Table of Contents

Introduction to Management Systems. Corporate Governance and EHS Leadership. High-Reliability Organizations (HROs) and Operational Excellence. Types of Management Systems. Benefits of a Management System. Fundamentals of an Operational Excellence Management System. Introduction: Fundamentals of an Operational Excellence Management System. Fundamental 1: Leadership Commitment and Motivation. Fundamental 2: Identifying and Executing Applicable and Relevant Elements to Achieve Operational Excellence in Your Business. Fundamental 3: Establishing the Baseline. Fundamental 4: Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA). Fundamental 5: Auditing for Compliance and Conformance. Fundamental 6: Closing the Gaps—Operational Discipline. Fundamental 7: Networks and Communities of Practice for Continuous Improvements and Shared Learning. Workshop - Fundamentals of an Operational Excellence Management System.

About the Author

Dr. Chitram (Chit) Lutchman (Principal Author) - DBA-Doctor of Business Administration, MBA, Certified Safety Specialist (CSP), Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP), 1st Class Power Engineer, BSc Agriculture Sciences.

Chit Lutchman , a2011 recipient of the prestigious McMaster Arch Award for unique and exceptional contributions to Canada, is an experienced safety professional with extensive frontline and leadership experience in the energy industry. Having sustained some disability from an industrial work accident, Dr. Lutchman developed a passion for improving health and safety in the workplace. With international oil and gas experience, he has experienced the two extremes of organizational health and safety practices and business performance. As a prior employee of Suncor Energy Inc., (Canada's largest oil and gas producer), he pioneered work within his organization aimed at improving contractor health and safety management. In prior roles, Dr. Lutchman has functioned as a corporate leader in loss management and emergency response. He also functioned in project management leadership roles in the commissioning and start-up of Canada's first commercial SAGD and cogeneration facility in Fort McMurray, Alberta. He published his first book, Project Execution: A Practical Approach to Industrial and Commercial Project Management , in 2010. In 2012 /2013, he was the principal author of: Safety Management: A Comprehensive Approach to Developing a Sustainable System and Process Safety Management - Leveraging Networks and Communities of Practice for Continuous Improvement respectively. He is also the principal author of this book and has coordinated the contributions of his coauthors to provide readers with this practical package of knowledge, which can contribute significantly to improving the health and safety of all workers, including new graduates, safety professionals, and business lea

Reviews

"This book provides an impressive reference library of management system concepts, elements, and specific oil company examples in one place. The focus on leadership and accountability as the first fundamental is critically important to any management system. Without this, the rest of the system falls apart."
—Bob Batch, President and Owner, OEA LLC