Safety Management System Refresher

Course Conclusion

• Conclusion and key takeaways
• Final Quiz

Course Introduction

Fundamentals of Safety

• Module introduction
• What is safety management?
• What is the difference between SMS and QMS?
• Safety I vs Safety II
• Development of aviation safety regulations
• ICAO SARPs
• SMS implementation planning
• Aviation safety in contemporary society
• Module summary

Safety Assurance

• Module introduction
• Safety performance monitoring and measurement
• Safety performance management and SPIs
• Types of safety performance indicators
• Safety Performance Targets (SPTs)
• Safety triggers
• Management of change
• Continuous improvement of the SMS

Safety Policy and Objectives

• Module introduction
• Management commitment
• Safety objectives in more depth
• Safety accountability and responsibilities
• The accountable executive
• Appointment on key safety personnel
• Safety committees
• Coordination of emergency response planning
• SMS documentation

Safety Promotion

• Module introduction
• Training and education
• Training Needs Analysis (TNA)
• Safety training for the accountable executive and senior managers
• Documenting the SMS training plan
• Safety communication
• Managing communication
• Safety culture
• Safety culture and safety management
• Safety culture and its influence on safety reporting
• EASA confidential safety reporting
• Safety culture and cultural diversity
• Safety culture and organizational change
• Developing a positive safety culture
• Monitoring safety culture

Safety Risk Management

• Module introduction
• Hazard identification
• Safety risk assessment and mitigation
• Six steps for risk management
• Main takeaways
• Human factors
• The SHELL model
• Errors and error management
• Relationship between human factors and SMS