SMS SUBPART D – SAFETY ASSURANCE

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What is the purpose of identifying changes in the operational environment?

To correct substandard safety performance

To establish safety objectives and performance indicators

To identify new hazards or safety issues (correct)

To develop a process to manage safety risks

What must be done if ineffective controls or new hazards are identified?

Develop a new SMS process

Conduct a new assessment

Use the safety risk management process (correct)

Monitor and assess SMS processes

What is required for safety performance indicators?

They must be acceptable to the certificate holder

They must reflect an unacceptable level of safety performance

They must be established without targets and alert levels

They must be approved by the President (correct)

What is the purpose of the management of change process?

To identify and manage safety risks Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of continuous improvement?

To correct substandard safety performance and maintain or continuously improve SMS processes Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of the SMS processes?

To maintain or continuously improve the overall effectiveness of the SMS Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the safety performance monitoring and measurement process?

To monitor the safety performance of the organization and its operations Signup and view all the answers

What is a minimum requirement for the safety performance monitoring and measurement process?

Auditing of operational processes and systems Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the confidential employee reporting system?

To allow employees to report safety concerns and hazards Signup and view all the answers

What is evaluated during the safety performance assessment?

The effectiveness of the safety risk controls Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the safety performance assessment?

To evaluate the performance of the SMS and the organization's compliance with regulatory requirements Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the safety performance monitoring and measurement process?

All of the above, including investigations of incidents and accidents Signup and view all the answers

Who is involved in the safety performance assessment?

The accountable executive and other relevant personnel Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of analyzing the data acquired through the safety performance monitoring and measurement process?

To evaluate the safety performance of the organization and its operations Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Safety Performance Monitoring and Measurement

The certificate holder must develop and maintain processes and systems to acquire data on its operations, products, and services to monitor safety performance.
These processes and systems must include:
- Continuous monitoring of operational processes
- Periodic monitoring of the operational environment to detect changes
- Auditing of operational processes and systems
- Evaluations of the SMS and operational processes and systems
- Investigations of incidents and accidents
- Investigations of reports regarding potential noncompliance with regulatory standards or safety risk controls
- A confidential employee reporting system for reporting hazards, errors, safety concerns, and incidents

Safety Performance Assessment

The certificate holder must conduct assessments of its safety performance against its safety objectives.
These assessments must:
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and safety risk controls
- Evaluate the performance of the SMS
- Identify ineffective controls and new hazards
- Evaluate the effectiveness of safety risk controls
- Identify changes in the operational environment that may introduce new hazards
- Identify potential new hazards or safety issues and concerns
If ineffective controls, new hazards, or potential hazards are identified, the certificate holder must use the safety risk management process.

Safety Objectives

Safety objectives must be established with high and low consequence safety performance indicators, targets, and alert levels.
These indicators, targets, and alert levels must reflect an acceptable level of safety performance and provide for advance warning of adverse trends.

Management of Change

The certificate holder must develop and maintain a process to identify changes that may affect the level of safety risk.
The process must identify and manage safety risks that may arise from these changes.

Continuous Improvement

The certificate holder must establish and implement processes to correct substandard safety performance.
The certificate holder must monitor and assess its SMS processes to maintain or continuously improve the overall effectiveness of the SMS.

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This quiz covers the processes and systems required to monitor and measure the safety performance of an organization, including continuous monitoring, periodic monitoring, and auditing.