Content
Course content
The Safety Management Systems (USA) course covers the following topics:
- The international and U.S. specific regulatory frameworks relevant to SMS.
- Key events in the move to implement SMS at U.S. airports.
- The key safety principles of SMS and how they differ from traditional approaches to safety.
- The basic safety processes of SMS and how these processes help airports to identify hazards and mitigate risks.
- The major benefits of SMS.
- The purpose of a Safety Policy.
- The key elements of a Safety Policy.
- The importance, and key elements, of Safety Risk Management.
- The steps involved in identifying hazards, analyzing the risk they pose, and implementing and tracking mitigations.
- The FAA’s requirements for Safety Risk Management documentation.
- The importance of non-punitive hazard reporting.
- The important role that Safety Assurance plays within SMS.
- FAA requirements for monitoring safety performance and reporting safety issues.
- The key components of Safety Promotion – culture, training, and communication.
