Recommendation 3: Safety management system content

The SMS should be in respect of (a) the design (both conceptual and detailed) of the operator’s installations; and (b) the procedures (both operational and emergency) of those installations. In the case of existing installations the SMS in respect of design should be directed to its review and upgrading so far as that is reasonably practicable (para 21.56). The SMS should set out the safety objectives, the system by which these objectives are to be achieved, the performance standards which are to be met and the means by which adherence to these standards is to be monitored (para 21.56). It should draw on quality assurance principles similar to those stated in BS 5750 and ISO 9000 (para 21.58).