Safety Management Assessment System (SMAS): a process for identifying and evaluating human and organization factors in marine system operations with ﬁeld test results

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Safety Management Assessment System (SMAS): a process for identifying and evaluating human and organization factors in marine system operations with ﬁeld test results

D.D. Heea, B.D. Pickrellb, R.G. Beac, K.H. Robertsd and R.B. Williamsone - Personal Name;

Eighty percent or more of major marine accidents are caused or inﬂuenced by humans and organizations. Research has identiﬁed characteristics of high reliability organizations (HRO), organizations which have had few accidents while involved in operations where failure would result in severe consequences. These characteristics have important effects on the safety of marine systems. Assessing systems for these HRO characteristics is the ﬁrst step in reducing accidents caused by human and organization factors (HOF). The Safety Manage- ment Assessment System (SMAS) was developed speciﬁcally to assess marine systems (offshore platforms, marine terminals, ships) for HOF. SMAS is a screening method that selects and trains operators of the system to conduct a self-assessment. The assessment process takes ﬁve days and has the assessors making comparisons and evaluating HOF by selecting ranges and providing comments to capture the uncertainty. Included in the process is a visit to the system. A computer program was developed to assist in the assessment process. A ﬁeld test of SMAS was conducted at a marine terminal in California. Two teams, with members from the terminal and the regulatory agency, along with a facilitator, were selected and trained. These two independent teams conducted separate evaluations on the same marine terminal. A comparison of their assessments showed that the use of ranges and comments were very helpful. An analysis of ﬁeld test data shows that SMAS can produce results more consistent than randomness. SMAS shows promise as an efﬁcient and practical method to assess humans and organizations. q1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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