ABSTRACT
Safety management systems have been successfully applied to manage safety risks in various industries, such as nuclear, space, chemical, petroleum, and others. The risk assessment is the process of risk identification, risk analysis, and risk evaluation. The Bureau of Indian Standards has formulated the Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems to provide guidelines on the identification of hazards, evaluation of risks, and control of risks in an organization. Risk management plays an important role in safety management systems. Establishing the context, the risk assessment, and the risk treatment are the three major processes in the risk management system. During the past few years, the legislative requirements for the implementation of safety management systems and for effectively carrying out risk management in mines have been increasing. In India, the preparation of a Safety Management Plan is mandatory for all coal mines.
