Sofema Aviation Services has been Supporting Numerous Aviation Safety Management Systems initiatives as well as delivering multi-level SMS Training for over 10 years and currently offers a bespoke consultancy as well as a training resource with over 70 different courses to call on.
SMS – Introduction
Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) are without doubt very complex organisational systems.
Not only are they comprised of multiple, interdependent – subsystems, they need to be managed effectively top down in order to deliver added value to the management process, as well as to ensure the lowest possible exposure to safety lapses.
One word which makes SAS Different?
That word is “Focus”.
- We strongly advocate that compliance with EASA regulations is a step on the journey rather than the destination
- Our approach places emphasis on improved organisational performance using SMS as the enabler
- Supporting the development of an organisational culture that promotes positive business development
- Engagement of the entire organisational team is essential for a successful SMS
How May SAS Support Your Organisation?
SAS provides consultancy at all levels of the SMS process within your business
- Provision of expert support & guidance to enable the successful deployment of your SMS
- SMS Regulatory & Competence Building Vocational Training including
o Implementation
o Investigation
o Safety Auditing
o Root Cause Analysis
- SMS Gap Analysis – supporting a detailed understanding and development of an implementation “Road Map”
- Support to develop Training Needs Analysis for compliance with both SMS objectives as well as EASA Regulatory training to ensure & maintain competence
- SMS Auditing
o For SMS Regulatory Compliance
o For SMS Effectiveness within your Organisation
- Support to Develop Documentation and Systems
o Safety Management System Manual
o External & Internal Reporting System Development
- SMS Safety Culture Survey – Using SAS Analysis Technique to establish
o Significant Issues
o Strengths & Weaknesses
o Opportunities
o Leadership Team Priority Action Task
- SMS Safety Performance Opportunity Evaluation Technique to establish
o Significant Barriers
o Performance Development Opportunities
Effective Implementation of SMS in your Organisation
- An Effective Aviation Safety Management System (SMS) provides industry with a key driver to manage the various elements, which can support the prevention of incidents and accidents.
- The crux of implementing an effective safety management system (SMS) is not just in defining it, but effectively implementing it.
- The Accountable Manager (AM) of the organization is ultimately responsible and accountable for Safety
– The AM must understand the risk of not having an effective SMS in place for his organization. - Driven by ICAO, SMS provides an approach that encourages proactive behaviour to identify potential precursors that can support the development of barriers to inhibit potential exposures.
Correctly managed SMS should create safety awareness among all stakeholders of our aviation system, which should translate into improved safety and efficiency.
Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com and Sofema Online (SOL) www.sofemaonline.com provide SMS Consultancy as well as a range of classroom and online training to support the introduction and maintenance of an effective SMS within your organisation. Please email team@sassofia.com for details.
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aviation safety, EASA regulations, Root Cause Analysis, Safety Auditing, Safety Culture, Safety Management systems, SAS training, SMS, Training courses
