7. Do the employees know what it says and believe that Safety is everyone’s responsibility?
Yes ___ No ___ Partial ___ CA (If required) ______________________ ______________________________________
8. Is there provision for a periodic review?
Yes ___ No ___ Partial ___ CA (If required) ______________________ ______________________________________
9. Is it being enforced? Yes ___ No ___ Partial ___ CA (If required) ______________________ ______________________________________
10. Is there a readily available, simple reporting system for hazards?
Yes ___ No ___ Partial ___ CA (If required) ______________________ ______________________________________
11. Do ALL employees understand their role in using the form?
Yes ___ No ___ Partial ___ CA (If required) ______________________ ______________________________________
12. Are corrective actions being taken and recorded? Yes ___ No ___ Partial ___ CA (If required) ______________________ ______________________________________
Check and work with your regulatory body, which likely has a gap analysis checklist that may require further steps. You now have the foundation for a successful SMS. The next step will be to say how you are going to do it and do what you said you were going to do.
Gordon Dupont worked as a special programs coordinator for Transport Canada from March 1993 to August 1999. Prior to working for Transport, Dupont worked for seven years as a technical investigator for the Canadian Aviation Safety Board (later to become the Canadian Transportation Safety Board). He saw firsthand the tragic results of maintenance and human error.
Dupont has been an aircraft maintenance engineer and commercial pilot in Canada, the United States and Australia. He is the past president and founding member of the Pacific Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Association. He is a founding member and a board member of the Maintenance and Ramp Safety Society (MARSS). Dupont, who is often called “The Father of the Dirty Dozen,” has provided human factors training around the world. He retired from Transport Canada in 1999 and is now a private consultant. Visit
www.system-safety.com for more information.
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