The quality management system in an organization can ensure the safety of the organization's operation by unambiguous definition of tasks, competences and responsibilities of employees and continuous improvement of the activities carried out. The implementation of procedures resulting from the essence of the quality management system in an organization are flexible enough to be able to react freely to changes taking place in its environment, and thus should be focused on continuous improvement. In order to be able to perform the tasks and achieve the goals resulting from the implementation of the strategy, the company must have the tools and means that will allow it to shape the product quality at all stages of the production and commercialization cycle. The aim of the article is to present the place that the instruments of improving quality management systems occupy in ensuring safe functioning.