Stages of Safety Events With FAA vs. Others
Regulatory oversight agencies in various countries/regions possess inconsistent definitions for:
- hazards,
- risks, and
Regulatory oversight agencies in various countries/regions possess inconsistent definitions for:
Topics: FAA Compliance
Surveys seem a bit old-fashioned. That’s probably because they are.
Surveys have been around and popular for years. Safety surveys have many uses besides getting the opinions of the workforce.
Topics: 4-Safety Promotion
The main continuous improvement activities for maturing aviation safety management systems (SMS) following an ICAO-compliant SMS implementation include developing:
Topics: Key Performance Indicators
Change management in aviation safety management systems (SMS) is an extremely important topic. Formal processes to manage change have become important not just for safety performance, but also for demonstrating to SMS auditors that your company knows how to formally manage change as your operations are exposed to changing environmental conditions.
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Whether safety professionals or upper management like it or not, a successful aviation safety management system (SMS) is dependent on safety culture. This fact holds true for every aviation industry segment, including:
Topics: Safety Culture
For most aviation service providers, the simple act of getting employees to report potential safety hazards is a constant challenge.
Expectations of the majority of employees are:
Topics: 4-Safety Promotion
Aviation safety managers have jobs that others may find unrewarding, or difficult for them to witness results. The safety manager may spend years performing routine "safety manager stuff," while others may wonder: "just what do you do around here?"
Managing safety is similar to managing security. The job is often a thankless one. Safety managers don't get the daily slap on the back or hear much rewarding praise.
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Several years ago NASA analyzed pilots' actions from 19 airline accidents from the viewpoint of "real-time" - i.e. during the flight and without hindsight bias. NASA found that the primary cause of the accidents was something they called "plan continuation bias."
For those of you who aren't unfamiliar with this concept, the premise is this: when you have "someplace to get to" you tend to ignore your environment.
Topics: 1-Safety Policy
In aviation safety management systems (SMS), risk management professionals toss around three common terms:
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Aviation quality and compliance auditors use auditing software to measure compliance and to track corrective actions. IATA's IOSA program is a very good program to steer airlines toward an ICAO compliant safety management systems (SMS).
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
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