With the expected growth in air transportation, one can experience an increase in the number of incidents and accidents, despite constant or even slightly declining accident and incident rates. Therefore, it is necessary to examine how to improve aviation safety even further. Several studies and statistical analyses show that most accidents result from human and organizational factors, encompassing pilot error, training deficiencies, management error, an ineffective organizational structure, and a lack of safety culture. In these regards, Aviation Safety Management Systems are widely acknowledged as a managerial tool whereby risks and hazards can be managed to avoid the occurrence of an accident. A Safety Management System is an integrated set of process, beliefs and procedures for identifying, classifying, monitoring and managing the hazard and risk for the safety of the organization. It must include, at least, a safety policy which express commitment from upper management; an effective safety reporting system; a hazard and risk analysis; procedures to determine actions to reduce or eliminate risks; training process which keeps staff trained, informed and upgraded about safety issues; and an evaluating process to ensure that the safety management system remains effective and relevant to the organization. The objective of this dissertation is to define the basic elements (processes) of a Safety Management System, describing its characteristics and the way it can be implemented, and to propose a Safety Management Process to be implemented at an aeronautical industry. It also can be implemented in any other kind of industry that looks forward to improve safety and reduce the number of accidents and incidents. Nonetheless, the process must be customized to meet the characteristics of this industry.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:IBICT/oai:agregador.ibict.br.BDTD_ITA:oai:ita.br:635 |
| Date | 15 April 2004 |
| Creators | Felipe Alexandre Nascimento Santos |
| Contributors | Donizeti de Andrade, Paulo Bartolomeu da Rosa Mensch |
| Publisher | Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica |
| Source Sets | IBICT Brazilian ETDs |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações do ITA, instname:Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, instacron:ITA |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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