Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the benefits of using Boeing Maintenance Error Decision Aid (MEDA) as a tool to support both the investigation and analysis within the EASA Part CAMO Safety Management System (SMS). Introduction With the introduction of Safety Management Systems within the CAMO environment, we have the opportunity to benefit from the use…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the regulatory requirement driven by the new EASA Part CAMO requirements, in particular regarding the Part CAMO Safety Manager. Introduction By having a defined set of competencies for each role, the organization shows employees the kind of behaviors it values and those it requires to help achieve its objectives….

Sofema Aviation Services (www.sassofia.com) considers the HFACS Framework. Introduction Spurred by increasing problems with human performance, the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) was developed by behavioural scientists in the United States Navy. Messer’s Wiegmann and Shappell referenced James Reasons Swiss-cheese model of accident causation. The goal of HFACS is not to attribute blame,…

Sofema Aviation Services considers elements related to delivering cultural change in the workplace as an enabler to drive improvements. EASA requires an active Risk Management environment however this is typically found within the Safety Management System (SMS). In fact, Safety Assurance is looking at weakness in the organisational system which raises the exposure to risk. Whilst…