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Sofema Online (SOL) www.sofemaonline.com considers the role of Safety Culture within an EASA Part 145 Organisation

Introduction

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Sofema Online (SOL) www.sofemaonline.com considers the best practices related to the requirement to introduce Safety Management System practices within the Design Organisation Environment.

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Integrating a Safety Management System (SMS) into Part 21 Subpart J for Design Organisations, as mandated by EASA, signifies a strategic pivot from a purely compliance-based approach towards a more holistic, proactive safety culture.

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Sofema Online (SOL) www.sofemaonline.com considers key elements of the EASA Management System Assessment Tool.

‘The management system shall correspond to the size of the organisation and the nature and complexity of its activities, taking into account the hazards and associated risks inherent in these activities’.

  • • Management System (MS)
  • • Safety Management System (SMS)

Whilst the rules address the main, systemic risks, they cannot address all the risks. (consider  the variety of different organisations, their services, and products as well as the wide range of operating environments.)

Note - “Being compliant” does not mean “being safe”. The MS of any type of organisation should notably remain resilient, agile, and vigilant in a continuously moving context (such as new business models or technologies or change of methods, emerging risks, competition, or crisis). Finally, good safety performance and resilience with the absence of negative safety events in the past do not guarantee safe operations in the future.

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Sofema Online (SOL) www.sofemaonline.com considers the various challenges faced by the organization related to the effectiveness of the risk assessment process.

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Driven by ICAO, SMS provides an approach that encourages proactive behaviour to support the development of barriers to inhibit potential exposures.

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Sofema Online (SOL) www.sofemaonline.com reviews the core elements of an effective Aviation SMS.

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To provide for the most worthwhile understanding of organizational system behaviour ensure appropriate involvement of the people who are actually engaged with the tasks and workflow.

Enduring Values

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Sofema Online (SOL) www.sofemaonline.com considers Safety Performance Indicators which can reflect the effectiveness of “people” engagement within the Aviation Organisations Safety Management System.

Introduction – Definition of Safety Culture:

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Safety Culture is the set of enduring values and attitudes regarding safety issues, shared by every member of every level of an organization.
» Safety Culture refers to the extent to which every individual and every group of the organization is aware of the risks and unknown hazards induced by its activities.

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Sofema Online www.sofemaonline.com considers issues related to SMS Culture & Organisational Factors within an EASA Part CAMO Organisation.

Safety Culture & Organisational Factors

Safety Culture is the set of enduring values and attitudes regarding safety issues, shared by every member of every level of an organization. Safety Culture refers to the extent to which every individual and every group of the organization is aware of the risks and unknown hazards induced by its activities; is continuously behaving so as to preserve and enhance safety; is willing and able to adapt itself when facing safety issues; is willing to communicate safety issues; and consistently evaluates safety-related behavior.

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Presentation Introduction – The Aviation Quality & Safety Management Symposium - Holiday Inn Sofia Bulgaria – Tues May 14th & Wed May 15th, 2019 

Florin Necula is Accountable Manager of RAS Tech an EASA 145 based at Otopeni Airport Bucharest will be presenting on the subject of dealing with the challenges related to Developing an Aviation Safety Culture  

If you are engaged in Aviation Quality & Safety Management this is your one "must-attend" event of the year.

Here is your opportunity to engage with a professional who has decades of experience and can rise to the challenge of any Airport Security issue and to share an understanding regarding best practice solutions.

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Safety is defined as “The condition to which risks are managed to acceptable levels.”

Whenever Humans and Machines are involved there will always be potential for accidents and incidents. Safety management is based on the premise that hazards, risks, and threats will always exist.

With a Safety Management System (SMS) we focus on the real possibility of reducing the organisations exposure across a range of business areas – we do this by delivering a systematic approach to risk management.

It is possible to promote transparent processes that establish clear lines of accountability and aid decision-making and to use this as a tool to drive positive change.

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What do we mean by Safety Culture within an Organisation?

Safety Culture is the way safety is perceived, valued, and prioritized within an organisation.

Safety Culture reflects the true commitment to safety at all levels in the organisation.

James Reason described it as "how an organisation behaves when no one is watching".

Safety Culture is a combination of a range of drivers including organisational norms, national cultural beliefs, and professional attitudes. It reflects people's attitudes and beliefs towards the importance of safety.

How important is Safety Culture?

A Positive Safety Culture Matters because it provides a focus on how the organisation approaches incident recording, incident analysis, staff training, and the integration of maintenance safety and operational safety priorities.

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