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Session No. 4
ICAO SMS FRAMEWORK
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End of Session Objective
• At the end of this Session participants will
be able to describe the basic components of
a Safety Management System.
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Session Content
–Safety Management Systems “SMS”
–Safety Policy and Objectives
–Safety Risk Management
–Safety assurance
–Safety Promotion
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Terminal Objectives
• List the components and elements of a
safety management system.
• Explain the components and elements of a
safety management system.
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“SMS”
A systemic approach to managing safety,
including the necessary organizational
structures, accountabilities, policies and
procedures.
• ICAO Doc. 9859
Safety Management Systems
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ICAO SMS FRAMEWORK
Safety policy
and objectives
Safety Risk
Management
Safety
Assurance
Safety
Promotion
ICAO SMS
FRAMEWORK
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ICAO SMS FRAMEWORK
• 1.1 – Management
commitment and
responsibility
• 1.2 – Safety accountabilities
of managers
• 1.3 – Appointment of key
safety personnel
• 1.4 – SMS implementation
plan
• 1.5 – Coordination of the
emergency response plan
• 1.6 – Documentation
1- Safety
policy and
objectives
2- Safety
Risk
Management
3- Safety
Assurance
4- Safety
Promotion
ICAO
SMS
FRAME
WORK
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• 2.1 – Hazard
identification processes
• 2.2 – Risk assessment
and mitigation processes
• 2.3 – Internal safety
investigations
1- Safety
policy and
objectives
2- Safety
Risk
Management
3- Safety
Assurance
4- Safety
Promotion
ICAO
SMS
FRAME
WORK
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• 3.1 – Safety performance
monitoring and
measurement
• 3.2 – The management
of change
• 3.3 – Continuous
improvement of the
safety system
1- Safety
policy and
objectives
2- Safety
Risk
Management
3- Safety
Assurance
4- Safety
Promotion
ICAO
SMS
FRAME
WORK
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ICAO SMS FRAMEWORK
1- Safety
policy and
objectives
2- Safety
Risk
Management
3- Safety
Assurance
4- Safety
Promotion
ICAO
SMS
FRAME
WORK
• 4.1 – Training and
education.
• 4.2 – Safety
communication.
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Safety Policy and Objectives
1.1 – Management commitment and responsibility
Identify the accountable executive
Single, identifiable person
Full responsibility for the organization’s SMS
CEO/Chairman Board of Directors
The manager
Develop and communicate, with visible
endorsement, the safety policy, signed by the
accountable executive
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1.2 – Safety Accountabilities
Safety Review
Board (SRB)
Safety Action
Group(s) (SAG)
Accountable
Executive
Head of
operations
Flight Safety
Officer
Safety Services Office
Head of
Maintenance
Maintenance
Safety Officer
Head of other
Areas
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Safety Policy and Objectives
1.3 – Appointment of key safety personnel
The safety office – Corporate functions
Advising senior management on safety
matters
Assisting line managers
Overseeing hazard identification systems
The safety manager
Responsible individual and focal point for the
development and maintenance of an effective
safety management system
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Safety Policy and Objectives
1.4 – SMS implementation plan
Developed by a planning group, which:
Comprises an appropriate experience base.
Meets regularly with senior management.
Receives resources (including time for
meetings)
A realistic implementation strategy for the
SMS.
Senior management endorses the plan.
Typical implementation time frame: one to four
years (Phased approach).
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Safety Policy and Objectives
1.4 – SMS implementation plan – Contents
1) Safety policy.
2) Safety planning, objectives and goals.
3) System description.
4) Gap analysis.
5) SMS components.
6) Safety roles and responsibilities.
7) Safety reporting policy.
8) Means of employee involvement.
9) Safety communication.
10) Safety performance measurement.
11) Management review of the safety performance.
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Safety policy and objectives
1.6 – Documentation – Safety management
system manual (SMSM).
Key instrument for communicating the
organization’s approach to safety to the
whole organization.
Documents all aspects of the SMS, including
the safety policy, objectives, procedures and
individual safety accountabilities.
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Safety policy and objectives
1.6 – Documentation – SMSM contents
Scope of the safety management system
The safetypolicy and objectives
Safety accountabilities
Key safety personnel
Documentation control procedures
Hazard identification and risk management
schemes
Safety performance monitoring
Emergency response planning
Management of change
Safety auditing
Safety promotion
Contracted activities
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Safety Risk Management
• – A formal means of collecting, recording, acting on
and generating feedback about hazards in operations
• Reactive
• Proactive
• Predictive
2.1 – Hazard
identification
processes
• – The analysis and elimination, and/or mitigation to
an acceptable level of risks that threaten the
capabilities of an organization
• The risk tolerability matrix
2.2 – Risk
assessment
and mitigation
processes
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Safety assurance
3.1 – Safety performance monitoring and measurement
The process by which the safety performance of the organization
is verified in comparison to the approved safety policies and
objectives.
• Safety reporting
• Safety studies
• Safety reviews
• Audits
• Surveys
• …
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Safety assurance
3.2 – The management of change
Identify changes within the organization which
may affect established processes and services
Prior to implementing changes describe the
arrangements to ensure safety performance
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Safety assurance
3.3 – Continuous improvement of the safety system
Determining causes of below standard performance
and their implications in the operation of the SMS
Rectifying situations involving below standard
performance identified through safety assurance
activities
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Safety Promotion
4.1 – Training and education – To ensure that personnel are
trained and competent to perform the SMS duties
Who?
• Operational personnel
• Managers and supervisors
• Senior managers
• Accountable executive
How much?
• Appropriate to the individual’s involvement in the SMS
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Safety Promotion
4.2 – Safety communication
An essential foundation for the development and
maintenance of a positive culture
The means to communicate may include
• Safety policies and procedures
• News letters
• Bulletins
• Website
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Example: Safety Posters
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In this Session we will look at some other abnormal situations of
the Pressurization System.
This is an example of an abnormal procedure.
The aircraft is in cruise and all systems are working normally.
SMS Part 2 WHY IS SMS Important