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Safety Management. Simon Roberts SMS Programme Manager UK CAA. So what is happening?. SMS assessments taking place Should help and guide your implementation Focus on key components being present Part Ops rule implementation delayed from 8 April 2012. We want you to….
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Safety Management Simon Roberts SMS Programme Manager UK CAA
So what is happening? • SMS assessments taking place • Should help and guide your implementation • Focus on key components being present • Part Ops rule implementation delayed from 8 April 2012
We want you to… • Identify and understand what your biggest safety risks are (current, future and third party risks) • Manage your biggest risks • Take the right actions to achieve the right results and improve your own safety performance SMS provides you with the vehicle to do this!
Keep It Simple • SMS does not have to be complicated • Its more than a manual • It should help you make the right decisions with the right information • Make it work for you • It should add safety value • How can we help you achieve this?
Our Oversight • We have developed SMS evaluation tools • We are training our people • Developing a CAA wide approach to SMS oversight • Our oversight will be joined up • We are on our own journey
Best Practice and towards excellence Point B an effective SMS The SMS Journey Infinity Operating and Effective SMS Maturity Present and Suitable Phase 1 Phase 2 A
Challenges for you • The CAA’s significant 7 apply to you • Collaborate with others • Make your SMS appropriate to your operation • Invest in training your people • Be accountable for your SMS
Safety Management Training • Principles, Policies and Procedures • Safety Reporting • Hazards, errors, near misses, poor SOPs etc • The Organisation’s desired Safety Culture • Just Culture policies • Risk assessment activities
Ideas for SMS Training • Best done in-house • Choose the right person • A good facilitator, passionate about safety • Make it into a workshop; • Use it for hazard hunting • Agreeing on biggest risks • Risk mitigation strategies • Collaborate with others
Training your Safety Manager • A wise investment • you get what you pay for • ask around for good courses • They can help train the rest of your people • Consider risk assessment training
Ideas for SPIs • Reporting levels • Improving the Ratio between MORs and other ASRs • Maintenance events on your aircraft • MEL usage
Complex or non-complex • >20 persons = Complex • Operate complex motor powered aircraft = probably complex • Operate non complex motor powered aircraft = probably non-complex • It’s the risk of your operations that will impact on your complexity
Summary • Invest wisely in your SMS and you will get a return • Try and do it on the cheap and you probably won’t! • We want risk management to be at the centre of your future activities (and ours). • Keep it as simple as you can! • SMS is collaborative and should be integrated