Practical safety management systems : the practical guide to transform your safety program into a functioning safety management system

Contents
Introduction
	About the Authors
1. Overview and History of Safety Management Systems
	What is SMS?
	Evolution of Safety Management
	Why Do We Need SMS?
	How SMS Addresses an Organization’s Role in Safety
	Flight Standards Voluntary SMS Pilot Projects (2007-2015)
	Airport SMS Pilot Studies
	14 CFR Part 5: Safety Management Systems
	SMS Voluntary Program
	The International Mandate for SMS
	Review Questions
2. Understanding the Components of an SMS
	Introduction
	Safety Policy Component
	Safety Risk Management Component
	Safety Assurance Component
	Safety Promotion Component
	Harmonization of the Four Components
	Review Questions
3. SMS Costs Versus Benefits
	Introduction
	Is Safety a Core Business Function?
	Cost Versus Benefit
	Cost Versus Benefit Considerations
	Costs of Accidents
	Costs of Incidents
	Costs of Safety
	What is the Value of a Human Life?
	Production Versus Protection
	Benefits of Managing Safety
	The Bottom Line: What are the Costs and Benefits of Part 5?
	Review Questions
4. Safety Management Systems Versus Safety Programs
	Introduction
	Breaking Down the Definition of SMS
	Characteristics of an SMS Versus a Traditional Safety Program
	Summary
	Scenario for Group Discussion: Demonstrating the Need for an SMS
	Review Questions
5. Scalability of SMS
	Introduction
	Defining Scalability
	Scenarios for Group Discussion: Scalability
	Summary
	Review questions
6. Basic Safety Concepts
	The Concept of Safety
	The Evolution of Aviation Safety
	Accident Causation—The Swiss Cheese Model
	The 1:600 Rule
	The Iceberg of Ignorance
	The SHELL Model
	Practical Drift
	Effective Safety Program Management
	Review Questions
7. SMS Planning and Process
	Introduction
	SMS Voluntary Program
	Part 5 for Air Carriers
	Scenarios for Group Discussion
	Review Questions
8. Transitioning Your Safety Program to a Safety Management System
	Introduction
	Phased Implementation of Your SMS
	Review Questions
9. Developing a Safety Policy for Your Organization
	Introduction
	The Safety Policy Statement
	The Safety Policy
	Safety Objectives
	Safety Performance
	Scenario for Discussion
	Review Questions
10. Safety Risk Management
	Introduction
	SRM: Proactive and Reactive Hazard and Risk Mitigation
	Systematic Method of Conducting an SRA
	Step One: Identify Hazards
	Step Two: Hazard Consequence Description
	Step Three: Identify Your Hazard Mitigation Controls
	Step Four: Pre-mitigation Risk Assessment
	Step Five: Analyze the Risk Control Measures You Plan to Use
	Step Six: Make Control Decisions
	Step Seven: Describe Control Implementation
	Step Eight: Measuring New Risk Controls
	Step Nine: Risk Decision-Making
	Step Ten: Risk Assessment After Risk Controls are Implemented, Reviewed, and Supervised
	Step Eleven: Select a Date for Review
	Step Twelve: Review
	Tying it All Together: The General Principles of Safety Risk Management
	Conclusion
	Review Questions
11. Safety Assurance and Continuous Monitoring
	Introduction
	SA and Interactions With SRM
	Required Continuous Monitoring
	Data Acquisition
	Conclusion
	Review Questions
12. Safety Assurance: Audits and Evaluations
	Introduction to Audits and Evaluations
	What is the Difference Between an Evaluation and an Audit?
	Basic Auditing and Evaluation Methods
	Instructions for Using the Gap Analysis Tool
	SMSVP Guide and Job Aids
	Conclusion
	Review Questions
13. SMS and Your Safety Culture
	Introduction
	Defining Safety Culture
	Safety Management and Safety Culture
	Measuring Your Positive Safety Culture
	Scenario Discussion
	Review Questions
14. Creating Your SMS Manual
	Introduction
	Requirements for Documentation
	Planning for Success
	Creating Your SMS Manual
	FAA Involvement
	Evaluating Success
	Review Questions
Glossary
Index