Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Ground Operations Course
SMS for Ground Operations course for those who want to expand their approach to aviation safety.
Introduction
With a key focus on safety management in Ground Operations, this 5-day training course introduces aviation and aerodrome Safety Management Systems (SMS), including the necessary organisational structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures required to design and implement a robust and effective SMS.
Driven by industry best practices in safety management, this highly practical course is ideal for those working closely with and/or managing airside safety practices in ground operations and ground handling. The course covers a range of topics designed to provide a strong background into the regulatory environment surrounding airside safety, the purpose and end result of strong SMS, and how to create and manage an organisational safety culture. Modules are backed up by real-world examples, case studies and group exercises.
The duration of this course is 5 days.
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1. Why is it important?
The course recognises and responds to the dynamic ground operations environment where Ground Service Providers may be required to follow and implement a strong Safety Management System to ensure a safe operating environment. The importance of maintaining and managing safe practices within the airside and ground operations environment is the core focus of the course.
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2. Who should attend?
All levels of management within Ground Service Provider organisations, others tasked with managing safety or those who are involved with developing and implementing an SMS.
Please note: we only provide this training course for our clients as an 'in company' training course. Unfortunately, we don't offer this course for private individuals. -
3. Course objectives
Participants will acquire the knowledge required to help implement the key components of a basic SMS. The course promotes industry best practices in SMS, and is highly interactive and practical-based.
Key topics
Regulatory & Industry Requirements
The Principles of SMS
The Result of no SMS
Risk Assessment
Ramp Health & Safety
Incident & Accident Investigation
Operational Documentation
Training & Competency
Regulatory Oversight
Implementing an Effective SMS
Safety Cultures
Airside Safety Audits & Inspections
Human Factors
Group Exercises
Case Studies
High Quality Training Materials
Transferring knowledge and skills through the training process can be a demanding activity. Regulation and industry best practice demands that the standard of training is always high.
We supply several organisations with training material for a range of ground operations and ground handling training. Whether it's off the shelf or bespoke, our material is designed to not only be compliant and up-to-date, but also relevant, easy to follow and engaging.
To that make sure that the course material is fully absorbed we have placed an intense focus on producing high quality training materials that can be referred back to by the student whenever they need.
The quality and variety of material, that is used within the training environment, is essential for maintaining engagement, and delivering your training objectives.
Writing training material can be a complex and time-consuming job for any organisation. Ensuring that content is aligned, compliant and appropriately approved can be an arduous task at the best of times, but ensuring that it's also interesting and effective makes it more of a challenge, but we are here to help you.
This is a highly cost effective method of outsourcing a critical but time-consuming task. Whether we design your sessions, train your instructors to deliver our material or whether we deliver it in its entirety, we are likely to have a solution that will meet your requirement.
Typically, material sets can include any or all of:
Participants Guide - provides supplementary, lower level detail to complement the instructors presentation
Instructors Guide - includes lesson plans and a step by step guide on each session
Slide Pack - includes comprehensive visual aids and high level information for participants
Hand-outs - exercises and relevant information for participants
Ready to work together?
Get in touch with us today if this training course sounds right for your workforce and we will get back to you for a consultation.
Alternatively, should you have any specific requirements we would be happy to carry out a detailed training needs analysis to establish what best suits your organisation.
Please note: we only provide this training course for our clients as an 'in company' training course. Unfortunately, we don't offer this course for private individuals.
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