The airline industry, in recent years has introduced SMS as an effective prevention tool. It consists of a new way of operating. The principles of Safety they are introduced into company processes, procedures and organizations. The Airlines, Handlers, Airport Managers, Caterers they are required by the regulatory bodies (Enac, Easa) to adopt the SMS to identify the Dangers and mitigate the Risks making them acceptable with the implementation of corrective actions. It is considered an important business asset like sales, purchasing, human resources, and so on, because it protects production and seeks to prevent or contain the unwanted effects of business activities that would cause losses. It is a very complex system, but the two aspects that characterize it are:
Proactive research and study of dangers inherent in the work and production activity, identification of any risks associated and subsequent mitigation.
Reports of any kind of danger even if it has not caused any effect. The reports are the eyes of the SMS, without which no analysis or forecast is possible, making any prevention activity ineffective.
The SMS it is effective if the company manages to involve everyone, from the CEO to the operational lines, in pursuing the objectives that the SMS assigns. Everyone has to do their part. Investments, training, checks are necessary, but above all everyone must be aware that operate safely it is a value that protects ourselves, our colleagues, passengers, the aircraft, the vehicles, the infrastructures, our work.
