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Air Transport Association
of Canada
A presentation by John McKenna
ATAC President and CEO
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ATAC’S OBJECTIVE
ATAC’s policy is to promote SMS and to facilitate Canadian air operators
in the implementation of an SMS that is appropriate for the size and
complexity of their operation and in compliance with the CARs.
ATAC has committed significant resources to assist small and medium
sized Canadian commercial aviation companies towards successful SMS
implementation.
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ATAC’S SMS TOOL KIT AND GUIDE
ATAC has created an SMS Tool Kit and Guide based on the premise that
“SMS adds value to your company”
A year spent in the elaboration of the concept of the type of SMS in a
smaller organization and the tools and services required to help the smaller
operator.
A twofold challenge: to design an SMS Model that would meet TC’s
requirements,; and to come up with a Guide which would accepted by the
smaller organization.
Our purpose today is to present to you the underlying assumptions,
approaches and concepts and tools that we believe will define, and help
implement and maintain a compliant SMS in a small organization.
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Combining Elements and Components
• Risk Profile and Performance Measurement
• Combining Performance Measurement,
Management Review and Quality Assurance
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Combining Reactive and Proactive
Processes
• Combining SMS Documentation and
Records Management
• Reduce confusion in small organizations
• Improve safety performance sooner
• Reduce TC validation resource
requirements
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Non-punitive Reporting Policy
• Non-punitive policy vs Just Culture
• Not a “Get out of jail free”
• Not the reality
• Not to assess blame
• Limited Liability-Limited Control
• Violations vs Non-compliance
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Critical Safety Information
• Information essential for safe operations
and an effective SMS
• Creations of processes and procedures that
effectively identify, distribute and update
this information
• Reduces SMS complexity
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Simplification of Lexicon
• Identification of hazards that led/might lead
to an occurrence
• Call human factors, organizational factors,
workplace factors, unsafe conditions,
contributing factors, causes, and root causes
etc simply hazards for clarity
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Safety Oversight vs
Risk Management System
• Avoid any confusion between TC safety oversight
role and SMS requirements
• Risk Management System term includes:
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Reporting
Investigation & analysis
Corrective action development (TC safety oversight)
Corrective action implementation (TC safety oversight)
Improvement opportunities
Positive feedback
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QA, QC, and Safety Assurance
• Quality Control
• freedom from error = safety
• Quality Assurance
• effective processes free of errors = safety
• Safety Assurance (freedom from harm)
• elimination of occurrences = safety
• focused sub-set of QA
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Why Safety Assurance
• Risk of Error
• Experience levels
• Technical Sophistication
• Operating Environment
• Size and Complexity
• QMS elements included
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Trend Analysis
• Statistical Viability
• Qualitative Approach
• Quantitative Approach
• Numbers of Occurrences
• Changes in Safety Culture
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Implementation Requirements
• Hazard Register and Risk Profile
development
• Safety Assurance Program
• One phase for implementation of reactive
and proactive processes
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New Concepts Summary (1)
• Combined Performance Measurement,
Management Review, and QA
• Combine Implementation of Reactive and
Proactive Processes
• Combine SMS and QM
• Just Culture vs Non-Punitive Reporting
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New Concepts Summary (2)
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Critical Safety Information
Simplified Lexicon
Safety Oversight vs Risk Management
Safety Assurance
Trend Analysis
Hazard Registry/Risk Profile Requirement
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ATAC GUIDANCE SERVICES
The ATAC SMS Implementation Guidance Services
include such components as:
SMS implementation guidance documents;
Group and individual SMS implementation guide
training;
SMS implementation consultation services;
An ATAC Crisis Management Consultation Committee;
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Representation at a proposed “Joint Transport Canada
and Industry SMS Implementation Advisory Board“.
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Toolbox components
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Implementation workflow checklist
All processes in flow charts
Detailed breakdown of flowchart
Templates
Training program for implementers
Operational support
Integrated Gap Analysis and Coherence Matrix
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SAMPLE MANUALS
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Emergency Response Manual
System Safety Manual
Quality Manual
Coherence Matrix
Forms
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Training & Support
• Workshop as part of the toolbox package
• Will be scheduled at various locations across the
country
• 2 to 3 day workshop
• On line or onsite support available
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