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Ottawa, Ontario
November 5, 2001
Purpose
This document sets out the plan to address action items proposed by participants
at the Safety Through Partnership (STP) conference held in Toronto in November 2000
where Transport Canada is to play a key role.
Background
The Safety Through Partnership Conference was held in Toronto on November 27th
and 28th, 2000 and brought together some 120 executives from both industry and
government. The goal of the conference was to identify key safety management
challenges and propose meaningful action plans. Working in groups, participants
identified eight (8) thematic areas in which they thought action needed to be taken.
In order of priority, these areas are:
- Moving Toward a Positive Safety-Oriented Culture
- Managing and sharing Safety Data and Information
- Safety Management Orientation, Education and Training
- Design and Implementation of Safety Management Systems
- Partnerships, Communication and Networks
- Roles, Responsibilities and Accountability
- Resources
- Approaches to the Regulation of Safety Management
To varying degrees, Transport Canada was identified as a key player in some or
all of these areas. STP participants also recommended specific actions in each
thematic area. Since then, the Department has taken many initiatives and is about to
embark on others that would, in essence, address many of the STP-proposed actions.
Therefore, this document constitutes more of a report on the status of these
initiatives and their links to STP recommended actions rather than an outline of new
actions or initiatives.
Action Plan
Thematic Area 1 - Moving Toward a Positive Safety-Oriented Culture
Participants identified the development of a positive safety-oriented culture as
a key management challenge.
The following identifies the proposed key actions and the Departmental action or
initiatives currently underway or proposed:
| Recommended Actions |
Departmental Initiatives/Actions |
| Develop and promulgate industry-wide safety
management policy, code of ethics and safety performance measurement framework |
Addressed by the various CARAC Technical Committees
that are currently exploring the gamut of SMS requirements and related issues.
In addition, SMS was the theme of two CASS' and a booklet was published.
Address performance measurement framework issue as part of Civil Aviation's
initiative in this area. |
| Deliver targeted seminars with a focus on safety
management. |
Addressed with the launch of the SMS Briefing
Campaign scheduled to commence in November 2001. |
Thematic Area 2 - Management and Sharing of Safety Data and Information
A range of issues was raised in this area including improving data collection and
availability to non-punitive reporting.
The following identifies the proposed key actions and the Departmental action or
initiatives currently underway or proposed:
| Recommended Actions |
Departmental Initiatives/Actions |
| Create a joint industry-government task force for
the development of a safety data strategy. |
Addressed, in part, by the CARAC Technical
Committee I as well as the non-punitive working group.
Subject to be further explored in the development of the Aviation Safety
Evaluation Framework by Safety Services. |
Thematic Area 3 - Safety Management Orientation, Education and
Training
Conference participants underscored the importance of training in the area of
safety management and recommended:
| Recommended Actions |
Departmental Initiatives/Actions |
| Developing a performance standard for the delivery
of safety management training. |
Addressed with the launch of the SMS Briefing
Campaign scheduled to commence in November 2001. |
Thematic Area 4 - Design and Implementation of a Safety
Management System
Participants advanced the notion that Safety Management Systems are the key to
effective safety management and recommended the following key action:
| Recommended Actions |
Departmental Initiatives/Actions |
| Develop common definitions and principles for
Safety Management Systems accompanied by an implementation plan. |
Addressed by the various CARAC Technical Committees
that are examining the gamut of SMS requirements and related issues.
Could be addressed through SMS briefing Campaign where participant
feedback/input will be solicited.
The aforementioned could then be used as the basis for Civil Aviation adoption. |
Thematic area 5 - Partnerships, Communication and Networking
Participants recognized that ongoing communication and dialogue on safety
management issues between industry members and Transport Canada is critical.
| Recommended Actions |
Departmental Initiatives/Actions |
| Continue on-going dialogue and collaborative
activities such as CASS, STP, joint-committees, task forces, safety reviews,
joint industry-government website, etc. |
Addressed by current initiatives such as CASS and
other educational and promotional initiatives, the various CARAC Technical
Committees and working groups, and the Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance
Conference.
A joint industry-government web site will be developed as a subset of the SMS
Briefing Campaign. |
Thematic Area 6 - Roles, Responsibilities and Accountability
Participants discussed the defining of roles, responsibilities, and
accountabilities necessary to manage safety pro-actively within an organization, as
well as the clear lines of accountability between the various stakeholders in the
aviation system.
Conference participants identified the need for stakeholders to take collective
responsibility for the safety of the aviation system. The highest levels within an
organization must be responsible for safety. There may be an opportunity to enhance
safety management by increasing accountability for safety through alternate,
non-regulatory means
| Recommended Actions |
Departmental Initiatives/Actions |
| Pursue the clarification of roles, responsibilities
and accountabilities as a prerequisite for fostering ownership for safety
management. |
Addressed by proposed Amendment to the
Aeronautics Act on "Accountable Executive" - a keystone for any
SMS - as well as the various CARAC Technical Committees and working groups. |
Thematic area 7 - Resource
Conference participants highlighted the need for resources to be allocated to
improve the management of safety throughout the aviation transportation system.
A proactive safety management program combined with a systematic approach to risk
management will illustrate where safety resources are best allocated within each
organization.
| Recommended Actions |
Departmental Initiatives/Actions |
| Promote risk-based decision-making practices as an
effective means for allocating resources to safety management. |
Addressed by Risk Management training effort, the
publishing of guidance material on risk management.
Consideration should be given to developing a risk management framework for
application within Civil Aviation. |
Thematic Area 8 - Approaches to the Regulation of Safety
Management Systems
Conference participants raised the question of whether to require Safety
Management Systems in regulation or not and, if so, what kind of regulatory approach
should be pursued.
Though no specific action items were developed for this theme due to its low
priority, STP participants did, however, recommend that consultations and dialogue
among stakeholders aimed at identifying the most appropriate means to implement
safety management continue. These concerns are being addressed through the CARAC
process.
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