Aviation Safety Program Risk Management

Abstract2

Introduction3

Discussion3

Aviation Safety Program4

SMS (Safety Management System)4

Safety & Training: Risk Management5

Conclusion6

Aviation Safety Program Risk Management

Abstract

The phrase safety management is used very frequently in the aviation industry. According to the importance of risk management safety the aviation industry bears a resemblance to other elevated technology, complicated, risk bearing industries such as oil, gas and nuclear industries, and thus similar level of concerns about the safety risk management in the aviation industry are necessary. An effective safety program is required to be prepared and followed to ensure the safety of thousands of lives that avail the facility of aerial transportation. The assessment, identification and analysis of uncertainty are the most important factors for the preparation of an effective safety program.

Introduction

As we know, that aviation is the fastest and the one of the safest modes of transportation. However, a number of accidents have happened, claiming the lives of thousands of passengers. In order to reduce the number of accidents and ensure proper protection, proactive approaches have to be adapted by the industry.

The system of aviation integrates various sub-systems which include, aircraft manufacturers, aircraft maintenance, inspections, airports, airspace supervision for safety. Human factors and organisational factors also play a vital role in making the aviation systems safe and capable.

Discussion

The point of Safety Management in the industry of aviation and aerial transport has been moved to a higher level by means of the recent stress on Safety Management Systems. Safety Management Systems (SMS) is a proactive, anticipatory and preventive risk management system that enhances risk and exposure detection and improvement, tools for assembling important data, and methods of examination (Gary J., 2008).

The history of the accidents of the aviation tells us that most of the accidents occur due to the long-standing unseen failures inside the organisation and its management, together with the unsuitable conditions during the flight, in air traffic control centres and in maintenance facilities that break in or bypass the aviation system's multiple defences (Reason, 1990).

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) at the global level and civil aviation authorities at state levels are finding innovative ways to develop proper safety procedures in the industry in an on-going manner. To ensure safety in the aviation sector and to avoid the chances of failures and accidents, The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has directed that all of its member states should execute the Safety Management System (SMS) programs in their aviation industries.

The structure of the aviation industry is composed of a number of levels; each of these levels has a different view of safety (Curtis, 2000). This means that the perception of safety, at one level may differ from its perception at the other level. According to a definition of Safety "As a judgement of the acceptability of risk, and risk, in turn, as a measure of probability and severity of harm to human health" (Lowrance, 1976). So we can say that, anything whose risks are found to be adequate can be accounted as ...