Organizing safety Flashcards
1
Q
How do airlines define and manage the safety of their operations?
A
- safety policy
- safety culture
- safety cycle
ALOS (Acceptable Level of Safety)
Safety is the state in which the risk of harm to persons or property damage is reduced to, and maintained at or below, an acceptable level through a continuing process of hazard identification and risk management.
2
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What is a Quality Management System?
A
- part of management sys. with regard to qualities
- top management task
organization identifies its objectives and determines processes and resources - manages interacting processes and resources
- identifies actions to address intendend and unintended consequences
3
Q
What is a Safety Management System?
A
Safety Management System (SMS)
- The SMS aims that a company ensures a high level of safety within its company. In most cases there are safety audits executed by the authority.
- The structure and content of the SMS is almost equivalent to the SSP. However, some practices may vary from country to country
4
Q
Why do we need it? (SMS)
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- increase of aviation safety by accident prevention
- increase of transparancy of processes and responsebilities
- mitigation of injuries and reduction of damage
- increase of the stakeholders safety awareness
5
Q
What are the core elements? SMS
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- safety policy
- safety Assurance
- safety promotion
- safety risk management
6
Q
How do we communicate safety issues?
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- training
- audits, evaluation
- employee reports
- transparency
- cross organizational communication
7
Q
How do we ensure compliance? sms
A
- trust, respect-> just culture
- reports
- procedures
- manuals
8
Q
What are hazards?
A
A hazard is:
- a condition that might cause (is a prerequisite to) an accident or incident. (FAA AC 120-92A)
- any existing or potential condition that can lead to injury, illness, or death to people; damage to or loss of a system, equipment,or property; or damage to the environment.
9
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How to identify them? hazards
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- analysing accidents/ incidents (reactive safety management, past)
- safety surveys, LOSA(line operations safety audit), safety monitoring (proactive safety mana.)
10
Q
How are hazards classified?
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- Hazards are classified in terms of the severity of consequences
- Hazards are assigned to 5 generic classes depending on their effect
11
Q
How does the safety culture in aviation look like?
A
- just culture
standard procedures - mandatory checks
- training
12
Q
What methods can be used to proactively investigate hazards?
A
- safety surveys
- operational audits
- safety monitoring, safety assessment
- line operations safety audit (LOSA)
