SMS for Safety Managers and Safety Specialists (Initial)

SMS Main Course for Safety Managers and Safety Specialists, who implements the safety programs in the organization

Level: Initial

Duration: 25 HRS (5 Day)

Who Should Attend

• Safety Managers
• Safety Specialists

Objectives

By the end of this course participants will be able to:

• Explain the strengths and weaknesses of traditional methods to manage safety, and describe new perspectives and methods for managing safety
• Explain the need for, the strategies and the key features of safety management
• Apply the fundamentals of hazard identification and analysis through a case study
• Apply the fundamentals of risk management through a case study
• Describe the safety management requirements included in Annexes 19, including the relationship between a State safety program (SSP) and an SMS
• Describe the features of an SMS, explain the importance of system description and gap analysis, and the relationship between SMS and QMS
• Describe the requirements associated to the planning of an SMS, and explain the structure of an SMS implementation plan and the contents of the safety management system manual (SMSM)
• Describe the requirements associated with the operation of an SMS
• Develop a proposal for an SMS standard, based upon a phased implementation, and explain the organization of a State Safety Program (SSP)
• Investigate reportable matters and hazardous events
• Manage safety databases

Contents

• Module (1): SMS Course Introduction
• Module (2): Basic Safety Concepts
• Module (3): Introduction to Safety Management
• Module (4): Hazards
• Module (5): Risks
• Module (6): SMS Performance
• Module (7): SMS Fundamentals
• Module (8): SMS Components
• Module (9): Safety Risk Management, Assurance, and Promotion
• Module (10): SMS Phased Implementation
• Real Case Exercises