Safety Chats Podcast

What are the most important things to focus on when managing a Safety Management System (SMS)? In this episode, Jason Starke will list his top 3 items for contributing to the success of an effective and thriving an SMS.  Jason also explains why each of the items make his list so you can begin thinking about how to amp up your organization's commitment to safety.  

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We're all wondering (and talking) about the upcoming Safety Management System, SMS, regulations. Host Jason Starke makes a case for who should be regulated as ICAO's Annex 19 update nears fruition. There's lots to unpack with a discussion of international and State/Country regulations and as well as the impact on Part 135 Operators, MROs, flight training organizations, and airports. 

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Baldwin Safety & Compliance or any any entities they represent.

Resources:
ICAO website:  https://www.icao.int
ICAO Safety Information: https://www.icao.int/safety/Pages/default.aspx  

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A great way  for an organization to answer to the question "how are we doing?" is to conduct a Gap Analysis.  To help you compare "what you're doing" to "what you should be doing," Safety Chats host  Jason Starke guides you through do-able five steps. 

In terms of safety, comparing actual performance against expected performance can make a difference in day to day operations.  Flight departments often see improvements in safety performance with the completion of a regular Gap Analysis.  Make sure you're not leaving anything out of your next Gap Analysis. 

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"Be On The Lookout" is a way to add "awareness" as an element to control risk. Although awareness is lower on a hierarchy of risk controls, it is an effective tool that can be used individually, with your team, or your crew.  Pre-flight or pre-shift briefings can set-up the workgroup to be on the lookout for a particular risk or situation.

Atul Gawande - Checklist Manifesto
http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto 
Flight Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) info from the Federal Aviation administration (FAA)
www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2016/media/SE_Topic_16-12.pdf

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Having a conversation with your CEO is a way to build your safety management  program and explain why safety needs to be an integral part of the company culture.  A lively discussion and a breakdown of big thinking about organizational culture is the topic of this week's Safety Chat. Host Jason Starke provides the "why" and the "what" when having a discussion with your CEO or other senior leaders. 

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Incidents, accidents, events, near misses, hazards - all these represent the stream of incoming data you are managing. The problem is the value of that data is only as good as the system you have to retrieve and sort it. This is where our topic for today comes in - finding an effective categorization scheme. When our categories are applicable it helps us find our data- easier, faster and help us link things in our data. Turns out that this categorization is called taxonomy and in this weeks episode we will discuss how to choose a system of categorization you can use to effectively manage all that data.
 
Predefined industry taxonomies: 

• ICAO ADREP (Accident/Incident Reporting Program)
• HEIDI or Harmonisation of European Incident Definitions Initiatives for ATM
• SMICG/CICTT Hazard Taxonomy
• Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP)
• ASRS Anomaly Code
• Threats and Errors Management (TEM) taxonomy
• The Human Factor Analysis and Classification System (HFACS)

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Here's a familiar scenario -  Your team starts off a project with a lot of energy.  But lately, activity has waned.  

Maybe the team (or you) need a nudge (or reset) to get back in action. Listen how the “goal gradient effect” may be utilized to get the team moving again. 

Whether you are working toward setting or reaching your safety goals, the end may be closer than you realize. The Goal Gradient Effect states that as people get closer to a reward, they speed up their behavior to get to their goal faster. In other words, people are motivated by how much is left to reach their target, not how far they've come. The idea was named by behaviorist Clark Hull in 1932. 

Resources: 

FS Farnham Street podcast - a.k.a. The Knowledge Project Podcast # 137 - Justin Su’a: Peak Mental Performance 
https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/justin-sua/

https://fs.blog/goal-gradient-hypothesis/ 

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Phew! Summer can mean hot temperatures on the tarmac, in the hangar,  and on the aircraft. This episode takes a look at the levels of heat stress and offers several practical solutions to help pilots, flight crews, maintenance techs,  and others  recognize and to respond to bodily changes during the dog days of summer.  Tip #1 - Stay hydrated 

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With the airline industry reporting 17-25% of total operating costs are related to fuel and the jump we've seen in the cost of fuel over the past months, fuel tankering has become a consideration. This week we look at not just the financial impacts of the practice, but the environmental impacts as well.  Tankering does affect the organization's bottom line, but it has implications on the environment, the aircraft airframe, performance of the aircraft and safety as well.

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In this episode we look at what a hazard is, the pathways of identifying a hazard, and the workflow associated with the hazard once it's been identified.  You won't want to miss this thought-provoking discussion that affects your operation.

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