Safety promotion guidelines management

A safety professional is obligated to be cognizant of the state-of-the-art as the practice of safety evolves. The source of an innovation in safety and health management is irrelevant. If applying an innovation serves to reduce risk, a safety and health professional is compelled to promote its adoption, regardless of the standard or guideline in which it first appears. 

Both ACC and SOCMA have programs to promote good practices among their member companies in the area of chemical process safety.59 In 1989, ACC developed the Responsible Care Process Safety Code60 to prevent fires, explosions, and accidental chemical releases. The code and its accompanying resource guidelines include a series of recommended management practices. 

Similarly, those involved in safety and health for a company must convince top management that their efforts benefit the company. This is making a business case for safety and health. There are several studies and references that offer ideas for developing a business case. A National Safety Council publication offers some guidelines for preparing and promoting a business case. The publication offers the following simplified procedure ... 

The International Labor Organization (ILO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with a primary goal to promote opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security, and human dignity. The ILO developed its voluntary guidelines on occupational safety and health (OSH) management systems in 2001 ILO-OSH 2001 Guidelines. 

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