Aviation Safety Management

     Performance Objective . Top management will promote the growth of a positive safety    culture and communicate it throughout the organization.     General Design Expectations. (1) Top management will promote the growth of a positive safety culture by:     (a) Publication of senior management’s stated commitment to safety to all  employees;     (b) Visibly demonstrating their commitment to the SMS;    (c) Communicating the safety responsibilities for the organization’s personnel;     (d) Clearly and regularly communicating safety policy, goals, objectives, standards,  and performance to all organizational employees;    (e) Creating an effective employee reporting and feedback system that provides    confidentiality;   (f) Using a safety information system that provides an accessible, efficient means to  retrieve safety information; and   (g) Making essen...

Performance Objective .  monitor, measure, and evaluate the  performance and effectiveness of risk controls. General Design Expectations          (1)  monitor systems and operations to:                (a) Identify new hazards,                 (b) Measure the effectiveness of safety risk controls,                  (c) Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements ,                   (d) Ensure the SA function is based upon a comprehensive system.          (2) collect the data necessary to demonstrate the effectiveness of its:                     (a) Operational processes, and                     (b) The SMS Safety Management System  Overv...

Performance Objective . The organization will develop processes to understand the  critical characteristics of its systems and operational environment and apply this knowledge to    identify hazards, analyze and assess risk and design risk controls. General Design Expectations.   (1) SRM will, at a minimum, include the following processes:         (a) System description and task analysis,          (b) Hazard identification,          (c) Safety risk analysis,          (d) Safety risk assessment, and           (e) Safety risk control and mitigation. (2) SRM process will be applied to:    (a) Initial designs of systems, organizations, and/or products;     (b) The development of operational procedures;     (c) Hazards that are identified in the SA functions ;      (d) Planned changes to operat...

Performance Objectives - The organization will develop and implement an   integrated,  comprehensive SMS for its entire organization and will incorporate a procedure to identify and  maintain compliance with current safety-related legal, regulatory, and statutory requirements.  General Design Expectations.               (1) Safety management will be included in the complete scope and life cycle of the   organization’s systems including:         (a) For air operators:               1. Flight operations,               2. Operational control (dispatch/  flight following),                3. Maintenance and inspection,                4. Cabin safety,                5. Ground handling and ...