Management Review Record
Management review record where leadership reviews SMS performance and decides actions.
What it proves at audit
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Why operators use it
We use ASSURE-03 to show that leadership does more than receive safety information: it reviews the evidence, makes the decisions that only leadership can make, supplies resources and checks that the decision improves real control performance.
The assurance cycle is incomplete if audits, events, worker reports, field checks and indicators stop at a report. Management review is the governance step where accountable leadership considers what the evidence means for public risk, control effectiveness and the current operating context. It decides whether the SMS still fits the work, whether controls need to change, what resources or authority are required, and how outcomes will be verified.
From the companion guide that comes with this document.
Related documents
Method and plan for each internal audit: scope, sampling and approach.
Internal audit checklist for the core SMS using present, suitable, operating, effective.
Dashboard that turns SMS data into a clear picture for leadership.