The paper presents the concept of using the “Defense-in-Depth Philosophy” (DDP) in transport safety management. It involves designing multiple safety barriers such that the breach of any one of them is detected at the local system security level – thus early, which is crucial for reducing the risk of transport accidents and minimizing potential losses.
This concerns technical, procedural, and organizational barriers and safeguards at all levels of road safety management. Such security systems are used in high-risk industrial installations.
It seems that the DDP philosophy, not widely used in transport safety management, could significantly reduce the risk of losses in this industry. Safety management is a type of systemic management, i.e., management by objectives. By adopting the “defense-in-depth” principle, four main goals and groups of safety management methods in transport can be defined: (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine