Returning to the Core Principles of Proactive Safety Management…

“Back to Basics”JR Russell

www.proactivesafetyinc.com

Methods of Safety Management

ReactiveProactivePredictive

Approaches to Safety Management

REACTIVE = Inefficient

PROACTIVE = Efficient

PREDICTIVE = Very efficient

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Reactive Safety Based upon the notion of waiting until something breaks

to fix it. The contribution of the reactive approach to safety

management depends on the extent to which the investigation goes beyond the active failures - and looks for the latent failures as well.

Examples of Latent Conditions Training deficiencies Poor equipment design Lack of resources Poor communications Poor safety culture Gaps in supervision Less than adequate tools and

equipment Addressing latent conditions offers

the best potential for safety improvements

Reactive Safety

An unstable approach into XYZ led to a runway excursion.

An investigation is done, and a report is generated with recommendations to prevent a similar incident.

Reactive… Focused on the outcome

Proactive

A rise in unstable approaches has been noticed into XYZ airport. Action is taken to reverse the negative trend of increasing unstable approaches into XYZ.

Proactive… Hazards are identified from the information gleaned from reports submitted by front line employees

Predictive

Unstable approaches trended upward when airport XYZ experienced runway construction, causing the glide slope to be unusable. Based on that knowledge, we can predict a rise in unstable approaches into airport ABC due to the proposed runway construction.

Predictive… Ability to identify a potential hazard based on previous data/models/reports

obtained.

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Review

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Proactive Safety Management

“Don’t ever let an airplane take you someplace where your brain hasn’t arrived at least a couple of minutes earlier.” – Anonymous

“the state in which the risk of harm

to persons or of property damage is reduced to, and maintained at or below an acceptable level through a continuing process of hazard identification and risk management” (ICAO Safety Management Manual).

Safety…

“…a continuous process of hazard

identification and risk management.”

Hazard I.D. – Risk Assessment - Mitigation

Finding Threats/HazardsSources for hazard identification…

Front line employees Safety data (internal and external sources) Other operators Industry sources

Risk Assessment

Examples of Mitigation Strategies

Communication Training Procedural Changes Revise Manuals Equipment upgrades/changes

Continuous Loop Safety ™

Identifyhazards

Assessrisks

Eliminate or develop

mitigationstrategies

Approvestrategies

Assign responsibilities

Implementstrategies

EvaluateStrategies

(Safety Assurance)

Collectadditional

hazarddata

Proactive Safety

Management

Modify strategies if

needed

Determine potential

consequences

What are the benefits of a proactive approach to

safety management? “We stay in front of our operation…

less reactive” “Involves the entire operation…team

building” “Allows us to make better decisions” “Raises everyone’s awareness”

In Summary… Avoid unnecessary complexities Remember the foundation of an

effective SMS… “a continuous process of hazard identification and risk management.”

JR Russell720-201-7744www.proactivesafetyinc.comjrrussell@proactivesafetyinc.com