One of the primary foundations of aviation safety management systems (SMS) is the organizational-wide, focused approach towards proactive risk management.
Risk management is a complex process that requires certain tools, behaviors, and conditions to be done effectively.
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After a year of intensive, collaborative research with an airline, we finally have the first Line Operations Safety Audit for the Cabin (LOSA-C) program available to airlines on a global basis!
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The aviation industry is one where the stakes are always high because human life is involved and the "aviation system" is an open system that is impossible to totally control.
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Many of the most important misconceptions about aviation safety management systems (SMS) revolve around the relationships and resistance that hurts SMS implementation.
Generally, the misconceptions about aviation SMS revolve around differences in attitudes about safety risk management.
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Apathy kills aviation safety management systems (SMS).
Apathy in SMS is the most insidious kind of resistance because it incites behavior that is extremely hard in which to influence change.
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Aviation SMS consulting is for professionals who choose to independently contract custom SMS solutions for clients.
SMS consultants have differing roles in their clients’ SMS, depending on the needs of each organization they partner with.
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Aviation risk management is the backbone and general goal of modern aviation safety management systems (SMS).
Developing the maturity of an aviation SMS program is tantamount to cultivating more sophisticated, accurate, and proactive risk management strategies.
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There are many ways to describe what an aviation safety manager does. They are associated with phrases such as “plate spinners,” “wear many hats,” and “task jugglers.” For good reason too.
Aviation safety is a complex beast that requires diverse expertise to properly spearhead.
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I'm guessing if your airline or airport has more than 20 employees you will need a database for many of your SMS requirements.
If you don't have the budget for a database, or if you are one of those talented safety managers with excellent IT skills, then you can build your own safety database.
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It occurred to me recently that the phrase “aviation risk management” gets thrown around in many different contexts, both by myself and anyone else who writes about aviation safety management systems (SMS). While “aviation risk management” gives the impression of being a single, solid idea – something to attain for – in reality, it is a phrase that means many different things depending on the context.
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
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