Chap.10 SMSM - Safety-related investigations and remedial actions

     Objective of Chap.10 is to escribe how accidents /incidents/ occurrences are investigated and processed within the organization, including their correlation with the organization’s SMS hazard identification and risk management system.
        Seven criteria has been established for compliance of this objective:-
  1. Procedures to ensure that reported accidents and incidents are investigated internally.
  2. Dissemination of completed investigation reports internally as well as to DGCA .
  3. Process for ensuring that corrective actions taken or recommended are carried out and for evaluating their outcomes/effectiveness.
  4.  Procedure on disciplinary inquiry and actions associated with investigation report outcomes.
  5. Clearly defined conditions under which punitive disciplinary action would be considered (e.g. illegal activity, recklessness, gross negligence or willful misconduct).
  6. Process to ensure that investigations include identification of active failures as well as contributing factors and hazards.
  7. Investigation procedure and format provides for findings on contributing factors or hazards to be processed for follow-up action by the organization’s hazard identification and risk management system

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