Aviation safety management systems (SMS) have been required by most aviation service providers since the November 2006 ICAO mandate. To add structure to SMS implementations and to educate safety professionals, ICAO provides SMS implementation guidance in the form of a Safety Management Manual (SMM),
Topics: 4-Safety Promotion
Risk management decision-making processes will dictate the success of your aviation safety management system (SMS). Period.
Every change, no matter how small, arises from a risk management decision.
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
Investigations are the cornerstone of quality assurance efforts in aviation safety management systems (SMS). They are an attempt to answer why and how safety events occur.
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
Sustainability is a modern buzz word, and aviation safety management systems (SMS) are no exception. Sustainable SMS implementations are those that survive
Topics: Aviation SMS Implementation
It hardly needs to be said that performing risk analysis in aviation safety management systems (SMS) is absolutely essential.
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Depending on the context and your educational background, safety risk management in aviation safety management systems (SMS) can mean a couple of different things:
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Regulatory oversight agencies in various countries/regions possess inconsistent definitions for:
Topics: FAA Compliance
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,
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
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