Enhancing Aviation Safety: Expert Insights, Tips, and Updates from SMS-Pro

How to Justify Severity of Risk Assessments - Best Practices

Posted by Christopher Howell on Feb 22, 2023 5:33:00 AM

What Are Components of Risk Matrix

During the issue management life-cycle, safety managers commonly conduct initial and residual risk assessments on reported issues. In most cases, the risk is a combination of both:

  • Probability (frequency), and
  • Severity (consequences).
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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

5 Questions to Ask Before Making Risk Assessment

Posted by Stu Martin on Feb 15, 2023 5:16:00 AM

Goal of Risk Assessment Questions

Before making risk assessments, there are several important questions to ask about the issue in question. These questions are extremely significant, as they affect how you will rank the issue and how you will respond to it.

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Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management

Six Steps How to Perform Trend Analysis in Aviation SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on Feb 8, 2023 6:17:00 AM

What Is Trend Analysis in Aviation SMS

Simply put, trend analysis in aviation SMS is an activity that is used to target patterns in your safety program that might otherwise be “lost in the noise” of your safety data.

Patterns can be related to behavior, occurrences, or other aspects of your safety program. Patterns are identified within your chosen time period.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

What Should Be in Your Safety Policy in Aviation SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on Feb 1, 2023 5:40:00 AM

What Is Aviation Safety Policy

An Aviation Safety Policy is a document in aviation safety management systems (SMS) that outlines:

  • What your organization’s safety value are;
  • Expectations from employees and stakeholders;
  • What safety commitments your organization is willing to make, as directed by the accountable executive; and
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Topics: 1-Safety Policy

Overview of 4 Phases of Aviation SMS Implementation With Free Resources

Posted by Stu Martin on Jan 25, 2023 5:47:00 AM

Inadequate Safety Performance Compels Aviation SMS Implementation

The level of measurable aviation safety performance is not the same across the world, country-to-country, or airline-to-airline. Some countries are notorious for having substandard aviation safety records

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Topics: Aviation SMS Implementation

What Is Aviation Safety Management

Posted by Christopher Howell on Jan 18, 2023 1:16:00 PM

Do We All Know What Is Aviation Safety Management?

Aviation service providers coordinate materials and activities of their core business model in order to achieve desired objectives. These objectives vary by industry segment type, including:

  • Manufacturing;
  • Aircraft maintenance;
  • Transporting cargo and passengers;
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Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management

LOSA Observer Training/Calibration: Why It’s Important

Posted by Dr. Bob Baron on Jan 11, 2023 6:00:00 AM

Problems With Invalid LOSA Observations

Many airlines that conduct LOSAs internally have been confronted with a problem that has significantly affected the validity of their observations.

The problem has to do with observer calibration.

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Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management

How Mistakes Improve Aviation SMS Processes - Lessons Learned Library

Posted by Stu Martin on Jan 4, 2023 6:00:00 AM

Mistakes Are an Opportunity

In any industry, there are bound to be mistakes. Mistakes can be either willful or unintentional, but are equally dangerous to aviation safety.

In aviation, unintentional mistakes can lead to devastating accidents,

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

What Is Management of Change in Aviation SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on Dec 28, 2022 5:48:00 AM

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

30 Good Questions for Safety Surveys in Aviation SMS [With Free Resources]

Posted by Stu Martin on Dec 21, 2022 4:33:00 AM

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

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