Marean B.

Equiz
Tashe Ann A. Olaer
 Safety is the state in which the risk of harm to
persons or property damage is reduced to, and
maintained at or below, an acceptable level through
a continuing process of hazard identification and
risk management.
Management commitment and responsibility
 Senior management must:
 Develop the safety policy, signed by the accountable executive, in
accordance to national and international standards and
organizational priorities.
 Communicate, with visible endorsement, the safety policy to all
staff.
 Provide necessary human and financial resources.
Management commitment and responsibility
 Accountable executive must have:
 Full authority for human resources issues.
 Authority for major financial issues.
 Direct responsibility for the conduct of the organization’s affairs.
 Final authority over operations under certificate.
 Final responsibility for all safety issues.
 These responsibilities fall into four basic areas:

 Definition of policies and procedures regarding safety.

 Allocation of resources for safety management activities.

 Adoption of best industry practices.

 Incorporating regulations governing civil aviation safety.

 An integrated set of regulations and activities aimed at
improving safety.
 States are responsible for establishing a safety programme:
 Safety regulation
 Safety oversight
 Accident/incident investigation
 Mandatory/voluntary reporting systems
 Safety data analysis
 Safety promotion