48 hours (4 hours per week)

Hawthorn

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

Aims & Objectives:

• Explain and discuss the concept of an integrated safety management system (ISMS) and its application in the modern aviation industry
• Describe the elements of an ISMS
• Explain ways in which an ISMS is evaluated and maintained 
• Participate in the implementation and ongoing management of ISMS
• Practise effectively in a team
  

Teaching Methods:

Classroom based

Assessment:

Generic Skills Outcomes:

• teamwork skills
• analysis skills,
• problem solving skills,
• communications skills,
• ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
• ability to work independently.

Content:

Safety Management System – Overview
What is it?
Why an integrated approach?
Definitions and terms
Safety management v quality management
Cost-benefit analysis – developing the business case for ISMS

Legal Responsibilities

Elements of a Safety Management System
Management commitment
Policies and objectives
Organisational structure
Role of the Safety Officer
Setting up a Safety Committee
Hazard and risk management
Hazard identification
Risk analysis and defences
Reporting systems
Safety education and training
Audit and assessment
Documentation

Evaluating and maintaining ISMS
Need to evaluate
What to evaluate
When to evaluate
How to evaluate

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