Safety Management Systems Resources and Links

SMS Resources

AFS SMS Pilot Project & Voluntary Implementation website:
https://avssharepoint.faa.gov/afs/900/SMS/pilot/Forms/default.aspx

Australian Government Civil Aviation Safety Authority SMS Training website:
http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:STANDARD:1779027664:pc=PC_91435

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand SMS website:
http://www.caa.govt.nz/SMS/SMS_home.htm

ExxonMobil Europe SMS Program website:
http://www.exxonmobileurope.com/Europe-English/community_roadsafety_management.aspx

FAA Public SMS Website:
http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/sms/

Generative Culture Survey
https://publicsafetyaviation.org/images/Resources/Generative%20Culture%20Survey.pdf

IATA Operation Safety Audit (IOSA) website:
http://www.iata.org/ps/certification/iosa/

ICAO Publications and Resources website:
http://www.icao.int/anb/safetymanagement/Documents.html

ICAO SMS Training website:
http://www.icao.int/anb/safetymanagement/training/training.html

IHST (International Helicopter Safety Team), SMS Tool Kit: www.IHST.org
http://ihst.rotor.com/Portals/54/2009_SMS_Toolkit_ed2_Final.pdf

Developing Safety Culture Measurement Tools and Techniques Based on Site Audits Rather than Questionnaires (A St. Mary's University Study)
https://publicsafetyaviation.org/images/Resources/Measuring%20Safety%20Culture%20on%20Audits%20Rather%20Than%20Questionaires.pdf

MITRE SMS website:
http://www.mitrecaasd.org/SMS/

National Air Transport Association (NATA) SMS website:
http://www.natasafety1st.org/sms.htm

National Business Aviation Association SMS website:
http://web.nbaa.org/admin/sms/

Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Airports website:
http://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/safety_management_systems/

SMS Delta Employee Video:
https://deltaflightsafety.com/sms/fam/laun

Transport Canada SMS website:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/standards/sms-menu-618.htm

Transport Canada Process to Assess Industry SMS website:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/standards/sms-training-module9-menu-3473.htm

WBAT (Web-Based Application Tool):
WBAT (maintained by Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc. (UTRS)) is an option for those
with an ASAP Program and/or those that are part of the SMS Pilot Projects. WBAT provides aviation
service providers with a secure, fully customizable system that promotes safety and accountability
across five employee groups. UTRS developed WBAT with funding from the FAA, and will deliver
free on-site training and electronic support to Certificate Holders. Ms. Nicky Armour is the UTRS
point of contact and can be reached at 937-836-8157 or SNARMOUR@Gmail.com.

Other Resources:

[link to a good working model for Just Culture; free look and download]
http://www.bainessimmons.com/fair.php

[FOD is a risk to engines and safe operations. See the following for FOD control programs.
http://www.fodcontrol.com/
http://www.amtonline.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=846

HAI also has a good FOD program at
http://www.rotor.com/portals/1/committee/fod.doc

Also, effective tool control helps prevent tools being left behind as FOD. See this article for a good description of a tool control program.
http://www.amtonline.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=2007&pageNum=2

Noise is a known hazard. Here are the US noise limits
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9735