Total Quality Management (TQM) was founded by Dr. W. Edwards Deming, Dr. Joseph M Juren, and Philip Crosby. A simple definition of TQM is a method of management approach for continuous success through customer satisfaction. A breakdown of TQM consists of; all members of an organization contribute to the improvement of processes, products, services and the way they interact. TQM methods have been taught by respected leaders such as Philip B. Crosby, W. Edwards Deming, Armand V. Feigenbaum, Kaoru Ishikawa, and Joseph M. Juran. Total quality management methods attack systems and procedures, not people. For example, if an employee shows a lack of interest, it is usually a failure in the process or procedure that is not the employee's fault. When deciding to integrate total quality management, managers must understand that the TQM method must be continuously monitored. Once the plan has been developed a course of action must be taken. To achieve optimal success, you need to organize and prioritize your total quality management system. The goal of total quality management is internal and external satisfaction. Employee empowerment is an internal goal while an external goal is customer satisfaction. The origin of (TSM) is to safety and health management as (TQM) is to quality management. It is a performance and process-based approach to managing safety and health. It allows companies to compete and gain an advantage in the market. Creating a safe and healthy working atmosphere proves to be very beneficial in ensuring consistent peak performance and continuous improvement. Total safety management (TSM) contains three key elements which are sustainable competitive advantage, peak performance and continuous improvement. Sustainable...... half of the document...... view. Employees and their actions are the key drivers of behavior-based safety. Involving employees in analyzing unsafe actions, educating them, correcting them, and applying safety knowledge will in turn result in fewer work-related accidents. Nowadays, the professional is likely to work in a company that practices total quality management methods. Safety and health students should understand (TQM) and the ability to apply its elements in managing an organization's safety and health program. After providing an overview of (TQM) and its elements, the foundation for total safety management and behavior-based safety has been laid. This connection related to work performance to safety and health that establishes a quality product that is a safe product and an ideal environment for producing quality products is a safe and healthy environment.