Aviation Safety

Introduction to Safety Management Systems and what it means for “US” as employees and managers of an Airline or Maintenance Organisation

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June 21, 2011

Steven Bentley

Historically organisations have relied on a single person to manage safety although the phrase is perhaps misleading, in reality organisations had a person who is essentially responsible for following up in the event of a report being issued. What we are now being presented with is a new way of doing business. Where the organization…

The Risk Management Process in a Safety Management System

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June 09, 2011

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviaiton Services SAS are pleased to offer a 1 day training Aviation SMS Risk Assessment Workshop for additional details regarding course content please visit www.sassofia.com It is a common pitfall that safety management activities may not progress beyond hazard identification and analysis. Or, jump from hazard identification direct to mitigation employment, bypassing the evaluation…

OPINION NO 03/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY of 19 April 2011

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May 08, 2011

Steven Bentley

Review presented by Sofema Aviation Services  The publication of the associated regulations is due by 8th April 2012 The following points are related to the implementation of Safety Management Systems In order to assist Member States in fulfilling their obligations under the Chicago Convention and to continually improve the level of civil aviation safety in…

What should our Organisational SMS Training Program contain?

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February 21, 2011

Steven Bentley

A proactive Safety Management System depends on the commitment of all  employees to identify organizational safety hazards. To deliver this objective in an effective way requires the Organisational SMS to deliver a strong message to ever employee. The training objectives should include the organization’s safety policy and SMS fundamentals and overview. The contents should include…