For over a dozen years, the majority of commercial aviation service providers around the world have been working towards compliance with ICAO's aviation safety management system (SMS) guidelines.
Transport Canada's SMS, as well as the Australia Civil Aviation Safety Authority's SMS, are world leaders in their SMS implementations and enforcement of ICAO's SMS guidelines.
Topics: Risk Management Software
Modern aviation Safety Management System (SMS) database software provides
Topics: Risk Management Software
Technology for a lot of organizations is a key asset, as it is seen as an advantage in the competitive environment; however, from a safety point of view technology is not only an advantage, it also bears possible negative aspects.
In a world where technology is more and more important, people make use of it in more and more aspects of daily life. Nowadays, a lot of tasks are accomplished with the aid of technology or are even done entirely by technology.
Topics: Aviation SMS Implementation, Aviation SMS Database, 1-Safety Policy
Proactive and predictive risk management are difficult to separate. Proactive risk management identifies safety concerns before events occur. Predictive risk management aims to predict future risk based on past performance data.
Predictive risk management is a blending of reactive and proactive strategies. Safety teams can uncover potential risks by examining data and making predictions.
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
A risk matrix is a tool you will use to assess safety concerns. The matrix allows you to rank risk and provide visual cues on safety acceptability.
The risk matrix is a standard tool for assessing safety issues in aviation SMS and is recommended by ICAO and other regulatory authorities for assessing issues.
You should develop your risk matrix at the onset of managing reported issues. It involves:
Topics: Aviation SMS Implementation
KPIs, or key performance indicators, track performance in business, quality, and safety. Understanding and using KPIs is a crucial part of SMS.
SMS can track hundreds of data points, especially when using advanced SMS software. Use data tied to objectives and goals to get the most from your KPIs.
Selecting key indicators helps to focus on the outcomes. Looking at all the data can be overwhelming. Much of it will be irrelevant to measuring performance.
Topics: Key Performance Indicators, 2-Safety Risk Management
ICAO’s hazard identification compliance requirements are twofold:
Being compliant with these requirements involves, like anything else in SMS, doing and documenting.
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
In November 2006, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) required the implementation of an aviation safety management system (SMS) by the following aviation service provider organizations:
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Vendors and contractors play a large role in today's aviation industry. It is common for aviation service providers to employ the services of a dozen or more vendors to help the operator fulfill their mission. There are some companies with literally hundreds of suppliers.
These vendors or suppliers may include:
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
Managers must take an active role in SMS to consistently improve their knowledge and experience of operations.
I believe managers need to be trained in SMS to ensure their effective participation and contribution to the SMS.
Topics: Risk Management Training
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