In aviation safety, SMS design is the framework upon which operations run safely.
SMS design is encapsulated in the Safety Risk Management pillar of the 4 Pillars of SMS. Implementing the design of your SMS will be the first major accomplishment of your safety program.
Topics: 1-Safety Policy
Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) is a very simple, but remarkable process for driving improvement in the design of your aviation SMS.
Here are the main points of PDCA:
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Phase 2 of SMS Implementation is largely dedicated to documenting foundational, core, elements of your safety management system.
The result of implementing Phase 2 is an SMS Safety Policy that all employees can reference to understand:
Topics: Aviation SMS Implementation
Phase 1 of Aviation SMS implementation involves activities that lay the groundwork you will need to begin implementing other parts of your SMS, such as critical processes and policy.
Phase 1 of aviation SMS has the goal of answering like:
Topics: Aviation SMS Implementation
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.
Topics: Quality-Safety 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.
Topics: Quality-Safety Management
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.
Social psychology plays a tremendously important role in safe operations. In fact, it may play the most important role in safety outcomes.
Topics: Safety Culture
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:
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
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.
Topics: Key Performance Indicators
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