Systematic Safety Management in the Air Traffic Services

Total worldwide air traffic volumes are expected to double in the next decade and it is no longer adequate to rely on an ad hoc approach to dealing with safety issues. This is the first practical manual for the application of formal safety management in the air traffic services. Managers at all levels and of all disciplines should find this an accessible and instructive guide through the key aspects of originating and implementing a safety strategy. Areas covered include: safety auditing, incident investigation, risk classification, assessment of ATS systems, hazard analysis techniques, the safety manager's role, and documentation for key safety procedures.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Basic concepts, policy and principles: the air traffic services and safety; formal safety management; safety management policy, principle and responsibilities; setting up a safety management system. Part 2 Safety auditing: what is safety auditing?; types of auditing; who does it?; approach to safety services; objective and scope; survey plans; the report; the follow-up action plan; appendix. Part 3 Incident investigation: local internal investigations; incident investigation. Part 4 Risk classification: why classify risks?; terminology; the ATS contribution to aircraft accidents; severity classification of airport systems; severity classification of ATC separation systems; tolerability of risk - ATC separation systems; summary. Part 5 Safety assessment of ATS systems: safety assessment; ATS systems; a safety assessment programme; levels of assessment; the preliminary safety assessment; the sub-system safety assessment (SSSA); system safety assessment (SSA); the safety assessment process - summary. Part 6 Hazard analysis techniques: hazard analysis; failure modes and effects analysis; fault tree analysis; event tree analysis; common cause failure analysis; other techniques; human factor hazard analysis; standard methodologies - a final key point. Part 7 Safety cases: what is a safety case?; what does an ATS safety case do?; unit/facility safety cases; unit safety case contents; the system safety case; system safety case; system safety case contents. Part 8 The safety manager: the safety manager's role; organizing the routine; safety training; managing consultants' risk assessment activities; the media and accidents; to conclude.