Responsibility n. the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. (Oxford Dictionary)
Most of us learned about responsibility as children. Our parents gave us responsibilities like walking the dog or loading the dishwasher.
Topics: Quality-Safety Management
Fishbone diagrams are a lesser known but very effective risk management tool in aviation safety management systems (SMS).
Fishbone diagrams get their name because of their fish-like appearance, with several fins and a head.
Topics: Risk Management Software
Passing aviation safety audits is absolutely critical for safety managers, not to mention the accountable executive who is ultimately responsible for aviation safety management systems (SMS) performance.
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
Understanding the fine lines between various stages of safety events in aviation risk management processes is extremely important.
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Aviation safety managers must be prepared for a never-ending chain of audits. This is a fact of life, whether you are working at:
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
The aviation safety manager (SM) is the individual charged with developing, monitoring, and improving the safety management system (SMS) of the service provider.
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Whether you are a pilot or an aviation maintenance engineer, many tasks require focused attention to detail. It doesn't require a human factors training company to tell you that disastrous results may occur when workers are unable to maintain focus on their tasks.
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Teamwork is a word used often in the workplace. We’ve all heard that it’s important to work together. Why cover the same ground again?
Topics: 4-Safety Promotion
Unlike those who study and create safety management systems (SMS), to the average employee these programs can be boring.
Topics: 4-Safety Promotion
Simply put, the hazard reporting process is the primary mode of data acquisition in aviation safety management systems (SMS). Being such, a poor hazard reporting process can literally break your SMS. If that sounds unrealistic, it’s not.
Topics: Aviation SMS Database
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