Accountable Manager

Summary

The Accountable Manager is a designated role within the organisation as described in the safety accountability chain. They are leaders within the organisation that hold management positions with safety accountability, either directly or in-directly, for the delivery of safe services.

Refer to Organisational Safety Arrangements for further information on the Safety Accountability Chain.

The Accountable Manager will fill other Roles within the Safety Management System including:

Safety Risk Owner

Group Membership

Executive Safety Committee

Process

The Accountable Executive role is not defined within a process.

Deliverables

Safety Accountability Statement
Audit Schedule

Guidance

The following material provides useful guidance for this role.

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