Introduction to Safety

Management

What is Safety
Management?

What is Safety Management

Safety Management
The management functions connected with the
carrying on of an enterprise that relate to the safety of
personnel in the enterprise, including:
a) Planning, developing, organising and implementing of
a safety policy;
b) The measuring or auditing of the performance of those
functions;
Safety Management System
A system which provides safety management in an

Safety Management
Model
To develop, implement, and maintain a safety
management system

Planning

Planning
The process of determining in advance what should be
accomplished.
Planning stage
(i) To identify in advance what safety and health objectives
should be accomplished by a safety management system.
(ii) To spell out a clear policy of those safety and health
objectives and setting out their priorities and the ways and
means to achieve them
(iii)To estimate the financial and other resource implication
arising from the accomplishment of these safety and health
objectives.

How to achieve the

identified safety and health
objectives

How to achieve the identified safety

and health objectives
The proprietor or contractor should
(i) Conduct initial status analysis
(ii) Carry out risk assessments
(iii)Established measurable performance standards for
monitoring performance
(iv)Conduct periodic status analysis for the safety
managemen system in operation.

How to conduct initial analysis,

risk assessment, and periodic
status analysis

Initial Status Analysis

Initial status analysis should compare the existing
arrangements with:
- The requirements of relevant legislation dealing with
safety and health at work.
- The existing guidelines on safety management available
within the enterprise
- The best trade practice and trade performance
- The efficiency and effectiveness of existing resources
devoted to safety management

Periodic Status Analysis

Periodic Status Analysis should consider the following;
- The overall performance of the safety management
system;
- The performance of individual elements of the safety
management system
- The findings/recommendations of safety audits
- The internal and external influences including the
changes in organizational structure, legislation and the
introduction of technology;

Risk assessment
Risk assessment should be carried out by a competent
person with practical knowledge of the work activities.
Basic steps in risk assessment should include the
following:
- To classify work activities
- To identify hazards
- To determine the risk
- To prepare risk elimination or control measures for risk
that is intolerable and/or has no existing risk control
measures.