SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA AIRPORTSFALL CONFERENCE

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Perspectives on SMS and Airport Operations

September 14, 2011

INTRODUCTION What is SMS? NPRM and FAA Order 5200.11 Impacts to Commercial Airports (not just Ops.) The Safety Risk Assessment (SRA) How to Get Started

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WHAT IS SMS?

4 Components Policy (Corporate Vision, Objectives, Responsibilities) Safety Risk Management (Hazards, SRAs, Mitigations) Safety Assurance (QA = Audits and QC = Inspections) Safety Promotion (Training, Communication)

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WHAT’S AT THE CORE? Safety Risk Management

Hazard Identification Safety Risk Assessments Mitigation Monitoring

Safety Assurance QA – Proactive; Audits, Evaluations, Metrics, Data QC – Reactive; Inspections, Assessments, Reporting

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SRM/SRA DEFINITIONS

Safety Risk Assessment (SRA) is the risk assessment comprised of a panel of Subject Matter Experts.

Safety Risk Management (SRM) is the process of identifying hazards, analyzing and assessing the risks, and mitigating the risks. Safety Management System (SMS) is the overall program. The FAA is implementing SMS internally (5200.11) and externally (NPRM / AC150/5200-37)

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IMPACT TO AIRPORTS NPRM (Part 139 airports) 5200.11 (currently applies to all large NPIAS airports) Planning, Design, and Construction Projects

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SIX SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT STEPS

Describe

System

Describe

System

Identify

Hazards

Identify

Hazards

Analyze RiskDetermine Risk

Assess Risk Assess Risk

Treat RiskMitigate Risk

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Monitor

FAA’S RISK MATRIX

AC 150/5200-37

Minimal5

Minor4

Major3

Hazardous2

Catastrophic1

FrequentA

ProbableB

RemoteC

Extremely Improbable

E

Severity

Likelihood

Extremely Remote

D

High RiskMedium Risk

Low Risk

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OUR SUGGESTED RISK MATRIX

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LikelihoodMinimal

5Minor

4Major

3Hazardous

2Catastrophic

1

FrequentA

ProbableB

RemoteC

Extremely Remote

D**

Extremely Improbable

E**

Severity

** Must have multiple controls (mitigations)

HOW TO GET STARTED

Each FAA Region has an SMS Coordinator Talk with your ADO Program Manager Familiarize yourself with 5200.11 and the NPRM Identify People, Processes, and Systems in your

Organizational Reach (Tenants, FBOs, etc.) Get Early Buy-in Identify Projects in the CIP for SRA

(Not just the large hubs, everyone should be doing this!)

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SUMMARY

SMS is a reality, and SMS makes good business sense

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