2. Components of safety management
As for most anything, many definitions exist for safety management.
Two examples may suffice to show the range of different
conceptions of safety management:
Arrangements made by the organization for the management
of safety in order to promote a strong safety culture
and achieve good safety performance (INSAG, 1999).
Organized approach to managing safety, including the necessary
organizational structures, accountabilities, policies and
procedures (ICAO, 2006).
Safety policy.
Safety resources and responsibilities.
Risk identification and mitigation.
Standards and procedures.
Human factors based system design.
Safety training.
Safety performance monitoring.
Incident reporting and investigation.
Auditing.
Continuous improvement.
Management of change.