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Original research
FROM MANAGEMENT REVIEW TO SAFETY MARGIN CONTROL: A DECISION-TRACEABILITY MODEL FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY GOVERNANCEPages 343-354
Abstract:
Management review is a required element of many quality and safety management systems, yet it is often treated as a documentary compliance event rather than as an active governance control function. This study develops and applies a decision-traceability model for examining how senior review processes convert safety-relevant signals into decisions affecting safety margins. A qualitative and semi-quantitative dataset was constructed from nine public accident and incident cases across process safety, offshore energy, chemical manufacturing, rail, and maritime operations. The unit of analysis was the decision item, producing 45 coded items from official investigation reports, regulatory findings, and safety recommendations. Results show that 33 items (73.3%) reached traceability scores of 4 or 5, while 13 items (28.9%) displayed weak or incomplete conversion. Breakdowns concentrated in verification, diagnosis, and decision stages. The paper contributes a reproducible method for distinguishing documentary management review from effective safety governance.
Keywords: Management review, Safety governance, Quality management, Safety management systems, Decision traceability, Safety margins, Corrective action, System safety engineering, Organizational control, Accident investigation.
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Karim Hardy
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