What are the pillars of the safety management system?

SMS is composed of four functional components:

• Safety Policy
• Safety Risk Management
• Safety Assurance
• Safety Promotion

The pillars of Safety Management Systems are:

1. Safety Policy & Objectives - Management commitment and responsibility, Safety accountabilities, Coordination of emergency response planning, and SMS Documentation

2. Safety Risk Management - Hazard identification and Risk Assessment and Mitigation.

3. Safety Assurance - Safety performance monitoring and measurement, Management of Change, Continuous improvement of the SMS program.

4. Safety Promotion - Training and education, Safety communication.

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Policy

Planning

Implementation & Operations

Measuring performance

Auditing

Reviewing Performance