Building a successful global safety system

The old NASA slogan "failure is not an option" is appropriate to describe the safety challenges faced by leaders of multinational companies. For an increasingly well-informed public, safety, health and environmental problems are becoming less and less acceptable. Though no one really belie...

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Published in:Occupational Hazards 2002-08, Vol.64 (8), p.43
Main Authors: Walker, Larry, Smith, Les
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Corporate culture
Corporate planning
Environmental impact
Initiatives
International organizations
Knowledge management
Leadership
Managers
Multinational corporations
Safety management
Success factors
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Summary:The old NASA slogan "failure is not an option" is appropriate to describe the safety challenges faced by leaders of multinational companies. For an increasingly well-informed public, safety, health and environmental problems are becoming less and less acceptable. Though no one really believes perfection is possible, it appears to be a growing demand of the marketplace, especially in environmental, safety and health (EHS) performance. In building an effective EHS program, global companies face additional hurdles not faced by organizations that operate in just one nation. Stakeholders in any organization have always held that organization accountable for managing the risks of its business. More recently, a number of factors have combined to "up the ante" on companies' EHS performance. For a variety of reasons, industry is increasingly taking initiatives to stay ahead of minimum safety requirements and reap the benefits of reduced loss through better safety.
ISSN:0029-7909
1931-6739