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Safety assurance: Making safety data work for you
Journal of Airport Management,
12
(3),
257-271
(2018)
Abstract
The safety management team is a vital element of all safety-related information, including hazard reports, risk assessments, incident reports and claim mitigation. In accordance with our strategic objectives to maintain a safe and secure facility, we have embraced Safety Management System (SMS) components to operate our programme at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). The safety data generated from SMS is crucial to the overall goal of developing relevant key performance indicators (KPI) to show the big picture on safety airport wide. ATL is implementing SMS that will provide real examples, lessons learned, incorporating best practices, new methods and processes to enhance operational safety of our airport facility. Airport management need to understand how it can receive, process and analyse various facility hazards to reduce and mitigate risks associated with day-to-day operations. A systematic approach for your safety programmes is a step in the right direction.
Keywords: safety indicators; safety risk management; safety assurance; lessons learned; safety promotions
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Author's Biography
Scott M. Ayers is the safety management system manager at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), the world’s busiest and most efficient airport. In this position, Ayers serves as a safety advocate and trainer. With more than 25 years’ experience in airport/airline operations and safety, Ayers has taken a lead role in developing a Safety Management Manual and Implementation Plan; represented ATL in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Safety Management Systems Airport Pilot Studies and FAR Part 139 rulemaking; and trained Department of Aviation employees on Safety Management Systems ideology. Ayers earned his bachelor’s degree in aviation management from Westminster College and his master’s degree in aeronautical science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. He is an Accredited Airport Executive (AAE) and received his Airport Certified Employee (ACE) operations certification from the American Association of Airport Executives.
Derrick Crawley is the fire safety manager at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). In this role, Crawley handles operational tasks, audits, inspections and pre-fire planning for the City of Atlanta’s Department of Aviation. With more than 30 years of fire safety experience, including stints as a firefighter and fire marshal, Crawley has expertise in code administration and enforcement as well as fire and arson investigations. Crawley earned his bachelor’s in fire science from Almeda University, and he has training and certifications from the National Fire Academy, National Fire Protection Association, International Fire Marshals Association, Georgia Public Safety Training Center, among other organisations.
