Print Email Facebook Twitter Involving moral and ethical principles in safety management systems Title Involving moral and ethical principles in safety management systems Author Lindhout, P. (TU Delft Safety and Security Science) Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (TU Delft Safety and Security Science; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Universiteit Antwerpen) Date 2021 Abstract Some organisations, and some individual humans, violate moral and ethical rules, whether or not they are written down in laws or codes of conduct. Corporate transgressions, as this behaviour is called, occur because of the actions of those in charge, usually bright and dedicated people. Immoral and unethical conduct can adversely affect the safety of workers, the general public and the environment. A scoping review method for a literature search is used to explore morality and ethics in relation to health and safety management. Our findings show that controlling the risks associated with misconduct and corporate transgression is not usually seen as a responsibility allocated to safety systems but is left to general management and corporate governance. The moral and ethical principles, however, can be applied in safety management systems to prevent misconduct and transgression-related safety risks. Our results show that ethical leadership, ethical behaviour, sustaining an ethical climate and implementation of an ethical decision-making process emerge as key preventive measures. The discussion presents a proposed way to include these measures in safety management systems. Conclusion and recommendations underline that unwanted behaviour and transgression risks can be brought under control, starting from a set of best practices. Not only the managers themselves but also board members, independent external supervisors and government regulators need to embrace these practices. Subject Ethical principlesFairnessMisconductPrecautionaryPreventionSafety management systemTransgression To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2e9afeb2-87d0-4d59-8a0d-46d32e2b7c09 DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168511 ISSN 1661-7827 Source International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (16) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2021 P. Lindhout, G.L.L.M.E. Reniers Files PDF ijerph_18_08511.pdf 764.14 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:2e9afeb2-87d0-4d59-8a0d-46d32e2b7c09/datastream/OBJ/view