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

3 Most Common (Unknown) Mistakes in Aviation SMS Implementations

Posted by Stu Martin on Jul 27, 2021 6:00:00 AM

Seeking Out Mistakes in Aviation SMS Implementations

Being honest about mistakes is hard.

It’s even harder to try and seek out mistakes you are making that you do not know you are making.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

3 Methods for Root Cause Analysis in Aviation SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on Jul 20, 2021 5:55:00 AM

How to Conduct Root Cause Analysis

Every aviation safety management system (SMS) contains a subsystem to manage risk associated with reported safety issues and audit findings. This subsystem can be called the SMS' risk management system as this system provides the logical workflow necessary to efficiently:

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

3 Levels of Aviation SMS Operational Excellence

Posted by Stu Martin on Jul 15, 2021 7:00:00 AM

Aviation SMS Structure Is the Backbone of a Safety Program

The management of aviation safety is a shared responsibility among all levels (i.e., stakeholders) of an organization.

Top management has to set the basis for establishing

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Topics: Risk Management Software

3 Important Aspects of Safety Performance Indicators in Aviation SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on Jul 13, 2021 6:00:00 AM

Understanding What Safety Performance in Aviation SMS Is

Safety performance in aviation safety management systems (SMS) can be difficult to fully comprehend because it involves so many moving parts.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

3 Essential Communication Techniques for Aviation Safety Managers

Posted by Stu Martin on Jul 8, 2021 6:00:00 AM

Communication Critical to Aviation Safety Managers Role

Aviation safety managers need to give feedback – both praise and criticism – to employees and management regularly. It’s an essential part of their role as a leader in driving the performance of their aviation safety management system (SMS).

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

3 Most Important Human Factors in Aviation SMS – They’ll Surprise You

Posted by Stu Martin on Jul 6, 2021 6:00:00 AM

Root Human Factors and Symptomatic Human Factors

The Dirty Dozen Human Factors in aviation safety management systems (SMS) are not isolated factors.

They are an interwoven set of human actions that influence each other. And they are not all created equal.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

3 Myths About Aviation SMS Implementation

Posted by Stu Martin on Jul 1, 2021 5:53:00 AM

Be Aware of Your Aviation Safety Management Myths

Awareness is a great weapon for overcoming problems in aviation safety management systems (SMS). When aviation safety managers try to implement an aviation SMS while at the same time clinging to myths:

  • People get hurt;
  • The company loses money; and
  • The SMS makes no progress.
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Topics: 1-Safety Policy

Let’s Talk Human Factors - Origin of Dirty Dozen

Posted by Renee Dupont-Adam on Jun 29, 2021 10:00:00 AM

Human Factors Training and Dirty Dozen Posters

How did it all begin? Today, I want to discuss with you just how Human Factors training and the Dirty Dozen posters came to be.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

Let’s Talk Human Factors - Complacency

Posted by Renee Dupont-Adam on Jun 24, 2021 11:39:00 AM

What Is Complacency in Human Factors?

What is complacency? - It’s the self-satisfaction accompanied by a loss of awareness of the dangers.

Two very experienced AMTs (one with 22 years and the other with 33 years of experience) missed 140 cracks during a 100-hourly inspection.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

Is Your Aviation SMS Implementation Performing or Prescriptive?

Posted by Stu Martin on Jun 22, 2021 6:00:00 AM

Pros and Cons of Prescriptive vs Performance Based SMS

Performance vs prescriptive based approaches to aviation safety management systems (SMS) is and will increasingly be a hot topic in the aviation industry for years to come.

As it should be.

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Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management

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