As the former Commander of the International Space Station, it is not surprising that in interviews, Chris Hadfield often stresses the importance of effective risk management. Whether for career or pleasure, every aviator experiences a considerable level of risk in their operational environment.
Topics: 4-Safety Promotion, Safety Culture
In the old days of national airline carriers the crews almost invariably shared the same nationality. Indeed, a common national identity of the workforce was a trademark of these carriers.
Now, with the liberalization of air transport occurring in many parts of the world, workforces have become increasingly multicultural. Examples of this trend can be seen around the world.
A multicultural workforce has several benefits. For example, you can cater to your passengers in their own native language. Also, problem solving is improved by inviting different cultural perspectives; however, multiculturalism can lead to misunderstandings.
How can operators engineer an organizational set-up so that national culture differences do not lead to ‘fatal’ misunderstandings?
Topics: Safety Culture
Safety communication in aviation SMS is simply another way of sharing data.
Safety communication IS data sharing. This data sharing happens in several ways:
Topics: Safety Culture
Transparency in aviation safety management is concerned with what types information various employee roles have in your company. By “types of information” we are mostly talking about safety concerns that are discovered through hazard reports, audits, etc.
Topics: Safety Culture
Without questions, the biggest concern of top safety managers should be how due diligence is practiced.
Due diligence involves ensuring that:
Topics: Safety Culture
Risk tolerance is simply how much risk you are willing to accept in a given activity, task, situation, etc.
High risk tolerance is not good.
Low risk tolerance is good, as it means that people will only allow a limited amount of risky behavior. No more risk should be tolerated than necessary for completing a task.
Topics: Safety Culture
Safety culture will be the last thing to develop in your SMS.
Once you fully implement your SMS design (Phase 3 of SMS implementation), you will need to monitor your SMS to ensure it is functioning as designed. Aviation safety programs with good safety cultures usually operate as designed.
Topics: Safety Culture
Aviation safety cultures are the attitudes, behaviors, and actions that drive safety performance in your SMS.
Safety culture includes how management supports safety, and what front line employees do when no one is watching.
Topics: Safety Culture
Social psychology plays a tremendously important role in safe operations. In fact, it may play the most important role in safety outcomes. Safety performance in your aviation safety program will hinge on your ability to create a climate of positive social psychology through:
Topics: Safety Culture
Safety surveys give you insight into the relationship between your employees and your aviation safety program, which includes:
Topics: Safety Culture
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