Safety Management Systems & Risk Assessment Flashcards
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In the SMS framework, what is the primary purpose of Safety Assurance?
Answer: To continuously monitor and evaluate safety performance against established objectives
Safety Assurance continuously monitors the effectiveness of safety risk controls and identifies new hazards in operational processes.
Which ICAO SMS component includes the establishment of an organizational safety accountability framework?
Answer: Safety Policy and Objectives
Safety Policy and Objectives establishes the organizational commitment, accountability structures, and safety goals that form the foundation of the SMS.
An ASI discovers that an air carrier's SMS hazard identification relies solely on incident reports from flight crews. What critical gap does this represent?
Answer: Failure to use proactive and predictive hazard identification methods
Effective SMS hazard identification requires proactive methods (audits, surveys) and predictive methods (data analysis) in addition to reactive incident reporting.
What does the acronym ALARP mean in aviation safety risk management?
Answer: As Low As Reasonably Practicable
ALARP means risks must be reduced As Low As Reasonably Practicable, balancing the cost of further risk reduction against the safety benefit gained.
During an SMS evaluation, an ASI finds that safety performance indicators (SPIs) have not been updated in two years. Which SMS pillar is most deficient?
Answer: Safety Assurance
Safety Assurance requires continuous monitoring of SPIs and SPTs to evaluate whether safety performance objectives are being met.
Under FAA AC 120-92B, what is the minimum required element of a Safety Risk Management (SRM) panel?
Answer: Subject matter experts relevant to the hazard being analyzed
SRM panels must include subject matter experts who have relevant knowledge of the system or process being analyzed to ensure credible hazard identification and risk assessment.
What is the relationship between a Safety Performance Target (SPT) and a Safety Performance Indicator (SPI)?
Answer: An SPI measures performance data while an SPT sets the desired threshold for that indicator
An SPI is the metric used to measure safety performance, while the SPT is the quantitative goal or threshold that the organization aims to achieve for that metric.