ELEMENT 1.1 SAFETY POLICY.

Performance Objective. Top management will define the organization’s safety policy and   convey its expectations, objectives, commitments, and accountability to its employees.
Design Expectations.
(1) Top management will define and sign the organization’s safety policy.
(2) The safety policy will:
           (a) Include a commitment to implement and maintain the SMS;
           (b) Include a commitment to continuously improve in the level of safety;
           (c) Include a commitment to the management of safety risk;
           (d) Include a commitment to comply with applicable regulatory requirements;
           (e) Include a commitment to encourage employees to report safety issues              without reprisal
           (f) Establish clear standards for acceptable operational behavior for all employees;
           (g) Provide management guidance for setting safety objectives;
           (h) Provide management guidance for reviewing safety objectives;
           (i) Be documented;
           (j) Be communicated with visible management endorsement to all employees            and responsible parties;
           (k) Be reviewed periodically to ensure it remains relevant and appropriate to                the organization; 
           (l) Identify responsibility and accountability of management and employees with respect to safety performance.
Safety Policy. Safety policy is where organisation set objectives, assign responsibilities, and set standards. It is also where management conveys its commitment to the safety performance of the organization to its employees. 

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