Mar4Written by:Chris Howell
3/4/2008 3:00 PM 
An aviation safety management program consists of multiple elements. Most aviation service providers already have components of a safety management program. For example, they may have aviation safety policies, formal aviation hazard reporting systems, regular aviation safety communication with employees and culture. However, seldom do we see aviation service providers with an adequately complete SMS. They may have components of the SMS in their aviation safety management program, but they are not integrated--they are not an aviation safety management system.
To determine the components of effective aviation safety management programs, one could look at the four phases of implementing an SMS at http://www.aviation-sms.com/AboutSMS/SMSImplementation/tabid/830/Default.aspx. This resource outlines steps to implement aviation aviation safety management programs, broken out into four phases. Again, most aviation service providers already have some of these elements incorporated into existing aviation safety management programs; however, these items are disjointed and not tied together in an easily managed system.
SMS Pro was designed to integrate these following features and more:
Phase One of an Aviation SMS Implementation (Planning Phase)
Phase Two of an Aviation SMS Implementation (Reactive Phase)
- Hazard / Issue Reporting System with SMS Manager interface
- Manage SMS training & qualifications for reactive risk management processes
- Provide documentation via reports of reported SMS issues
- Maintain feedback loop with organizational members reporting SMS issues
- Promote safety communications through newsletters and documented safety meetings (Meeting Manager)
Phase Three of an Aviation SMS Implementation (Proactive & Predictive Phase)
- Manage proactive and predictive risk management processes
- Manage SMS training & qualifications for proactive & predictive risk management processes
- Provide Web interface to retrieve documentation relating to proactive & predictive risk management
- Promote safety communications through newsletters and documented safety meetings (Meeting Manager)
Phase Four of an Aviation SMS Implementation (Safety Assurance Phase)
- Review safety performance indicators with SMS Pro's Performance Monitor
- Review & revise Goals & Objectives using SMS Pro's Goals & Objectives module
- Monitor continuous improvement using reports in SMS Pro's Performance Monitor
- Maintain documentation using SMS Pro's document managing tools & online reports
- Use SMS Pro's newsletters to communicate SMS
- Use SMS Pro's data analysis & reporting charts & graphs to include into newsletters
All activites of effective aviation safety management program can be managed by SMS Pro. Modules exist for each activity and regulatory requirement. SMS Pro Partners are here to help. The SMS Pro partners may provide any or all of the following aviation SMS program services:
- Safety management training;
- Safety management mentoring;
- Safety management Consulting;
- Aviation Safety Manuals;
- SMS Database Tools.
Contact us today to learn more about SMS Pro's aviation safety management program.
For an SMS Pro demo, contact chowell@nwds-ak.com or to learn more, see http://www.aviation-sms.com/SMSPro/BusinessProcesses/Overview/HighLevel/tabid/721/Default.aspx for the business processes.
For additional information on NWDS visit their website at www.nwds-ak.com and www.aviation-sms.com to learn more about SMS Pro™.
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5 comment(s) so far...
Re: Aviation Safety Management Program
I was just thinking about Aviation Safety Management Program and you've really helped out. Thanks!
By traslochi milano, on
11/26/2009 9:20 AM
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Re: Aviation Safety Management Program
hi please let me know of any free downloadable information from ths great site which bring the world of safety to a united one globe
By mohammed alshakhs on
11/26/2009 7:19 AM
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Re: Aviation Safety Management Program
There are considerable amount of downloadable documents at About SMS >> Resources and also at About SMS >> MITRE Resources.
In addition, we have many templates integrated into SMS Pro. To see a demo of SMS Pro, contact chowell@nwds-ak.com.
Best regards,
Chrsi.
By Chris Howell on
11/26/2009 9:21 AM
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Re: Aviation Safety Management Program
To form SMS team in Airline, should Safety Team have separate leader or one line pilot can lead the team and can fly also.
By UHM on
1/26/2010 10:26 PM
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Re: Aviation Safety Management Program
In most instances, a pilot is assigned an extra duty as the Safety Officer. This has the advantage of the pilot knowing the risks and how to deal with them.
In other organizations, there is a safety officer who isn't currently flying, but simply managing the SMS.
By Chris Howell on
1/26/2010 10:28 PM
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