SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

1. PHOENIX 3-7 JUNE 2002 SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Jim Done Chief Surveyor United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority jim.done@srg.caa.co.uk

2. UK CAA SMS INITIATIVES • 1997 SMS Task Team formed • 1997 CAA’s position on SMS published • 1997 OSD industry road shows • 1998 SRG SMS Guidelines published

3. CAA SMS INITIATIVES cont. • 1998 OSD SMS Guidelines published • 2000 Industry/CAA SMS Working Group formed • 2000 SRG SMS Guidelines updated • 2001 CAP 712 (SMS) published

4. Safety Management “Safety Management” is defined as the systematic management of the risks associated with flight operations, related ground operations and aircraft engineering or maintenance activities to achieve high levels of safety performance.

5. A Safety Management System A “Safety Management System” is an explicit element of the corporate management responsibility which sets out a company’s safety policy and defines how it intends to manage safety as an integral part of its overall business.

6. SMS – Essential Prerequisites The essential prerequisites for a Safety Management System are: • A comprehensive corporate approach to safety • An effective organisation for delivering safety • Systems to achieve safety oversight

7. A Safety Management System Demands that Operators and Maintenance Organisations have in place formal procedures to manage the safety of their operation. Means more than simply complying with the legislation.

8. A Safety Management System The cornerstone of a sound Safety Management System within an organisation is management commitment from the very top. Without such a commitment Safety Management is unlikely to be effective or to succeed.

9. Business Benefits of SMS • Litigation is expensive • Reduced insurance costs • Investigations cost time • Reduce re-design costs • Avoids over engineering • Marketable

10. Safety Benefits of SMS • Applies lessons learned from past management failures • Risk based resource allocation • Its auditable • Avoids buck passing and gets things done

11. The Future SMS HF Managing Safety in Aviation Maintenance

12. Managing Safety in Aviation Maintenance = SAFE OPERATIONS = Good Business Think about it!