ABSTRACT
The authors of this book contend that when an organization achieves its vision, and has excelled in operational excellence derived from focused attention to the interrelationships among people, facilities, and technology, it is approaching world-class performance in safety. World-class safety system performance or status may be de“ned as an organization with demonstrated exceptional and industry-leading safety performance that is supported with the right personnel, in the right roles, for stewarding safety. Such personnel must possess the right attitude and aptitude for doing the job. They must be able to inspire the hearts and minds of all workers to be engaged in looking after the health and safety of both themselves and coworkers. Such an organization is characterized by a strong safety culture with demonstrated support and commitment to superior safety performance from all levels of the organization. Such organizations recognize safety as a core value and provide systems, processes, and technologically advanced solutions to deliver on exceptional safety performance. Finally, the safety performance of the organization exceeds the performance of peers involved in the same business.
