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SMS Short Course Syllabus
Course ObjectivesPrerequisites
No prerequisites are required, however, this SMS Short-course is a prerequisite for all other Safety Management System (SMS) curricula. If you are taking any of the other SMS courses here, you must first complete this course.
Course Structure
This course is comprised of seven modules, each with one or more topics. No testing is required to complete this short course.
The course:
Begins with Transport Canada’s SMS Vision presentation (used with permission);
Explains in plain language the background, benefits and concepts of SMS;
Condenses system-safety concepts and principles into “hands-on” information that is easily understood and applied;
Applies these concepts in an overview of the OAG Safety Management System.
Is open to the aviation community and provided free of charge, in the interest of aviation safety education.
Instructional Methods
Instruction is delivered via on-line computer program interaction which includes visual text, audio narration, images, diagrams, charts and other graphics.
Course Enrollment
Students first enroll in the course, and then log in to access the course. If the student is unable to complete the course in one session, the student may log out. The program records all module completions. When returning to the course, the student may resume at the last point of progress.
Completion Standard
A student has completed the course when all seven modules are checked off on the course contents page. Each individual module is finished after all pages within the module have been viewed. Each individual module is completed after all pages within the module have been accessed and viewed.
Module 1: Introduction to SMS
Transport Canada’s Vision of Safety Management Systems
Module 2: SMS: What Is It, & Why Do I Need One?
Mandates Are Coming
Reduced FAA Oversight
“Lean & Mean”
Why Have a Safety Management System?
A Safety Management System Makes Economic Sense
The Objective of an SMS
What is a Safety Management System?
The ICAO SMS Model
FAA’s SMS Model
Summary
Module 3: A Positive Safety Culture
Will It Work?
Evolution of the Fair & “Just” Aviation Safety Culture
Changing your Company’s Safety Culture
Start at the Top
Leadership Will Make Your SMS Successful
Summary
Module 4: Accidents & How to Avoid Them
Cost vs Benefit
The Costs of an Accident
Individual vs Organizational Safety
Looking at the Whole System
Finding the Hazards and Addressing the Risks
Active Failures and Latent Conditions
Strategies for Safety Management
Risk Controls and Corrective Actions
Lessons Learned
Summary
Module 5: Reserved
Module 6: The OAG Safety Management System
Professionally developed
Translating SMS Concepts into Practical Application
Safety Management Plan
Safety Management Organization
Confidential Reporting System
Risk Management Program
Accident & Incident Investigation
Emergency Response Plan
Process Measurement
Safety Management Forms
Module 7: Conclusion
Positive Results with SMS
An SMS Success Story
A Word of Caution
Thank You
End SMS Short-Course Syllabus
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