Safety Management Systems: Challenges and Benefits

1. Safety Management Systems:Challenges and Benefits Captain Paul Woodburn Director Safety, IATA Phoenix, 04 June, 2002 Safety

2. Safety Management Systems Involve: • the systematic management of risks which deliver the desired level of safety performance • the establishment of a corporate culture • The way people do their jobs

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4. Safety Management Systems IATA Principal Safety Activities are: • Annual Safety Report • Regional Safety Initiatives • STEADES • IATA Operational Safety Audits (IOSA)

5. Safety Management Systems IOSA is being developed as part of the IATA Safety Strategy 2000+ Applicable Strategy elements: • Co-ordinate and integrate IATA resources with industry • Promote IATA Standards on practices and equipment which improve safety • Reinforce the role of the airline CEO for safety accountability

6. Safety Management Systems The Auditing Problem: • Today’s “audit frenzy” • Redundant, overlapping audits • No common standards • No defined auditor qualifications • Uneven results • No sharing & recognition of audits • Inefficient use of resources

7. Safety Management Systems The IOSA Challenge: • Create one audit program everyone can accept • Establish international operational standards • Develop auditor qualifications and standardised audit procedures • Accredit audit organisations

8. Safety Management Systems IOSA Project Goal: • Formulate and implement IOSA as an internationally recognised evaluation system by which the level of competence and reliability of an airline to deliver a safe operation and manage attendant risks may be assessed

9. Safety Management Systems IOSA Scope: • Accountability of CEO for safety • Safety management system • Quality assurance • Flight operations, flight dispatch • Cabin safety • Engineering & maintenance • Ground handling • Cargo, dangerous goods • Operational security

10. Safety Management Systems Perceived Concerns: • IOSA will be an added audit that will be imposed upon airlines • IOSA will infringe upon regulatory oversight by the State • The “Safety Bar” will be too high • The “Safety Bar” will be too low • The program quality of IOSA will not be maintained

11. Safety Management Systems Operational Standards: • IOSA Standards & Recommended Practices (ISARPs) incorporate all ATA Standards, additional requirements from other States and airline Alliance programs • The “Safety Bar” will approximate to acceptable levels that exist today • A well managed airline will be able to meet the IOSA Standards

12. Safety Management Systems Responses: • IOSA will not add to, but will reduce the number of audits • IOSA can be applied to all airlines, but will not be imposed • IOSA is an operational audit standard, and is not regulatory • IOSA will have no affect on State regulatory oversight, however...

13. Safety Management Systems IOSA will complement the ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit program

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15. Safety Management Systems IOSA Benefits: • IOSA is a safety initiative • The project is making good progress despite industry circumstances • The program will provide the benefits mandated by IATA and Industry