There are several very important principles which, when applied, have been shown to produce highly e...
effective management systems. Some of these principles have not been made part of ISM Code, partly
because they go beyond compliance and serve to influence managers to take greater leadership roles in
their company, their industry, and in the world at large. However, these principles are found in award
criteria, such as the prestigious, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and in the U.S. Coast Guard's
William Benkert Marine Environment Protection Award. Award criteria provide a means to evaluate
companies and their management systems, so they must be able to measure up to an ideal level. The
following should be considered by each manager who wants to set up a highly effective (world class)
Safety Management System:
(1) Strategically plan for safety (optimize for long term, (prioritize ]or short term).
(2) Integrate safety into every process; make it produce a Return-On-Investment.
(3) Correctly reward innovative solutions, particularly those that fix the root cause of a problem.
(4) Measure safety in internal procedures and “Beta test” solutions before full implementation.
(5) Focus On people in all processes; make procedures easy to follow and equipment easy to use.
(6) Be prevention focused by aggressively plugging up liability loopholes and by being responsible.
(7) Establish safety leadership through education and training.
参考解析:
1. The reason why some of these important principles have not been made part of ISM Code is_______.
A. that they have been shown to produce highly effective management systems
B. that they have been proved to be impracticable
C. that they go beyond compliance
D. that they have been proved to be useless
2. About the award criteria, which of the following is correct?
A. Several very important principles which, when applied, have been shown to produce highly effective management systems can be found in award criteria.
B. There are only two prestigious award criteria in the world.
C. Award criteria provide a means to evaluate shipping companies only.
D. Award criteria will be mandatory for all shipping companies soon.
3. “Return-On-Investment” is a term in _______.
A. Marine Engineering
B. ISM Code
C. SMS
D. Economies
4. The best title for this passage should be _______.
A. The background of the ISM Code
B. The prestigious award criteria in the world
C. How to set up a world class SMS
D. Several very important principle