What is the current Status of the SMS within our Organisation & Where are the Challenges?
Consider the Following 10 key areas :-
For each item annotate a number between 1 & 5 where 5 is very knowledgeable and 1 is minimum or limited knowledge of the question point.
a) Safety policy and objectives
i/ Do you know the contents of the Safety Policy ?
ii/ Do you know where it is written ?
iii/ Have you received training how to comply ?
Iv/ Has your knowledge been tested or measured?
b) Coordination of emergency response planning
i/ Are you familiar with the ERP and your role in an emergency ?
ii/ Have you been trained on what emergences could occur in your business area ?
iii/ Do you regularly practice Emergency scenario’s (say twice each year ?)
Iv/ Has your knowledge been tested or measured?
c) SMS documentation
i/ Are you familiar with the SMS Documentation including all the reporting forms?
ii/ Have you been trained on working with SMS documentation?
iii/ Have you ever reported “potential” issues into your SMS Do you regularly practice Emergency scenario’s (say twice each year ?)
Iv/ Has your knowledge been tested or measured?
d) Safety Risk Management
i/ Are you familiar with the Concept of Safety Risk Management and “how” it is actually “managed”?
ii/ Have you received any training on how to perform risk management?
iii/ Have you seen and understood the contents of the “risk register” and what it means for you?
iv/ Has your knowledge been tested or measured ?
e) Hazard identification
i/ Do you know how to recognize a hazard ?
ii/ Have you received any formal training on hazard identification?
iii/ Have you reported hazards each time you have identified an exposure?
iv/ Has your knowledge been tested or measured ?
f) Risk assessment and mitigation
i/ Are you familiar with the Risk Assessment & Mitigation Process?
ii/ Have you received any formal training on how to asses risks and develop mitigations?
iii/ Have you received any formal training in root cause analysis?
iv/ Has your knowledge been tested or measured ?
g) Safety Assurance
i/ Are you familiar with the role of Safety Assurance ?
ii/ Do you know the difference between Quality Assurance & Safety Assurance?
iii/ Have you received any formal training in assessment of “Risk”?
iv/ Has your knowledge been tested or measured ?
h) Safety promotion
i/ Have you read the “Safety Promotion Procedures”?
ii/ Do you know how many methods of safety promotion are active within your organisation ?
iii/ Are you “active” in the process of delivery of safety promotion in your business area?
Iv/ How would you describe your personal contribution to the creation of Safety related Process & Procedures?
i) Training and Education
i/ Do you know what SMS training is required for each group of staff?
ii/Have you received formal training in the concept of SMS ?
iii/ Would you say that you “take” opportunities to support SMS Training and Education
iv/ Has your knowledge been tested or measured ?
j) Safety communication
i/ Are you fully briefed on the methods of Safety Communication within your organisation?
ii/ Have you been trained regarding effective communication strategies?
iii/ Would you consider yourself and active safety communicator?
iv/ Has your knowledge been tested or measured ?
You have now considered a total of 40 Questions & Statements and scored each 1 a maximum of “5”
Therefore a perfect score would be 200 – your actual score is an indication of where you are personally in respect of your engagement with your companies SMS.
Sofema Aviation Services offers a 25 SMS Training courses, both as open and in company training courses.
Please see https://sassofia.com/regulatory-training-courses/ or email office@sassofia.com
