Safety Management Systems Flashcards
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Which model of accident causation is most closely associated with the concept of 'latent failures' and 'active failures' used in SMS?
Answer: Reason's Swiss Cheese Model
James Reason's Swiss Cheese Model illustrates how latent organizational failures align with active errors to allow accidents to occur, forming the conceptual basis for SMS hazard thinking.
An ASI is evaluating a carrier's safety promotion activities. Which of the following would BEST demonstrate effective safety promotion?
Answer: Regular safety communications, training programs, and visible leadership commitment to safety
Effective safety promotion includes ongoing communication, role-specific training, and leadership behaviors that reinforce a positive safety culture throughout the organization.
Under SMS, the 'safety policy' must be signed by which individual?
Answer: The accountable executive
The safety policy must be authorized and signed by the accountable executive to demonstrate top-level organizational commitment to safety.
A carrier's SMS shows that the same type of ground damage event has occurred six times in 18 months with similar root causes each time. This indicates a failure of which process?
Answer: Corrective action effectiveness monitoring
Recurring events with the same root cause indicate that corrective actions from previous occurrences were not effective, pointing to a breakdown in the Safety Assurance monitoring process.
In SMS risk assessment, 'likelihood' is evaluated based on:
Answer: The probability or frequency that a specific hazard will lead to an adverse outcome
Likelihood (or probability) is one dimension of a risk matrix and estimates how often or how probably a hazard will result in the identified consequence.
Which statement about a voluntary safety reporting system (e.g., ASAP) within an SMS is correct?
Answer: Protections against punitive action encourage employees to report hazards before they cause accidents
Voluntary safety reporting programs protect reporters from punitive action, which encourages the timely flow of safety information that supports proactive hazard identification.
When an ASI reviews an SMS gap analysis, what is the organization attempting to determine?
Answer: Where the current safety program falls short of full SMS requirements
An SMS gap analysis compares the organization's existing safety practices against established SMS requirements to identify deficiencies that must be addressed during implementation.