Safety Action Group (from CASA CAAP)

Safety Action Groups are accountable to, and take strategic directions from, the Safety committee. Managers and supervisors from a given functional area would be members of the SAG for that area. The functional head of that area should chair the SAG.

The role of the SAGs would include:

• overseeing operational safety within the functional area;
• managing the area’s hazard identification activities;
• implementing mitigation or corrective actions relevant to the area;
• assessing the impact of safety on operational changes and activating hazard analysis process as appropriate;
• maintenance and review of relevant performance indicators; and
• managing safety training and promotion activities within the area.

Departmental SAGs may wish to appoint ‘SMS Coordinators’ to facilitate the department’s SMS activities.