Aviation Safety Management

           A vendor is a person or company that provides goods or services to another company.  Vendors are also called suppliers.             Vendor Management has many purpose, but the primary purpose is to include  vendors, suppliers and contractors in risk management program. Very often, vendors or suppliers are related to reported aviation accidents and incidents. Their employees may have been at fault, or the fuel or equipment may have played a role in the aviation incident or accident.         Using  Vendor Management, safety managers will be able to easily associate vendors with reported incidents and accidents. But there are many other purposes of the Vendor Management, such as showing all managers the latest risk assessment or rating for each vendor or comparing vendors according to their category and risk rating.        Vendor Management  has these ...

          CAR Section 1 Series C Part 1 require that a service provider as the part of SMS prepare its emergency  response plan.  Besides the major benefit of providing guidance during an emergency, developing the plan has other advantages. You may discover unrecognized hazardous conditions that would aggravate an emergency situation and you can work to eliminate them. The planning process may bring to light deficiencies, such as the lack of resources (equipment, trained personnel, supplies), or items that can be rectified before an emergency occurs. In addition an emergency plan promotes safety awareness and shows the organization's commitment to the safety of workers.           The lack of an emergency plan could lead to severe losses such as multiple casualties and possible financial collapse of the organization.       An attitude of "it can't happen here" may be present. People may not ...

An  accident  is defined as:         An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked, in which: a) a person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of: being in the aircraft, or direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have become detached from the aircraft, or direct exposure to jet blast, except when the injuries are from natural causes, self-inflicted or inflicted by other persons, or when the injuries are to stowaways hiding outside the areas normally available to the passengers and crew; or b) the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure which: adversely affects the structural strength, performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component, except for en...

            Find a newsletter template or use MS word that suitable for your company. Each company has a culture different from the next, but there are many standard newsletter templates that can be borrowed.             Safety newsletter should be no more than 2 pages. Remember, you want them to be able to read it at one setting. If you have poor content that does not excite the reader, then you can have the prettiest safety newsletter, but nobody will bother reading it the second time around.          It is better to use MS Word to create your safety newsletter. You can save the draft newsletter to your hard drive until you are ready to publish, whether by email or by hard copy.         It is recommend that use the company logo and put a catchy name to your Safety Newsletter. Don't forget to put a date on the top and optionally an issue number. These issue n...

                       A safety newsletter is essential to spreading safety promotion activities. They come in various styles and the content may range from existing safety concerns within the company or a particular event that happened in the industry.         Safety newsletter reflects the safety commitment of the organization, starting from the top. With this in mind, it is recommended that each safety newsletter contains a short statement from the accountable executive.To create a safety newsletter, the safety manager, must understand the purpose and ultimate goals of a well-crafted safety newsletter.         Safety newsletter is a communication tool of  safety department and should be used to disseminate information to stakeholders, which include employees, managers, suppliers, vendors, contractors and tenants (if applicable).  safety newsletter helps form a bond of co...

                   Guidance for conducting a  Hazardous Material Management Program  (HMMP) is provided in National Aerospace Standard (NAS) 411. The purpose of a HMMP is to provide measures for the elimination, reduction, or control of hazardous materials. A HMMP is composed of several tasks that complement an SSPP:  • HMMP Plan  • Cost analysis for material alternatives over the life cycle of the material  • Documented trade-off analyses  • Training  • HMMP Report                              NAS 411 is the commercial standard for contractors to reduce or eliminate hazardous material in all phases of a weapon system's life cycle. NAS 411 provides a flexible process for managing hazardous materials in the acquisition and life cycle of a weapon system. The standard will help reduce hazardous materials usage and the genera...

             A detailed checklist shall be prepared for conducting internal safety audit. These    audits shall review and analyse all matters having bearing on safety of operations, particularly with reference to the following:-          (a) Management Practices Relating to Safety Aspects:  The management policy has been clearly defined for the commitment and priority to safety of aircraft operations. The management has issued guidelines to this effect and has also taken action for violations of safety requirements by their employees.         (b) Operational Policies and Procedures : The Operations Manual and other circulars issued from time to time clearly define the operational policies and procedures for all types of aircraft in operation. For example, whether: i. the pilots are filling the flight reports properly giving complete details of the snags; ii. operational control ...