Since November 2006, ICAO has mandated that aviation service providers implement formal aviation safety management systems (SMS). Among multiple operators that we have worked with, there has been confusion about:
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Keywords in Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) are the most important words that new or experienced aviation safety professionals need to know. Usage of the correct terminology in the aviation industry is important for stakeholders to understand particular contexts in which safety events may occur and also any nuances that may cloud definitions due to regional differences or the introduction of unfamiliar technology.
SMS keywords are not just for safety personnel, but rather for all people who interact with the SMS' risk management system, including:
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Since November 2006, most aviation service providers have been required to implement formal aviation safety management systems (SMS). In order to assure compliance, aviation SMS oversight is provided by:
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During the risk management process in an aviation safety management system (SMS), one of the expected tasks is to analyze risk of hazards associated with
When you perform risk analysis on whatever type of a safety issue in aviation SMS, your goal is to understand how and why the underlying issue effects risk exposure in your organization.
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During the implementation of formal aviation safety management systems (SMS), service providers are expected to develop and deliver SMS training to employees in every implementation phase except the first phase. For example:
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Having good aviation risk management training is perhaps one of the most important ways to improve safety in your organization.
Good training is not inexpensive, as it takes you and/or your employees away from regular duties. In other words, management doesn't want to waste time and money on items that have no direct and immediate relation to the bottom line. They expect to see results from their investment.
Simply put, bad training is a risk that needs to be accounted for.
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Aviation safety training and education is an essential building block to develop performant safety cultures. This should be among the first elements to scrutinize whenever employees are involved in safety accidents or incidents.
Safety training and education falls under the Safety Promotion component in the 4 Pillars of Aviation SMS. Safety training can make or break the successful performance of an SMS program for:
A hazard in aviation risk management is a condition that poses danger to your organization, and can lead to safety incidents if not mitigated. Hazards are central to the entire risk management process. Often, hazards are either confused with risks (i.e., accidents) and hazardous sources. We will explore what hazardous sources are and how they differ from hazards in this article.
First, let’s distinguish what a hazard is. A hazard is a term that satisfies ALL the following real-life conditions:
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Don’t confuse safety management training with “training for managers in a safety program.” They are not the same thing.
Safety management training is simply any safety training whose goal is to allow employees to better manage their own safety and the safety of others around them.
Safety management training can be generic across all types of aviation industries, and may be specific to certain types of providers.
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Hazard Identification Training is not just for aviation safety officers.
Every area of an organization is exposed to different types of hazards, including, but not limited to:
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These two on-demand videos offer:
