Orchestrating next-generation safety management

Introduction

Safety management systems (SMS) are frameworks for managing occupational health and safety (OH&S) risks with the goal of providing safe and healthy workplaces. Standards such as ISO 45001:2018 provide requirements and guidance for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an OH&S management system (ISO, 2018).

However, despite the widespread adoption of SMS, major incidents like the Exxon Valdez, Texas City, Deepwater Horizon, and Piper Alpha disasters have still occurred, indicating that merely having an SMS in place does not guarantee the prevention of harm. This suggests inherent flaws in how these systems are developed, implemented, and maintained.

The challenge in establishing a robust safety man

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