SALT integrated safety management system

Etienne L. Simon; Johannes C. Coetzee; Keith R. J. Browne; Eben P. Wiid; Theodore Williams

doi:10.1117/12.2313471

10 July 2018 SALT integrated safety management system

Etienne L. Simon, Johannes C. Coetzee, Keith R. J. Browne, Eben P. Wiid, Theodore Williams

Proceedings Volume 10704, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII; 1070424 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313471
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

SALT, in conjunction with the SAAO, has developed and implemented an integrated safety management system. This system complies with the South African Occupational Health and Safety Act. Safety is a standard and very important consideration when the Failure Effects, Maintenance and Critical Analysis are done for current and new operations, designs, sub-system and instruments. Employee health needs special attention since the observatory is located 250 km away from proper hospitals and medical specialists. Since its full implementation, hardly any work-related safety incidents or injuries occurred. This paper details the integrated safety system and its various elements.

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Etienne L. Simon, Johannes C. Coetzee, Keith R. J. Browne, Eben P. Wiid, and Theodore Williams "SALT integrated safety management system", Proc. SPIE 10704, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII, 1070424 (10 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313471

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