Safety Management System Certification, like ISO 45001 and 18001 are common worldwide. Organizations invest considerable time and resources into gaining and maintaining certification. So, are there any measurable links or improvements in safety incident performance for organizations that seek ISO certification? Let’s unpack 2 studies to find out. Shout me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/benhutchinsonSafe As LinkedIn… Continue reading ISO certification = More Fatalities?
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Safety Management Systems may struggle with psychosocial factors and other complex phenomena
Certified safety management systems (OHSM) may struggle with complex, multi-factorial matters, like psychosocial safety. Extracts: · The OHSM “does not necessarily tackle the most urgent work environment issues and may exclude important aspects of the work environment such as psychosocial factors” · “some [OHSM] approaches may be ill-equipped to tackle complex sociotechnical issues and psychosocial matters, and… Continue reading Safety Management Systems may struggle with psychosocial factors and other complex phenomena
Certified Safety Management Systems, making things auditable, and the struggles of complex psychosocial factors
How well can safety management system approaches manage and improve psychosocial factors and complex sociotechnical factors? With considerable challenge, according to a few papers. Given that I’m getting closer to publishing my next two papers on auditing, I feel more comfortable sharing some of the central research that informed my own research (I try to… Continue reading Certified Safety Management Systems, making things auditable, and the struggles of complex psychosocial factors
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