An Integrated Management System is a safety management system established to systematically integrate safety into management and work practices at all levels of the organisation.
A properly designed and configured integrated safety management system is designed to achieve operational effectiveness through the integration of environmental compliance, quality assurance, risk assessment and mitigation, and safety and health protection procedures; incorporated by design into work planning and implementation of those plans.
How does it work?
Line Management is assigned those roles, responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities to ensure safety of operations and protection of workers, the public, and the environment. By employing a rigorous self-assessment process, line managers review, approve, and follow pre-determined requirements. In production activities or plant operations, management has the responsibility to support operational readiness reviews, startup and restart of facilities; and manage the analysis and implementation of management and technical baseline control and reporting procedures.