TRB Webinar: Safety Management Systems (SMS) – Tools and Strategies for Implementation
TRB conducted a webinar on March 24, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that described the tools and practical guidance available to airport and safety managers in developing a SMS at their airport. Webinar presenters addressed the approaches, strategies, challenges, and benefits related to implementing a SMS. This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives.
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) encourages airports to voluntarily implement a SMS. This webinar will provide participants with SMS implementation guidance.
Webinar Presenters
- Manual Ayres, Jr., Airport Safety Management Consultants, LLC.
- Joanne Landry, Landry Consultants, LLC
Moderator: Dave Bannard,
Foley and Lardner LLP
Webinar Outline
The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Discuss useful and practical guidance for the implementation of Safety Management Systems (SMS) at FAR Part 139 airports;
- Describe SMS approaches and strategies ranging from development of a Program Plan and SMS Manual to budget and consultant management; and
- Explain SMS program challenges and identify useful strategies to mitigate those challenges through lessons learned from airports of all sizes and U.S. locations.
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Registration Information
This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.
Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E continuing education units, please contact
accreditation@aaae.org.
Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu.
This Summary Last Modified On: 8/20/2014