Some functions of the “Safety management system” in the transportation area safety assurance

As air traffic is continously growing and the number of potential hazards for safety is also rising, improvement of management systems is required to ensure an adequate level of safety. The management of change constitutes an important part of the safety management system (SMS) defined in Annex 19 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. It is one of twelve elements of SMS found in the ‘Safety assurance’ component. The management of change put in place in an aviation organisation demonstrates the considerable development of an SMS. This process is essential for managing safety in an efficient way. The article reports on the state of implementation of the management of change in selected civil aviation organisations and also points out the difficulties related with carrying it out in everyday life. The paper focuses on managing changes of certified aerodromes and air navigation service providers. In the conclusions, tools are proposed that enable the reader to improve the process.

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Research on Safety Management System for China Railway

2012 Joint Rail Conference ◽

10.1115/jrc2012-74045 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Tao Tang ◽

Chao Liu ◽

Ru Niu

Keyword(s):

Management System ◽

Safety Management ◽

Management Mechanism ◽

Safety Management System ◽

Safety Assurance ◽

Railway Construction ◽

Railway Safety ◽

Key Issues ◽

China Railway ◽

High Level

Along with technical progress and fast paced development in China railway, new requirements of inspecting and managing railway safety in a high-level and systematic way is challenging our traditional safety viewpoints. This paper presents an investigation of current safety management mechanism and status in China railway. Referring to the concept of safety management system (SMS), this paper proposes an applicable framework for conducting risk based evaluation principle and safety managing procedures to China railway construction in coalition with existing fundamental regulations. Also key issues that can impact the intrinsic qualities of performing such framework via safety assurance activities with practical safety principle are given.

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Penerapan Sistem Manajemen Keselamatan (SMS) di Bandar Udara Sepinggan Balikpapan

WARTA ARDHIA ◽

10.25104/wa.v37i4.184.346-357 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

pp. 346-357

Author(s):

M. N. Nurrasmajid

Keyword(s):

Management System ◽

Safety Management ◽

International Standards ◽

Safety Management System ◽

Safety Assurance ◽

Response Planning ◽

Emergency Response Planning ◽

Working Groups ◽

Safety Officer ◽

Almost All

Safety is the top priority and must be provided in every flight activity. All institutions that conduct activities in the airport shall have the commitment in implementing Safety Management System, in accordance with national and international standards. In its implementation, Safety Management System consists of 5 (five) indicators i.e. safety policy and objective indicator, danger identification and safety risk management indicator, safety assurance indicator, safety promotion indicator, and emergency response planning indicator. The operators of Sepinggan Internatinal Airport Balikpapan have implemented almost all 5 (five) indicators and its variables. However, there are no SMS organization and manager safety/officer provided. Only working groups (Pokja) are available. Therefore, reports on events are not documented as materials for analysis which can be useful for avoiding errors to occur again.

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