Safety Risk Assessment

This course offers safety personnel and airport operators a detailed understanding of hazard identification, risk assessment procedures, and their application within Safety Management Systems (SMS). It focuses on developing, implementing, and maintaining the Safety Risk Assessment component of ICAO's four SMS components. Participants will learn how to identify hazards at the aerodrome, apply assessment methodologies, and implement mitigation techniques to effectively manage safety risks.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the Safety Risk Assessment component in the Safety Management System
• Comprehend accident causation and human factors in a safety context
• Design, implement, and manage Safety Risk Assessments
• Define the parameters of a safety risk assessment
• Understand risk appetite
• Provide guidance on mitigation measures for managing hazards
• Analyze how aeronautical studies and safety cases can be developed and used to manage safety

Target Audience

• Safety Managers, Officers and Staff
• Airport Managers, Compliance Managers and Staff
• Duty Managers and Supervisors
• Personnel with active roles in managing safety at an aerodrome

Course Content

• Accident causation
• Introduction to Human Factors Models
• Fundamentals of Hazard Identification
• Safety Risk Assessment process
• The severity compenent
• The probability component
• The tolerability component
• Acceptabiility of risks
• Safety Accountabilities and Responsibilities
• Developing and Applying Mitigation Measures
• Aerodrome works risk assessment
• Aeronautical studies and Safety Cases
• Group practical exercise
• Case studies