TP13739bIntroduction to Safety Management Systems

1、TransportCanadaTransportsCanadaTP13739(04/2001)SAFETYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSIntroductiontoFormoreinformationorcopiesofthisorotherCivilAviationpublicationscall1-800-305-2059orvisitourwebsiteat::•Involveallstaffinsafety•Developapositivesafetyculture•Maintaincommitment•AssessprogressForewordAviationinCanadaisgrowingandtheCanadianpublicisconfidentthattheaviationindustryinCanadaissafe.Weare,however,facingseriouschallenges.Forexample,projectedgrowthinaviationmeansthatmaintainingthecurrentlowaccidentratewil。

2、lresultinanunacceptablenumberofaccidents.ThechallengeforTransportCanadaandtheindustryistofindwaystolowertheaccidentrateevenfurtherastheindustrygrows.Flight2005:ACivilAviationSafetyFrameworkforCanadaidentifiessixEvolvingDirectionswhichrepresenttheprincipaladjustmentsthatweneedtomakeoverthenextfewyears:Adoptingadata-drivenapproachtoenhancingaviationsafety.Thisincludescollectingandmakingmoreaccessiblethetypeofdatathatwillsupportaproactiveapproachtosafety;Usingarisk-basedapproachtoresourceallocati。

3、ontosupportthoseactivitieswhichwillachievethegreatestsafetybenefit;Fosteringandstrengtheningpartnershipstoputintoeffecttheconceptthatresponsibilityforsafetyissharedbytheregulatorandtheaviationcommunity;Implementingsafetymanagementsystemsinaviationorganizations;Takingaccountofhumanandorganizationalfactorsinsafetymanagementpractices;andCommunicatingeffectivelywiththeaviationcommunityonsafety.Implementingsafetymanagementsystemsisthecornerstoneoftheevolvingdirections.Alltheotherdirectionswillevo。

4、lvewithinasafetymanagementsystemenvironment.Safetymanagementsystemsarebasedonthefactthattherewillalwaysbehazardsandrisks,soproactivemanagementisneededtoidentifyandcontrolthesethreatstosafetybeforetheyleadtomishaps.SAFETYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSiiiTransportCanadaTransportsCanadaThematerialinthisbookletiscondensedfromanumberofsourcestointroducesafetymanagementsystemprinciplesandconcepts.ApplyingthisapproachwillrequirechangesinthewaybothTransportCanadaandtheindustrydealwithsafety,includingregulatorychange。

5、s.ThisbookletisnotintendedtobeaguidetocompliancewiththeCanadianAviationRegulations(CARs),butwehopeitwillbeusefultoownersandmanagerswhowanttoengagetheirentirestaffinsafety.ArtLaFlammeDirectorGeneralCivilAviationApril2001SAFETYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSivTransportCanadaTransportsCanadaAcknowledgementsThisintroductorybookletwaswrittenbythestaffoftheSafetyServicesBranchofTransportCanadaCivilAviationwithhelpfromtheHeadquartersandRegionalstaffofTransportCanadaCivilAviation.Thematerialhasbeencondensedfromavarie。

6、tyofsources.TransportCanadawishes,particularly,tothankProfessorJamesReasonoftheUniversityofManchesterforinspiringandassistingTransportCanadaindevelopingtheconceptandapplicationofasafetymanagementsystemsapproachfortheCanadianaviationindustry.TransportCanadathankstheCivilAviationSafetyAuthorityofAustralia(CASA)forallowingustousematerialdevelopedbyCASAfortheAustraliancontext.PartsofthisbookletareadaptationsofCASA’sAviationSafetyManagement:AnOperatorsGuidetoBuildingaSafetyProgram.Grantingthispermiss。

7、ionsavedTransportCanadasignificanttimeandresourcesinthedevelopmentofthispublication.SAFETYMANAGEMENTSYSTEMSvTransportCanadaTransportsCanadaTableofContentsAboutSafetyManagementSystems....................1Whysafetymanagementsystems?................................1Whatisasafetymanagementsystem?.............................1Whatdoesittaketobuildasafetymanagementsystem?...............3Whatisasafetyculture?........................................3Howdoyouencourageapositivesafetyculture?..............。

8、.......4Whatdoesasafetymanagementsystemdoforanorganization?..........5Howdoesasafetymanagementsystemdifferfromtraditionalapproaches?..6SomeFeaturesofSafetyManagementSystems.......7SeniorManagementCommitment.................................8SafetyPolicy................................................8SafetyInformation............................................9EstablishingSafetyasaCoreValue..............................10SettingSafetyGoals.........................................11HazardIdentifi。

9、cationandRiskManagement........................12EstablishingaSafetyReportingSystem...........................13SafetyAudit/Assessment.......................................14AccidentandIncidentReportingandInvestigation...................15SafetyOrientationandRecurrentTraining.........................16EmergencyResponsePlan.....................................16Documentation..............................................17Referencesandinforma。