No. The railway employee who is in that high rail truck that is actually running out on routine inspections on the rail line is just as important as the chief safety officer of the corporation in making that happen. If there is any reluctance, for example, to do whistle-blowing on safety problems at the working level, then it will not actually be possible for the chief safety officer to do his job and perform his role.
That openness and the fact that everyone in the corporation understands that safety is part of the corporate culture and not just a management and reporting issue, is essential. I think SMS is understood to require that culture to be created.