a) Identify practices and behaviours in the maintenance organization which are in appropriate or unacceptable. When focusing on understanding causal factors in association with for example in appropriate behaviours or violations which for example may be perceived as organizationally optimizing, we should consider that possible drivers include the role played by supervisors and managers. b)…

The forthcoming EASA regulatory requirement 145.A.62 ‘Internal Safety Reporting Scheme’ (NPA 2013-01) introduces a separate provision to strengthen the development and implementation of  a confidential internal safety reporting scheme as part of the Organization’s ‘safety information system’ to help the organisation foster its safety culture. A strong safety culture is an essential ingredient for effective…

During the last 20 years the Aviation Maintenance Industry has seen major developments in the understanding of the organization role as a precursor to incidents and accidents. As well as considerations regarding the role of the organization to accept responsibility to develop appropriate mitigation’s to deal with the challenges faced in dealing with Maintenance Errors….