Technology has made aviation safety management systems (SMS) much easier to manage as a whole. Furthermore, this formal, structured approach to managing safety has undeniably contributed to system safety.
Technology is wonderful. It has been changing our lives at an unprecedented rate,
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
Many aviation service providers struggle with overcoming the difficulty of increasing participation and buy-in for their aviation safety management system (SMS). However, increasing participation in SMS doesn’t have to be difficult. After all, it is not rocket science.
Employees in your organization will be much more likely to participate if you design your SMS to be:
Topics: 4-Safety Promotion
In aviation safety management systems (SMS), the best indicator of a highly performant safety culture isn’t one that has reduced operational risk close to zero, but one that readily adapts to and absorbs safety issues and disturbances as they arise.
In so many words, high-performing aviation SMS is simply able to adjust to instability rather than resist or deflect it. In other words: goes with the flow without any setbacks.
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
The process of aviation safety management systems (SMS), simply put, is the conglomeration of many small actions on the part of safety management teams, operational managers and employees.
Actions such as:
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Unless you have been living under a rock since November 2006, it is highly likely that you have heard about the required safety management systems (SMS) that were mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Since 2006, Canadians and Australians have been truly embracing aviation SMS with the most zeal.
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
Every person in a company should be concerned if their aviation safety management system (SMS) management is efficient and working as designed.
Management efficiency in aviation SMS implementations has significant stakes for everyone in the organization, as well as customers who use the company’s services.
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
Confidence in aviation safety management systems (SMS) is trust that the SMS implementation fulfills its obligations. The obligations of SMS include, of course, safety. But they don’t just include safety. The fact is that aviation SMS implementations that set out to only satisfy good-looking safety data or regulatory compliance will plateau or even implode before long.
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) often get mired in bureaucracy—policies, procedures, and documentation can overshadow the human element critical to safety. The Federal Aviation Administration notes that human factors drive 70% of incidents, underscoring the need for engaged safety cultures.
While ICAO Annex 19 and FAA Part 5 mandate structured processes, creativity and adaptability are key to making SMS vibrant and effective. SMS Pro’s aviation SMS software empowers operators with tools like gamified reporting, interactive training, and flexible workflows to breathe life into implementations.
Topics: Aviation SMS Implementation
Aviation operations worldwide depend on a vast network of vendors and suppliers delivering critical services, from aircraft maintenance in bustling hubs to ground handling in remote regions, making their integration into Safety Management Systems (SMS) essential for consistent safety.
These vendors, though external to the core organization, perform tasks that directly influence the safety of passengers, crew, and aircraft.
Topics: Risk Management Software
Aviation safety managers commonly tell me that audits become much less painful after switching over to their new aviation safety management system (SMS) database software.
This doesn't mean that their company always passes audits without findings, but auditors love that all SMS documentation requirements are managed within one centralized data management system instead of being scattered around in:
Topics: Risk Management Software
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