Design Organisation Approval: The integration of Safety Management and Organisation Performance
Published: 22nd October 2018 By: Duane Kritzinger Recent engagements with clients have led to me to consider this challenge facing our industry and I wanted to share my views. When it comes to our Design Organisation Handbook (or Exposition as it is referred to in EMAR 21) I have long had the mantra that the […]
Leonardo Helicopters Safety Protects Programme
We are proud to be working with Leonardo Helicopters UK, one of the biggest suppliers of defence equipment to the UK MoD, helping them achieve their safety vision and embedding world-class safety performance. Here’s what Richard Folkes, Head of Aviation Safety at Leonardo Helicopters UK had to say during a presentation at the Defence Safety […]
New Zealand CAA awarded safety leadership award
Auckland Airport recently selected the New Zealand CAA as the inaugural winner of their Safety Leadership Award due to the leadership shown during the implementation of Safety Management Systems under Part 100 of the [New Zealand] Civil Aviation Rules. The CAA has proactively engaged with industry on the Safety Management System requirements, offered many training […]
Baines Simmons delivers presentation and two workshops on topic of EMARs at recent International Military Airworthiness Conference
The theme of the conference was ‘Harmonising Military Airworthiness and Developing Continuing Airworthiness Policy’ and Baines Simmons Director Bob Simmons was asked to present on the British Armed Forces Continuing Airworthiness Certification Systems, which are based on the European Military Airworthiness Requirements (EMARs). In his presentation, Bob argued that a civil-based system offers a number […]
Root Cause Analysis – or Root Cause Paralysis?
Working across a wide spectrum of the aviation industry, we see trends that perhaps others don’t, and something interesting has happened over the last 12 months. We’ve noticed a significant upsurge in conversations about Root Cause Analysis, including; ‘inadequate root cause’ leading to corrective action proposals being rejected by Regulators specific requests for specialist training […]
Baines Simmons appoints four new consultants
Steve Harriss Steve has more than three decades’ experience across a broad range of aviation disciplines. Having initially served as an aircraft engineer and military air accident investigator, Steve went on to work for Baines Simmons as Principal Consultant – Safety Programmes from 2008-2015. More recently, Steve was Head of Safety EAMEA (Europe, Africa, Middle […]
Why active Safety Leadership is key to a performing SMS (and business success)
Regulation states that an operator should implement a system to effectively manage safety risks. In complying with this, however, what is often overlooked, is that for maximum effectiveness, it needs to be implemented as part of an integrated management system, as opposed to a ‘bolt-on’ addition to existing operational arrangements. Getting safety management right not […]
Regulatory Compliance – setting yourself up for success
Just as a building constructed on poor foundations is sure to collapse, a safety management system that is not grounded in strong regulatory foundations is likely to struggle to thrive and provide the organisation and its stakeholders the protection against harm that it seeks. Safety regulation is derived from the hard lessons learnt directly from […]
Baines Simmons celebrates 100 years of the RAF as the service launches commemorative album
10th July 2018, marked a historic day for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as the service’s 100th anniversary celebrations come to a head in central London. To mark this occasion, publisher St James’s House is hosting a book presentation for the commemorative album that it has produced in association with the RAF100 Appeal, entitled 100 […]
Air Partner’s Clockwork Research appoints Dr Cristina Ruscitto as Senior Researcher
Clockwork Research, a leading fatigue risk management consultancy and part of Air Partner’s Consulting & Training division, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Cristina Ruscitto as Senior Researcher. She reports directly to Dr Alexandra Holmes, Research Director at Clockwork Research, and is based at the company’s office in London. Cristina specialises in the […]
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