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.
What Is Management of Change in Aviation SMS
Management of change in aviation SMS is a formal process for facilitating changes in safety programs. In general, the change management process is evoked when larger, system-level changes are needed in the SMS.
Small changes are handled with corrective actions.
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Topics:
3-Safety Assurance,
2-Safety Risk Management
Benefits of Safety Surveys
Safety surveys give you insight into the relationship between your employees and your aviation safety program, which includes:
- The SMS;
- Safety management; and
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Topics:
Safety Culture
What Are Safety Objectives in Aviation SMS
Safety objectives in aviation SMS are the markers your safety program uses to assess whether or not your safety goals are being achieved. Your safety objectives will be the basis for how you measure safety performance.
Creating safety objectives is one of the most important tasks for setting yourself up to make good safety decisions and to monitor the performance of the SMS.
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Topics:
1-Safety Policy
What Does It Mean to Mitigate Risk?
The term “mitigate risk” and “risk mitigation” is slightly misleading. This is because the meaning of the term “risk” changes depending on the context in which it is used.
Confusion also exists because different safety experts have different understandings of what “risk” means.
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Topics:
3-Safety Assurance
What Is a Hazard
A hazard in safety management is a condition that poses a danger to your organization, and can lead to an accident, incident, or another mishap if not mitigates.
A hazard satisfies ALL of the following conditions:
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Topics:
2-Safety Risk Management
1st Step to Improve Aviation SMS Training
Improving aviation safety management systems (SMS) training effectiveness is as much about understanding what it is as what it is not.
Misconceptions about aviation SMS training can have wide-ranging negative effects on SMS implementation. This becomes increasingly disturbing when one considers how poor SMS training can destroy a safety culture,
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Topics:
Risk Management Training
Why the All Issues by Division Chart Is Important
Aviation safety dashboard charts automatically monitor and present aviation safety management systems (SMS) data to stakeholders, who can then use the information to make fact-based decisions.
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Topics:
2-Safety Risk Management
Risk Management Is the Backbone of Aviation SMS
One of the primary foundations of aviation safety management systems (SMS) is the organizational-wide, focused approach towards proactive risk management.
Risk management is a complex process that requires certain tools, behaviors, and conditions to be done effectively.
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Topics:
2-Safety Risk Management
What Is Task Management in Aviation Risk Management
Task management in every aviation safety management system (SMS) is extremely important. After all, the accountable executive will be monitoring SMS performance regularly and will be alert for substandard safety performance.
How quickly are safety tasks completed?
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Topics:
Risk Management Software
What Is Safety Culture Really?
"Safety culture" in aviation safety management systems (SMS) is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot and in many types of SMS conversations.
Yet “safety culture” is also a phrase that rarely receives a concise definition, and is often used to convey “a general sense of safety.”
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Topics:
3-Safety Assurance