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What Is Management of Change in Aviation SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on Dec 28, 2022 5:48:00 AM

What Is Management of Change in Aviation SMS

Management of change in aviation SMS is a formal process for facilitating changes in safety programs. In general, the change management process is evoked when larger, system-level changes are needed in the SMS.

Small changes are handled with corrective actions.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance, 2-Safety Risk Management

4 Ways to Mitigate Risk in Aviation Safety Management Systems

Posted by Stu Martin on Dec 7, 2022 5:52:00 AM

What Does It Mean to Mitigate Risk?

The term “mitigate risk” and “risk mitigation” is slightly misleading. This is because the meaning of the term “risk” changes depending on the context in which it is used.

Confusion also exists because different safety experts have different understandings of what “risk” means.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

Safety Chart: How Top Reporters Improve Aviation SMS' Safety Culture

Posted by Stu Martin on Oct 5, 2022 6:00:00 AM

What Is Safety Culture Really?

"Safety culture" in aviation safety management systems (SMS) is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot and in many types of SMS conversations.

Yet “safety culture” is also a phrase that rarely receives a concise definition, and is often used to convey “a general sense of safety.”

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

4 Management Failures That Kill Aviation SMS Implementations

Posted by Stu Martin on Sep 7, 2022 6:00:00 AM

More Insidious Than Confrontational

Formal aviation safety management systems (SMS) have been continually being implemented across the world for over a dozen years now. Some are successful, while many are not. Failed or under-performing aviation SMS is a concern for account executives and the safety team.

How can management increase the chance of a successful SMS implementation?

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

What You Need to Know About ISAGO Ground Operations in Aviation Risk Management

Posted by Stu Martin on Aug 31, 2022 6:00:00 AM

Ground Handling Accidents in Aviation Risk Management

A couple of months ago I was sitting on a Boeing 737 jet waiting for the rest of the passengers to board the plane.

My seat was near the front of the aircraft, and I had a central view of ground handling operations.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

9 Best Strategies for Aviation Safety Audit Preparation [Free Audit Checklists]

Posted by Stu Martin on Aug 17, 2022 6:00:00 AM

Audit Performance Is 90% Aviation Safety Audit Preparation

Okay, I made up the “90%” figure. However, aviation safety audit preparation undoubtedly plays a huge role in how you perform aviation SMS audits. Considering that jobs may depend on audit performance, passing them is extremely critical. But you already know this.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

Do You Really Know What’s Going On in Your Aviation SMS Program?

Posted by Stu Martin on Jun 28, 2022 6:00:00 AM

Too Complex for One Person

The long and short of is this: don’t fool yourself. You’re just one person. One component in the clock that makes your aviation safety management system (SMS) tick.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

Why Employees Can’t Stand Aviation SMS Training

Posted by Stu Martin on May 25, 2022 6:00:00 AM

Aviation SMS Training Resistance More Than Just “Boring”

I hardly need to point out how critical aviation SMS training is for the ongoing success of any aviation safety program.

Operators with well-developed safety training strategies often reap the benefits of a resilient, high-functioning aviation safety management system (SMS).

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

10 Great Reports to Monitor Safety Performance in SMS – With Examples

Posted by Christopher Howell on Sep 7, 2021 6:06:00 AM

Most Important Questions to Monitor Safety Performance in SMS

Monitoring safety performance in aviation safety management systems (SMS) is undoubtedly one of the most important tasks you will undertake in your SMS. Regulatory requirements turn to monitoring the performance of the SMS from a "nice-to-have program" for reducing risk and avoiding accidents

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

10 Most Important Hazard Reporting Forms Aviation SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on Sep 2, 2021 5:59:00 AM

How to Use Hazard Reporting Forms

It is hard to underestimate the value that high-quality hazard reporting forms provide your aviation SMS.

Hazard reporting quite literally provides the underpinning for your risk management activities. No hazard reports...nothing for you to manage.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

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