Safety Management System Components Outlined, Audit Standards
Described
In an effort to continuously promote and enhance the safety of
on-demand charter operators, the Air Charter Safety Foundation
(ACSF) has developed two resource documents and a brochure
addressing the need for, and implementation and evaluation of,
Safety Management Systems (SMS) programs.
The first document gives a general overview of SMS, its four
components, and its benefits in an operation. SMS regulations
mandating that operators have a SMS program have already been
adopted in many nations and will soon be adopted in the United
States. Many operators are in the early stages of SMS
implementation. The ACSF strongly encourages all operators to adopt
these programs and participate in an independent evaluation of
their SMS.
The second document describes the ACSF Industry Audit Standard
(IAS) as an evaluation tool for SMS. It answers frequently asked
questions by operators on how to implement an SMS, where to find
help, and how the IAS evaluates their SMS program. SMS is a key
goal to improving safety, and this is why the IAS requires
operators to adopt, implement and show continuous safety management
improvement.
An air charter operator's SMS demonstrates that top management is
committed to safety and encourages the engagement of safe practices
at all levels of the business. The IAS is a revolutionary audit
program that provides a comprehensive, independent review of an
operator's compliance with safety and security regulations as well
as its implementation and adherence to an SMS.
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