Enhancing Aviation Safety: Expert Insights, Tips, and Updates from SMS-Pro

3 Reasons Why Aviation Safety Culture Leads Directly to Safety Performance

Posted by Stu Martin on May 11, 2019 6:06:00 AM

What Is Aviation Safety Culture

By definition, aviation safety culture is an organization’s commitment to safety. I tend to find this definition limiting.

Perhaps a better way to understand safety culture is the means of realizing safety success, in which commitment is just one part.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

Overcoming Department Heads Absence in Aviation SMS

Posted by Mario Pierobon on May 6, 2019 6:00:00 AM

Management Distancing Themselves From Aviation SMS

A common misperception in the aviation industry regarding safety management is that it is primarily a responsibility of the safety manager to work on all safety related matters.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

How Aviation Safety Policy Affects Safety Assurance?

Posted by Jamie Adams on Apr 15, 2019 6:07:00 AM

Aviation Safety Policy Influences Safety Assurance

Our global economy relies heavily on aviation SMS safety assurance activities to be carried out dutifully by aviation service providers.

The aviation industry is responsible for safely transporting goods and people all over the world.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

Steps for How to Analyze Risk in Aviation SMS

Posted by Stu Martin on Apr 10, 2019 4:52:00 AM

What Information You Need to Analyze Risk

In aviation SMS, you analyze risk in order to identify how a particular issue affects safety. Based on your analysis, you can assess the safety issue, thereby ranking the level of risk and understanding what, if any, actions you need to take on the issue.

When you analyze the risk of an issue, you should be looking out for specific parts of the issue, such as:

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

How to Tell Your Safety Culture Needs Help? - With Aviation SMS Resources

Posted by Christopher Howell on Apr 8, 2019 6:11:00 AM

What Does Ideal Safety Culture Look Like in Aviation SMS

I have written before that one of the biggest problems with safety culture in aviation safety management systems (SMS) is the way most of us understand what safety culture is. The problem confounds itself when one considers the other related organizational performance topics, such as:

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

7 Tips to Find Leading Indicators in Aviation SMS Implementations

Posted by Stu Martin on Apr 7, 2019 5:35:00 AM

What Are Leading Indicators in Aviation SMS?

Leading indicators is a current hot topic in safety programs.

I’ve noticed that there also seems to be differing and even conflicting information about exactly what are leading indicators in aviation safety management systems (SMS).

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

Stuck on Lagging Indicators in Your Aviation Risk Management Program? Here’s Why.

Posted by Stu Martin on Mar 29, 2019 6:00:00 AM

Number One Asset in Aviation Risk Management Programs

People.

Superior safety performance in any aviation risk management program is always the result of putting the needs of employees first, and then supporting them with quality policies and procedures, and great aviation safety management system (SMS) tools.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

Best Practices for Managing Safety Issues in Aviation Safety Management

Posted by Stu Martin on Mar 25, 2019 4:44:00 AM

What Actions You Should Take On Each Reported Safety Issue

Through the course of daily work in an aviation safety management system, you will discover safety issues – this is called “discovery.” When you make discoveries, such as through hazard reporting or SMS audits, you need to formally process them through your SMS Safety Assurance Process.

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

Essential KPIs for Poor Hazard Reporting Cultures in Aviation SMS - With Free KPI Resources

Posted by Christopher Howell on Mar 19, 2019 6:00:00 AM

Key Performance Indicators Are Hottest Topic for SMS Programs

Without a doubt, key performance indicators (KPIs) have been on the minds of more aviation safety professionals for the past five years than any other single aviation safety topic.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

Safety Chart: How to Monitor Aviation SMS' Policies and Procedures?

Posted by Christopher Howell on Mar 17, 2019 6:00:00 AM

Why Associated Policies & Procedures Charts Matter

Policies and procedures are the central backbones of any aviation safety management system (SMS).

During aviation SMS audits, the adequacy of your policies and procedures will be looked at thoroughly. The safety of day-to-day behaviors will be greatly influenced by the quality of procedures being followed.

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Topics: 3-Safety Assurance

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