In order to improve the safety risk management level of coal chemical enterprises and eliminate safety management shortcomings，the production characteristics and safety risks of the coal chemical industry were analyzed. Based on the actual situation of the enterprises，the operation practice of the safety management system in coal chemical enterprises was discussed，covering the operation mode of the system，system operation planning，and implementation and operation effect of key elements of the system. From the aspects of safety leadership，system construction，safety risk management，unsafe behavior management，and system operation effectiveness，the ideas and methods for the operation of the safety management system in coal chemical enterprises were systematically elucidated. The results show that the operation ideas and modes of the safety management system in coal chemical enterprises combine multiple safety systems in the chemical industry，with comprehensive safety management elements and effective system operation. It can improve the safety risk management level of coal chemical enterprises and has practical and promotional value.

safety risk  /  safety management system  /  operation  /  elements  /  safety leadership  /  unsafe behavior