In SwedishSAM must be kept alive
On Stena Jutlandica, systematic work environment management (SAM) is part of the overall quality system.
– It makes work easier and decreases the risk of issues falling between two authorities, says Captain Jörgen Lorén.
Starting up a new system is perhaps not so difficult. But keeping it going and introducing it as a natural part of the recurring routines is worse. On Stena Jutlandica the process is now quite well developed after SAM was joined with the overall ISM system.
– For us it was natural to do that. On the safety committee, the connections between ISM and SAM are clear since we take up issues that are directly related to SWEM. On the safety rounds there are also problems that arise which can be put into SAM, he says.
The two systems do not overlap; it is more a question of supplementing each other. While ISM regulates more what is already done and requires deviation reports if something goes wrong, systematic work environment management is more preventive. Jörgen Lorén only sees advantages in treating safety and work environment systems on board as one unit.
– Not least in everyday work. If you do not have the systematic approach it is easy to just continue with what you have always done without reflecting on the risks.
On Jutlandica SAM has made a lot of progress and a recently completed internal audit shows that it is moving forwards well in most departments. All that remains now is to keep it going.
– As captain you must have focus on the system and really accept it fully. Otherwise it will not be the living system that it is intended to be.
Linda Sundgren
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