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Safety Management Systems
To Err is Human – Managing it Demands a Properly Designed SMS
An Aviation Safety Management System (SMS) contains the tools to identify, manage, and measure the safety risks that occur in your aviation operations. It is a management system for the management of safety.
ICAO provides a framework for the development of a SMS, which is the basis for the IS-BAO, FAA AC 120-92, Transport Canada SMS, and other State SMS requirements. The SMS should be commensurate with the size and complexity of your organization.
The FAA released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making on July 23, 2009, which will require certain operators to implement a formal SMS.
ICOA SMS framework includes the following components and associated elements:
- Safety Policy and Objectives Elements
- Safety Risk Management Elements
- Safety Assurance Elements
- Safety Promotion Elements
Safety Policy and Objectives
- Management Commitment and Responsibilities
- Safety Accountabilities
- Appointment of Key Safety Personnel
- SMS Documentation
Safety Risk Management
- Hazard Identification
- Safety Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Safety Assurance
- Safety Performance Monitoring and Measurement
- The Management of Change
- Continuous Improvement of the SMS
Safety Promotion
- Safety Training and Education
- Safety Communication
You Are Already Half Way There
You already have policies and procedures. Chances are you have operated successfully for years. What is missing for most operators are the documented linkages and tracking of your successful results.
Tailored to Your Needs
Whether you operate a single aircraft in the domestic environment, or a fleet of sophisticated jets operating in the International arena, Air Safety Group will assemble a proven aviation safety management system adapted to your needs.
Balance your Safety Program with your Operational Requirements
Air Safety Group will help you develop your SMS with your operational requirements in mind. With our tools, you will gain an understanding of the SMS requirements and how they apply to your organization.
The SMS is Only a Piece of the Puzzle
Do you need a SMS or a complete aviation safety program? The SMS is one piece of a safety program. There is more. Learn about the Air Safety Group Aviation Safety Management and Safety Assurance Program.
You Decide What You Need
Air Safety Group has the experience and technical competence to guide you in the development and maintenance of your aviation SMS.
Air Safety Group provides the following as individual elements or as an entire package:
- Safety Management Systems More
- IS-BAO Implementation More
- Complete Safety Management and Safety Assurance Programs More
- SMS Gap Analysis More
- Custom SMS Tools and Document Templates More
- Process Integration More
- Safety Audits and Safety Evaluations More
- Manuals and Process Documentation More
Safety Management System (SMS)
The Safety Management System (SMS) can easily be understood by summarizing the core of each of the three words:
- Safety – Reducing risk to an acceptable level.
- Management – Allocation of resources.
- System – Set of interrelated procedures.
A Safety Management System is a set of interrelated steps and resources to manage safety. It’s really that simple.
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IS-BAO Implementation
Developed by the business aviation industry and introduced by the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), IS-BAO is a code of best practices for managing safety.
IS-BAO is the only recognized standard for complying with the ICOA adopted amendment to Annex 6 Part II and the new Section III.
The Deadline is Closer Than You Think
Safety Management and Safety Assurance Programs
To ensure that the delivery of services is properly protected against hazards you need a safety program.
Safety management and quality assurance is a daily activity. Air Safety Group has the tools to custom design and manage your complete safety program.
Provide Confidence in Your SMS
Get our complete safety program and you'll have a SMS that works!
SMS Gap Analysis
The Gap Analysis compares your operations existing resources against the Safety Management System (SMS) requirements to determine which components and elements of an SMS are currently in place and which components and elements must be added or modified to meet the implementation requirements.
Maximize the use of your existing resources
Custom SMS Tools and Document Templates
A functional safety management system that allows for the maximum use of your existing policies and procedures requires the right tools.
Don't Reinvent the Wheel
Visit our Custom Tools page to see how we've already done the work!
Process Integration
Effective safety management can be accomplished only by recognizing that it lives in an interdependent world with overlapping processes.
Process integration considers the interaction of all your process requirements to:
- Utilizes resources effectively;
- Identify gaps;
- Minimize duplication; and
- Reduce operational costs.
A New Way of Doing Business
Learn how easy it is to integrate all your process requirements.
Safety Audits and Safety Evaluations
Safety Audits and Safety Evaluations provides managers, with designated responsibility for the Safety Management System (SMS), an inventory of the processes and functions of the SMS.
To Get to Where You're Going You Need to Know Where You Are
Manuals and Process Documentation
Documentation that is clear and concise will allow your operations to continue as planned while allowing for timely revisions, even during periods of transition.
Are You Documenting Your Process Linkages and Results
Contact us today to discuss how we can assemble a proven SMS adapted to your needs.