Safety Culture

Aviation SMS – Creating, Developing and Maintaining a Safety Culture

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April 09, 2016

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21 Steps to support a Healthy Safety Culture:   1/ The first comment is that it is a very slow (time wise) process to build trust in the workforce and it is very easy to lose this trust.   2/ The second comment is that we can in fact consider trust as a “Step by…

Aviation Safety Culture Survey Case Study

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April 27, 2015

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Sofema Aviation Services were invited to manage a Safety Culture Survey for a major airline employing several hundred staff. The project was accepted and the process was agreed and support by the HR department of the Airline. The rational of such a survey is to understand in as honest way what the perception of the…

The impact of Safety Culture on Aviation Performance Audits

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April 02, 2014

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The primary purpose of a Performance Audit is to identify opportunities to improve the organisations well being, whether it is focused on optimizing process and procedures or removing wasteful practices and behaviours. We often find strong, cohesive professional sub-cultures within the aviation industry for example in maintenance and operations. Differences in safety attitudes and behaviours…