TRB Webinar: Safety Management Systems (SMS) – Tools and Strategies for Implementation

TRB conducted a webinar on March 24, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that described the tools and practical guidance available to airport and safety managers in developing a SMS at their airport. Webinar presenters addressed the approaches, strategies, challenges, and benefits related to implementing a SMS. This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. Click here to view the recorded webinar.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) encourages airports to voluntarily implement a SMS. This webinar will provide participants with SMS implementation guidance.


Webinar Presenters

• Manual Ayres, Jr., Airport Safety Management Consultants, LLC.
• Joanne Landry, Landry Consultants, LLC

Moderator: Dave Bannard, Foley and Lardner LLP


Webinar Outline

• PART 1: Volume 2 of ACRP Report 1: Guidebook for Safety Management Systems for Airports 
  • Tools available to develop a SMS
  • Useful and practical guidance for the implementation of SMS at FAR Part 139 airports
• PART 2: ACRP Synthesis 37: Lessons Learned from Airport Safety Management Systems Pilot Studies
  • Research findings and trends from 26 airport representatives
  • SMS Pilot Study Program Management
  • SMS design, development, and deployment
  • Challenges, benefits, and lessons learned
• PART 3: Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.


Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Discuss useful and practical guidance for the implementation of Safety Management Systems (SMS) at FAR Part 139 airports;
• Describe SMS approaches and strategies ranging from development of a Program Plan and SMS Manual to budget and consultant management; and
• Explain SMS program challenges and identify useful strategies to mitigate those challenges through lessons learned from airports of all sizes and U.S. locations.

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Registration Information
This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.


Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.


Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.