Abstract
Safety management plays a central role in organisations
striving for improved health and safety. Safety
management offers a systematic means of achieving
continuous safety improvements, and has its roots in
safety-critical industries. Safety management focuses
directly on the structures and functioning of management
[1] and includes strategic decision making and
operational actions to prevent accidents and other
harmful events [2]. Safety management systems have been
successfully implemented for years in the rail, aviation
and maritime transport sectors. Safety management is a
relatively new concept in road transport [3], offering
potential for substantial safety benefits.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Research highlights in safety and security |
| Place of Publication | Espoo |
| Publisher | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
| Pages | 104-105 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-951-38-8130-6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-951-38-8129-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Publication series
| Series | VTT Research Highlights |
|---|---|
| Number | 10 |
| ISSN | 2242-1173 |
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Hämäläinen, P., Silla, A., Heikkilä, J., & Luoma, J. (2013). Towards safer road transport through systematic safety management. In Research highlights in safety and security (pp. 104-105). VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. VTT Research Highlights, No. 10 http://www.vtt.fi/inf/pdf/researchhighlights/2013/R10.pdf