Key SMS course points
1 ICAO ⇒ Aust/NZ Governments ⇒ ALoS and SSP ⇒ SARPs ⇒ SMS
2 Normalisation of Deviance / Active and Latent failures / HF and Cultural issues
⇒ Accidents
3 Components work together
4 With workforce Human Factors skill set ⇒ Safety Culture can be enabled
5 Management commitment to SMS is key to success
6 Look for SMS elements in your workplace
7 SMS lifts safety culture, directs awareness to it and talk to other parts of the business
8 Safety is a shared responsibility – not just the safety management personnel
9 Present and Suitable ≠ Operational and Effective
⇒ SMS takes time to evolve
10 Everyone is a safety leader
11 Safety is a ‘three legged stool’
12 Maintain a sense of chronic unease