Safety Management Systems (SMS) Establishment & Management Training Course

Course Outline

Aims

The Aim of the course is to improve safety within the aviation industry and specifically provide Safety Managers with:

• Sufficient knowledge to understand how an SMS can work effectively within their company and what is required to make this happen
• An understanding of new concepts and industry best-practice
• An opportunity to share experiences and develop ideas
• An understanding of their own roles and responsibilities within an SMS and how they can contribute to improving safety performance
• The opportunity and the skills required to draft an implementation plan
• The expertise to lead and participate in an SMS implementation team
• The motivation and knowledge to contribute fully towards a continuous improvement in safety performance

Objectives

The objectives of the course are:

1. To enable delegates to fully understand the ICAO SMS Requirements and the intent behind them.
2. To enable delegates to identify the weak points in a “System” and use this information.
3. To enable delegates to identify areas for improvement in their own Accident Prevention and Safety Management programmes.  
4. To enable delegates to understand SMS concepts and principles, and define an SMS that will suit the size and shape of their organisation.
5. For delegates to develop ideas to improve the quantity and quality of safety data collected
6. To enable delegates to understand the usefulness and limitations of Risk Assessment methods, and develop ideas for choosing a suitable method for their organization
7. To enable delegates to understand how to change and build a workplace culture, and know their role in making this happen

Benefits

The benefits of attending the course are:

1. For delegates to clearly understand the options available, and their effectiveness, for reducing and eliminating risk
2. For delegates to develop ideas on how to improve Risk Reduction processes in their own company.
3. For delegates to be able to utilize goal-setting techniques to drive forward improvements in safety performance; and understand the relation to company and State safety objectives and targets
4. To enable delegates to plan for improving and expanding in-house safety performance measurement
5. For delegates to know how to become an effective leader or member for an SMS implementation team with ideas for organization change and review of procedures and processes

Who Should Attend

This course is aimed at Flight & Ground Operations, Maintenance Facilities, Aerodromes & Air Traffic Control, Safety Managers/Officers, SMS Managers/Facilitators and other Key Position Holders. 

Key Topics

The key topics of the course are:

• ICAO SMS Standards and Recommended Practices
• Accidents, Incidents and Occurences
• Safety Management
• SMS
• Hazard Identification
• Risk Assessment & Risk Reduction
• Safety Performance
• Safety Culture
• Implementing an SMS

Materials

All Avisa’s courses are highly practical and include numerous exercises which are specific to the trainees’ needs and focus on their relevant job function.

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