This study aims to analyse safety management in the shipping industry and suggest further research. Safety management is a critical component in preventing accidents within the shipping industry. Unfortunately, ship accidents are relatively common. To improve safety management in the shipping industry, it is necessary to identify various problems and solutions from previous studies. This study uses comprehensive mapping, utilising bibliometric and systematic reviews, to analyse 669 articles within the Scopus database. The findings indicate an increase in the number of publications, while the number of citations is decreasing. China is identified as the most influential country in terms of publication numbers and international collaborations. Co-authorship analysis reveals that only 24 out of 1,773 authors collaborated with other authors. Based on the systematic review, this study concludes that the human factor plays a crucial role in the effectiveness of safety management. Therefore, further research focusing on support systems that can reduce human error in safety management is important. Additionally, research on the relationship between cultural and structural aspects in safety management is necessary to reduce friction between the two aspects. This research contributes to the mapping of previous research and can be used to determine the topic of further research.
In an industrial scope, the industry itself cannot be separated from a risk, and the shipping industry is no exception. The risk itself can possibly emerge from the company’s internal environment and there is a risk that emerge from company’s external environment. Therefore, companies are required to be able to manage the risks that may arise and give various impact. Basically, if the company can manage the risks, then the risks can potentially become opportunity, or it can also be said that it is a positive risk. On the other hand, if the risks lead to losses and the company cannot manage properly, this is a negative risk that needs to be managed by the company. In a shipping industry, there is an internationally recognized safety management system, namely the ISM Code, where the code regulates aspects of safety management in ships. With the implementation of an optimal safety management system, shipping company can basically apply the ISM Code instrument as a risk management effort, particularly in operational risk. Shipping company need to understand that they are obliged to create a safe work environment for their employees. Keywords: Risk management, ISM Code, Integration
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