership shall provide guidelines and directions to subordinates that are understood by aU and create well-defined systems, as well as methods for their implementation and performance measures for achieving those goals. 

---