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Stu Martin

Stu Martin is an accomplished aerospace safety engineer with over 25 years of experience in the aviation industry. Beginning his career on the ramp, Stu developed a hands-on understanding of aircraft operations, maintenance, and safety protocols. His journey from ground operations to engineering has equipped him with a unique perspective on aviation safety, blending practical expertise with technical rigor. Stu has contributed to numerous safety initiatives, including the development of risk assessment frameworks and incident investigation protocols, earning recognition for his commitment to enhancing operational safety. A respected voice in the field, he continues to advocate for robust safety cultures within aviation organizations worldwide.
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How Optimized Record Keeping Benefits Top Managers in Aviation

Posted by Stu Martin on May 16, 2018 4:43:00 AM

What Are Problems With Traditional Record Keeping

Tracking employees' documents and records is one of the most important documentation tasks aviation service providers have. This is especially true in the case of pilots, where poor record-keeping can result in regulatory fines.

Most aviation service providers manage their record keeping manually, such as in:

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Topics: Quality-Safety Management

20 Benefits of Optimized Pilot Records Management for SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on May 14, 2018 5:33:00 AM

What Is Optimized Pilot Records Management

Aviation service providers are well aware of the importance of tracking pilots’ records and documents.

At any given time, an aviation service provider may have dozens of records that require action. Especially when these records are being documented in something like an Excel spreadsheet.

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Topics: Quality-Safety Management

SMS Design vs Performance Best Practices

Posted by Stu Martin on May 9, 2018 4:55:00 AM

What Is SMS Design

SMS design is the foundation of your safety program. It is the Safety Risk Management pillar portion of the 4 Pillars of SMS.

When building your safety program, establishing a thorough, encompassing design will be the first major milestone of your SMS.

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Social Psychology of Risk in Aviation SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on May 7, 2018 4:44:00 AM

Why Social Psychology of Risk Is Important

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:

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Topics: Safety Culture

How to Manage Hazard Reports in Aviation SMS [With Free Resources]

Posted by Stu Martin on May 1, 2018 4:16:00 AM

Steps for How to Manage Hazard Reports

The 4 I’s of Issue Management are a useful, high-level way of looking at the process and steps for managing hazard reports.

In terms of how to manage hazard reports, these 4 basic steps in the process are:

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

What Are Best Practices for Key Performance Indicators in Aviation SMS – With Free KPI Resources

Posted by Stu Martin on Apr 30, 2018 4:14:00 AM

What Are Key Performance Indicators

Key performance indicators in aviation SMS measure the core safety concerns of your organization. They help you evaluate your success at reaching important safety targets.

KPIs are NOT used to evaluate:

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Topics: Key Performance Indicators

How to Best Monitor Fatigue in Your Aviation SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on Apr 24, 2018 4:30:00 AM

Why Fatigue Monitoring Matters

Fatigue is the sixth of the Dirty Dozen Human Factors.

Fatigue has traditionally received a lot of attention from flight crew due to the dramatic effects of the different types of fatigue on pilot and cabin crew performance.

One of the primary challenges associated with fatigue in the workplace is that the symptoms of fatigue are other Human Factors.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

What Are Most Important Things to Know About Hazard Reporting in SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on Apr 17, 2018 5:56:00 AM

Hazard Reporting More Than Just Hazards

“Hazard reporting” is a bit of a misnomer because employees report much more than hazards. Hazards are simply one type of thing that people report. Perhaps a more accurate expression for hazard reporting would be “issue reporting.”

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Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management

How to Distinguish Hazard vs Risk Occurrence

Posted by Stu Martin on Apr 12, 2018 5:57:00 AM

Why Identifying the Difference Between Hazards and Risks Matters

One of the biggest problems in aviation risk management is the misuse or misunderstanding of aviation risk management definitions and concepts. The most common mistakes happen when it comes to the idea of a hazard vs risk.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

How to Identify Hazards in Aviation SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on Apr 11, 2018 6:30:00 AM

What Is a Hazard

Hazards are central to the entire process of developing safe operational environments.

A hazard fulfills the following:

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

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