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Case Study: An Introduction to Critical Review

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Singapore University of Social Sciences

   

Safety Management and Audit (HFS351)

   

Added on  2020-03-01

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HFS351 - Safety management is a process in which the risk of damage and harm to a person is identified and necessary policies are developed to maintain a proper environment at workplace. The paper presents the changes in the railway safety policy implemented by the Australian Railway Ministry in order to avoid the occurrence of railway disaster in the future. 

Case Study: An Introduction to Critical Review

   

Singapore University of Social Sciences

   

Safety Management and Audit (HFS351)

   Added on 2020-03-01

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Running Head: CRITICAL REVIEW –CASE STUDY 11Critical Review –Case Study 1Following the guidelines of the course ID guidelinesStudent’s nameUniversity
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CRITICAL REVIEW –CASE STUDY 12Table of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................3Case Study Review..........................................................................................................................3Incident background.....................................................................................................................3Reason for the accident................................................................................................................4Lessons learned from the accident...............................................................................................5Policy changes and implementation of the policies.....................................................................6Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7References........................................................................................................................................9
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CRITICAL REVIEW –CASE STUDY 13IntroductionSafety management is a process in which the risk of damage and harm to a person is identified and necessary policies are developed to maintain a proper environment at workplace (Glendon & Clarke, 2016). Moreover, safety management is the processes, procedures, structure,resources and people of an organisation required to attain the objective of the safety managementpolicies. In the safety and risk management process, the hazards are identified using risk identification and risk assessment techniques in order to keep the employees and other stakeholders safe from the operations of the organisation (Bramson, 2009). However, it is important to note that lack of attention, casual attitude of the employees and breaches of safety policies may lead to different types of hazards at workplace. Hence, it is important for the management to identify, implement, ensure and monitor the safety policies effectively in order tomaintain a safe and healthy environment at workplace. On the basis of the above facts, the case study of Granville train crash can is Australia has been identified in order to evaluate the factors leading to safety breaches and occurrence of one of the largest disaster in the history of Australian Railway. Furthermore, the paper presents the changes in the railway safety policy implemented by the Australian Railway Ministry in order to avoid the occurrence of railway disaster in the future.Case Study ReviewIncident backgroundGranville train crash can be identified as the most unfortunate rail disaster in Australia. On January 18, 1977, a Sydney-bound train derailed in Granville suburb, New South Wales
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