From Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018
SALT, in conjunction with the SAAO, has developed and implemented an integrated safety management system. This system complies with the South African Occupational Health and Safety Act. Safety is a standard and very important consideration when the Failure Effects, Maintenance and Critical Analysis are done for current and new operations, designs, sub-system and instruments. Employee health needs special attention since the observatory is located 250 km away from proper hospitals and medical specialists. Since its full implementation, hardly any work-related safety incidents or injuries occurred. This paper details the integrated safety system and its various elements.
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Etienne L. Simon, Johannes C. Coetzee, Keith R. J. Browne, Eben P. Wiid, and Theodore Williams, "SALT integrated safety management system," Proc. SPIE 10704, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VII, 1070424 (Presented at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation: June 15, 2018; Published: 10 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313471.