ABSTRACT
A safety management system (SMS) consists of a number of items, systems, sub-systems, processes, and activities, prescribed by elements, which need to concur on a regular basis in order to provide an ongoing system of risk control. The reduction of risk is the only way to eliminate losses caused by accidents. All elements have prescribed minimum standards as well as minimum standard detail. Many elements have sub-sections. The five sections of the Example SMS are: Safety Leadership and Organization, Electrical, Mechanical and Personal Safeguarding, Emergency Preparedness and Fire Prevention and Protection, Accident Reporting and Investigation, Physical Workplace Environment. One of the elements of the Safety Leadership and Organization section is that of Safety Committees. One of the minimum standards of this element would be the formation of committees at various levels or departments within the organization.
