SMS

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Safety Management System (SMS)  is becoming a standard throughout the aviation industry worldwide. It is recognized by the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and civil aviation authorities (CAA) and product/service providers as the next step in the evolution of safety in aviation. SMS (Safety Management System) is also becoming a standard in
aviation
  for the management of safety beyond aviation. Similar management systems are used in the management of other critical areas such as quality, occupational safety and health, security, environment, etc.

Safety Management Systems (SMSs) for product/service providers ( certificate holders ) and regulators will integrate modern safety risk management and safety assurance concepts into repeatable, proactive systems. SMSs emphasize safety management as a fundamental business process to be considered in the same manner as other aspects of business management.

By recognizing the organization’s role in accident prevention, SMSs provide to both certificate holders and FAA:

• A structured means of safety risk management decision making
• A means of demonstrating aviation safety management capability before system failures occur
• Increased confidence in risk controls though structured safety assurance processes
• An effective interface for knowledge sharing between regulator and certificate holder
• A safety promotion framework to support a sound safety culture

By Recognizing the role in accident prevention, SMS provides to both certificate holder and FAA:

• A structured means of safety risk management decision making
• A means of demonstrating safety management capability before system failure occur
• Increase confidence in risk control through structured safety assurance processes
• An effective interface for knowledge sharing between regulator and certificate holder
• A Safety promotion framework to support a sound safety culture

The Administrator of the FAA will not use reports submitted to the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration under the Aviation Safety Reporting Program(or information derived therefrom) in any enforcement action, accept information concerning accidents or criminal offenses which are wholly excluded from the program.