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Tyler Britton

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How to Complete Phase 3 of Aviation SMS Implementation [With Free Resources]

Posted by Tyler Britton on Jun 11, 2018 3:00:00 PM

What Is Phase 3 of Aviation SMS Implementation

Phase 3 of Aviation SMS implementation is largely about implementing your Safety Risk Management process. Your SRM process is where you document and design your safety management system. Designing your SMS is a two-step process:

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Topics: Aviation SMS Implementation, 2-Safety Risk Management

What the SMS Human Factor Complacency Looks Like (With Free Newsletter Resource)

Posted by Tyler Britton on Jun 6, 2018 4:07:00 AM

What Is the Human Factor Complacency (Two Types of Complacency)

Human Factor Complacency is one of the most important Human Factors in aviation safety that you need to be aware of.

Complacency can happen when you are feeling satisfied with your level of safety, and it can happen when you are apathetic to your own safety level.

Complacency is the cause of countless safety incidents because of things like:

  • You’ve done this task many times with no problem;
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Topics: 4-Safety Promotion

Why Is Your Aviation Risk Management Program Dying

Posted by Tyler Britton on Jun 4, 2018 4:57:00 AM

What Is a Dying Aviation Risk Management Program

Aviation safety risk management programs are on a spectrum of regression, stagnation, or improvement. What condition is your SMS?

Is your aviation risk management program dying? The truth is that it can be hard to know the current status of your SMS.

Change happens slowly. You may think that your SMS is improving nicely, but then a year later your safety performance is struggling, and you don’t know why. We see it happen with regularity.

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Topics: 4-Safety Promotion

Best Practices for Designing Your SMS for Aviation Service Providers

Posted by Tyler Britton on May 30, 2018 4:58:00 AM

What Is SMS Design

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.

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Topics: 1-Safety Policy

What Is Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) in SMS

Posted by Tyler Britton on May 28, 2018 4:34:00 AM

What Is Plan Do Check Act (PDCA)

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:

  • It is a cycle;
  • This cycle is designed to be repeatable; and
  • It is designed to improve the processes of your SMS.

The various parts of PDCA are:

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Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management

How to Complete Phase 2 of Aviation SMS Implementation [With Free Checklist]

Posted by Tyler Britton on May 23, 2018 4:02:00 AM

What Is Phase 2 of Aviation SMS Implementation?

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:

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Topics: Aviation SMS Implementation

How to Complete Phase 1 of Aviation SMS Implementation [With Free Checklist]

Posted by Tyler Britton on May 21, 2018 4:03:00 AM

What Is Phase 1 of 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:

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Topics: Aviation SMS Implementation

How Optimized Record Keeping Benefits Top Managers in Aviation

Posted by Tyler Britton 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 Tyler Britton 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 Tyler Britton 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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