Unit VII

Integrated Safety Management Systems

Course Textbook :

Pardy, W., & Andrews, T. (2010). Integrated management systems: Leading strategies and solutions. Plymouth, United Kingdom: Government Institutes.

Unit VII Course Project

Final Report

For the Unit VII Assignment, you are asked to develop a recommendation to your chosen employer utilizing your findings and observations from your unit assessments throughout the course, paying special attention to the gap analysis you conducted in Unit IV.

 Prepare a detailed recommendation to your facility manager identifying what the company needs to do to bring the organization into conformance with one or more ESH management systems standards. Your paper should include all of the following details:

Utilize the key elements of a management systems approach to ESH, and discuss how they relate to your chosen employer. Refer to the 17 elements listed in your gap analysis. You are encouraged to list each item and describe the associated recommendation.

· In the “conclusions” section of your essay, ensure you assess the facility’s leadership commitment to the project, and make some guesses in relation to the degree to with the organization will resist any such changes.

· In the “conclusions” section, describe where the organization lies in relation to identification of regulatory requirements and evaluation of them and general physical site safety, and the sophistication of regulatory compliance programs at the site.

Your response should be 5-10 pages in length, not counting references listed at the end or repeating of the question, and cited per APA guidelines. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.