Safety management is a proactive way to pursue the mitigation of safety risks and improve safety performance. Safety management effectively implemented can lead to a documented, process-based approach to safety, as well as a better understanding of safety-related interdependencies and relationships.

1. Book 1 Safety Management System Basics

This is the 1st of 8 booklets making up a resource kit that contains advisory material for aviation operators and organisations. It provides guidance on, or best practice examples of, various safety management system (SMS) elements to consider when implementing or updating an SMS.

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SMS 1 Safety Management System Basics.pdf

Source:  Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), Australia 

State safety management responsibilities are outlined in Annex 19, Chapter 3 and include requiring the service providers and operators identified in that Chapter to implement SMS. Safety management systems provisions are found in Chapter 4 and Appendix 2 of Annex 19.

Application of discretionary SMS applicability should be thoughtfully considered before acting. If the decision is taken, the SMS implementation should be monitored as part of the SSP. The decision to extend the SMS applicability to sectors or service providers should take into account the safety risks identified in the State.

Initial introduction

The applicability dates for the original introduction of safety management Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) in the sector-specific Annexes are shown in Tables 1 and 2, for States and service providers, respectively. 

Table 1:  Initial introduction of safety management SARPs for States

Table 2: Initial introduction of safety management SARPs for service providers and operators

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1. Ground Handling Regulation

This regulation establishes the minimum safety standards that must be met by any legal entity that intends to provide or currently provides Ground Handling Services operated on the apron of a national airport.

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Dominican Aeronautical Regulation -RAD24- Ground Handling Services.docx

Source: Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC)

The implementation of safety management requires some consideration to be given to the pre-requisites that should be in place, the development of a good system description, including both internal and external interfaces, and the size and complexity of the organization in order to ensure effective results. When establishing or maintaining any system, States and service providers should ensure they have considered three basic elements – people, process and technology, and, most importantly, how they will work together to enable the organisation to meet its safety objectives.

1. How to support successful SSP and SMS Implementation

The intent of this document is to provide best practices concerning the internal and external prerequisites for implementing and promoting an effective State Safety Programme (SSP) and safety management systems (SMS). While the list is not exhaustive, it does cover many of the key areas that might require attention and review, giving readers guidance on where to begin. For ease of reference, it has been structured in line with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) SSP Framework in Annex 19.

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How to Support a Successful SSP and SMS Implementation. Recommendation for Regulators. pdf

Source: Safety Management International Collaboration Group (SM ICG)

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2. SMS for Small Organizations

This material provides guidance and tools for implementing and evaluating Safety Management Systems (SMS) in smaller organizations. One document is specifically for aviation organizations implementing SMS and the other is for regulators.

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SMICG - SMS for Small Organizations .pdf

Source: Safety Management International Collaboration Group (SM ICG)

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3. Enabling the Global Aviation System of the Future 

This video highlights the need for safety management at the State and service provider levels and the benefits of a data-driven approach to manage aviation safety.

The aviation system as a whole comprises many and different functional systems such as finance, environment, safety and security. In the operational context, all of the functional systems produce some sort of risk that needs to be appropriately manage to lessen any adverse consequence. Traditionally each system has developed sector specific risk management frameworks and practices designed to address the distinct characteristics of each system.

It is important to recognize that an effective risk management strategy of one specific sector can have an adverse impact on another operational sector of aviation. Successful risk management in aviation should aim for overall risk reduction in the system, including all of the involved functional systems. The assessment and integration of functional system needs and interdependence is referred to as integrated risk management (IRM).

1. Integrated Risk Management Framework

The Civil Aviation Directive CAD QUA-007 articulates the risk management policy for Transport Canada Civil Aviation. It provides direction for a framework contributing to consistent application of Risk Management across all national Civil Aviation Program activities in accordance with the Integrated Management System (IMS) Standard Part 2.6 and other applicable Canadian federal government policies.

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Integrated Risk Management Framework .pdf

Source: Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA)

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2. Civil Aviation Integrated Risk Management Framework – Lexicon

This document provides definition to Risk Management terms and expressions used in Canada by Transport Canada Civil Aviation staff.  It is referenced in Staff Instruction (SI) QUA-008 Risk Management Process for Aviation Safety Activities.

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Civil Aviation Integrated Risk Management Framework - Lexicon .pdf

Source: Transport Canada Civil Aviation