Thoughts on Safety Responsibilities of Management

Redmill, F.

System safety depends not only on 'operators' but also on management at all hierarchical levels. Rules are made at each level, and these define objectives for, and place constraints on, all lower levels. Moreover, at each level, the rules made at higher levels must be interpreted and translated into other forms. This paper examines four concerns in the responsibilities of management for safety: the problems that occur in the transmission of objectives and constraints, the need for wisdom in the interpretation and management of rules, safety considerations in the governance of organisations, and the need for safety self-awareness in management.

Cite as: Redmill, F. (2007). Thoughts on Safety Responsibilities of Management. In Proc. Twelfth Australian Conference on Safety-Related Programmable Systems (SCS 2007), Adelaide, Australia. CRPIT, 86. Cant, T., Ed. ACS. 71-77.

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