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- Title
- A Fresh approach to safety management systems in Hong Kong
- Related
- The TQM magazine, Vol. 16, Issue 3, p.210-215
- DOI
- 10.1108/09544780410532945
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing
- Date
- 2004
- FoR/RFCD Code(s)
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150300 Business and Management
- Author/Creator
- Yu, Stephen C.-K
- Author/Creator
- Hunt, Bob
- Description
- Given the fact that the effectiveness of safety management systems (SMS) have reached a no-improvement plateau in most organisations in Hong Kong, those involved in SMS would agree that change is needed to give safety a continuous improvement momentum. The concepts, principles, tools and practices of total quality management (TQM) can be the means to obtain such a change. This paper is an attempt to apply the TQM concepts and techniques in a systematic manner into a SMS. First, the problems of a compliance-oriented SMS adopted by most organisations in Hong Kong are summarised. Then, the needs and rationales for the establishment of TQM-based safety management briefs, which will ultimately determine the backbone of a SMS, are illustrated. Next, a systematic process for developing and implementing a SMS that incorporates TQM principles is outlined. Finally, practical strategies for the implementation of a TQM-based SMS in Hong Kong are suggested.
- Description
- 6 page(s)
- Subject Keyword
- 150300 Business and Management
- Subject Keyword
- Hong Kong
- Subject Keyword
- occupational health and safety
- Subject Keyword
- total quality management
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Organisation
- Macquarie University. Macquarie Graduate School of Management
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/79957
- Identifier
- ISSN:0954-478X
- Identifier
- mq-rm-2004020060
- Language
- eng
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