TP13739bIntroduction to Safety Management Systems

TransportCanadaTransportsCanadaTP13739(04/2001)SAFETYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSIntroductiontoFormoreinformationorcopiesofthisorotherCivilAviationpublicationscall1-800-305-2059orvisitourwebsiteat::•Involveallstaffinsafety•Developapositivesafetyculture•Maintaincommitment•AssessprogressForewordAviationinCanadaisgrowingandtheCanadianpublicisconfidentthattheaviationindustryinCanadaissafe.Weare,however,facingseriouschallenges.Forexample,projectedgrowthinaviationmeansthatmaintainingthecurrentlowaccidentratewillresultinanunacceptablenumberofaccidents.ThechallengeforTransportCanadaandtheindustryistofindwaystolowertheaccidentrateevenfurtherastheindustrygrows.Flight2005:ACivilAviationSafetyFrameworkforCanadaidentifiessixEvolvingDirectionswhichrepresenttheprincipaladjustmentsthatweneedtomakeoverthenextfewyears:Adoptingadata-drivenapproachtoenhancingaviationsafety.Thisincludescollectingandmakingmoreaccessiblethetypeofdatathatwillsupportaproactiveapproachtosafety;Usingarisk-basedapproachtoresourceallocationtosupportthoseactivitieswhichwillachievethegreatestsafetybenefit;Fosteringandstrengtheningpartnershipstoputintoeffecttheconceptthatresponsibilityforsafetyissharedbytheregulatorandtheaviationcommunity;Implementingsafetymanagementsystemsinaviationorganizations;Takingaccountofhumanandorganizationalfactorsinsafetymanagementpractices;andCommunicatingeffectivelywiththeaviationcommunityonsafety.Implementingsafetymanagementsystemsisthecornerstoneoftheevolvingdirections.Alltheotherdirectionswillevolvewithinasafetymanagementsystemenvironment.Safetymanagementsystemsarebasedonthefactthattherewillalwaysbehazardsandrisks,soproactivemanagementisneededtoidentifyandcontrolthesethreatstosafetybeforetheyleadtomishaps.SAFETYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSiiiTransportCanadaTransportsCanadaThematerialinthisbookletiscondensedfromanumberofsourcestointroducesafetymanagementsystemprinciplesandconcepts.ApplyingthisapproachwillrequirechangesinthewaybothTransportCanadaandtheindustrydealwithsafety,includingregulatorychanges.ThisbookletisnotintendedtobeaguidetocompliancewiththeCanadianAviationRegulations(CARs),butwehopeitwillbeusefultoownersandmanagerswhowanttoengagetheirentirestaffinsafety.ArtLaFlammeDirectorGeneralCivilAviationApril2001SAFETYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSivTransportCanadaTransportsCanadaAcknowledgementsThisintroductorybookletwaswrittenbythestaffoftheSafetyServicesBranchofTransportCanadaCivilAviationwithhelpfromtheHeadquartersandRegionalstaffofTransportCanadaCivilAviation.Thematerialhasbeencondensedfromavarietyofsources.TransportCanadawishes,particularly,tothankProfessorJamesReasonoftheUniversityofManchesterforinspiringandassistingTransportCanadaindevelopingtheconceptandapplicationofasafetymanagementsystemsapproachfortheCanadianaviationindustry.TransportCanadathankstheCivilAviationSafetyAuthorityofAustralia(CASA)forallowingustousematerialdevelopedbyCASAfortheAustraliancontext.PartsofthisbookletareadaptationsofCASA’sAviationSafetyManagement:AnOperatorsGuidetoBuildingaSafetyProgram.GrantingthispermissionsavedTransportCanadasignificanttimeandresourcesinthedevelopmentofthispublication.SAFETYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSvTransportCanadaTransportsCanadaTableofContentsAboutSafetyManagementSystems....................1Whysafetymanagementsystems?................................1Whatisasafetymanagementsystem?.............................1Whatdoesittaketobuildasafetymanagementsystem?...............3Whatisasafetyculture?........................................3Howdoyouencourageapositivesafetyculture?.....................4Whatdoesasafetymanagementsystemdoforanorganization?..........5Howdoesasafetymanagementsystemdifferfromtraditionalapproaches?..6SomeFeaturesofSafetyManagementSystems.......7SeniorManagementCommitment.................................8SafetyPolicy................................................8SafetyInformation............................................9EstablishingSafetyasaCoreValue..............................10SettingSafetyGoals.........................................11HazardIdentificationandRiskManagement........................12EstablishingaSafetyReportingSystem...........................13SafetyAudit/Assessment.......................................14AccidentandIncidentReportingandInvestigation...................15SafetyOrientationandRecurrentTraining.........................16EmergencyResponsePlan.....................................16Documentation..............................................17Referencesandinforma