The objectives of every aviation safety management system (SMS) is to:
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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. Decision-making processes in risk management programs are often seen as a formal,
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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. Investigations also commonly occur in response to reactive and proactive risk management activities after safety issues are submitted through the SMS' safety reporting system.
Different organizations use the term investigation differently depending on the context of the investigatory activity and common risk management practices within the organization.
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Aviation quality and compliance auditors use auditing software to measure compliance and to track corrective actions. IATA's IOSA program is a very good program to steer airlines toward an ICAO compliant safety management systems (SMS).
Quality, safety, and environmental management systems share many common elements and requirements. In fact, requirements for safety management systems have evolved from quality management systems (QMS).
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In phase two of an ICAO compliant aviation safety management system (SMS) implementation plan, operators must deliver training to reactive risk management processes.
In phase three, safety managers must ensure that employees are trained in proactive and predictive risk management processes.
Finally, in phase four, safety managers will be delivering aviation safety training relevant to operational safety assurance.
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Technology has made aviation safety management systems (SMS) much easier to manage as a whole. Furthermore, this formal, structured approach to managing safety has undeniably contributed to system safety.
Technology is wonderful. It has been changing our lives at an unprecedented rate, and we can easily see how it has positively affected the aviation industry.
Sophisticated software for hazard detection, autopilot, communications, aviation risk management software and
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Unless you have been living under a rock since November 2006, it is highly likely that you have heard about the required safety management systems (SMS) that were mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Since 2006, Canadians and Australians have been truly embracing aviation SMS with the most zeal.
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Every person in a company should be concerned if their aviation safety management system (SMS) management is efficient and working as designed.
Management efficiency in aviation SMS implementations has significant stakes for everyone in the organization, as well as customers who use the company’s services.
Moreover, I think it goes without saying that aviation safety officers, who are both driven and naturally curious about their organization's safety performance, will be logically motivated to monitor the aviation SMS' performance.
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Confidence in aviation safety management systems (SMS) is trust that the SMS implementation fulfills its obligations. The obligations of SMS include, of course, safety. But they don’t just include safety. The fact is that aviation SMS implementations that set out to only satisfy good-looking safety data or regulatory compliance will plateau or even implode before long.
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If your company is like other aviation service providers, you will have a particular safety issue that keeps coming back time and again. Corrective actions may be implemented or the safety issue isn't severe enough to warrant too much attention. Your recurring safety issue may be:
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