SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

FOUR PILLARS OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT:

• Safety Policy – Clearly defined policies, procedures, and organizational structure.
• Safety Risk Management – Formal system of hazard identification, risk
assessment, resource allocation, and system monitoring.
• Safety Assurance – Continuous quality improvement of processes and products.
• Safety Promotion – Continuous communication of safety values and practices
that support a sound safety culture.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A SYSTEMS APPROACH

TO SAFETY MANAGEMENT:
• Assign responsibility and authority to individuals tasked with the
accomplishment of safety action.
• Provide clear instructions to members of the organization.
• Establish interfaces between individuals and organizations to facilitate
safety action.
• Establish measurements of processes and products of the system.
• Establish organizational controls to ensure system output accomplishes the
intended objective.

RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX

SEVERITY LEVELS LIKELIHOOD LEVELS
A B C D E
UNKNOWN
POTENTIAL BUT POSSIBLE KNOWN REPORTED REPORTED
DAMAGE INCREASED DAMAGE TO IN THE IN THE OCCURRED >3X/YR >3X/YR AT A
PHYSICAL TO THE DAMAGE COST OR CORPORATE AVIATION AVIATION IN THE WITHIN THE PARTICULAR
RATING INJURY ENVIRONMENT TO ASSETS REVENUE LOSS REPUTATION INDUSTRY INDUSTRY COMPANY COMPANY LOCATION

No Increased
No No No Cost Or No
0 Injury Effect Damage Lost Revenue Implication
ACCEPTABLE
Limited
Minor Minor Minor Damage Minor Loss Localized
1 Injury Effect < US $50K < US $50K Implication

Substantial Substantial
Serious Contained Damage Regional ACCEPTABLE
2 Injury Effect Loss Implication
< US $250K < US $250K WITH MITIGATION

Single Major Major Damage Major Loss National

3 Fatality Effect < US $1M < US $1M Implication
UNACCEPTABLE
Multiple Massive Catastrophic International
Damage Massive Loss
4 Fatalities Effect >
_ US $1M Implication
>
_ US $1M