Safety Management Systems
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3 days
Hybrid - In-person or online
Canberra City Campus
$3,135.00
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Overview
Discover basic, intermediate, and advanced Safety Management Systems (SMS) concepts and applications for operational environments such as aviation and other safety critical domains.
You will learn about SMS structure and components from the perspective of positive safety culture, with real-life examples during interactive workshops.
Course content
The course covers the following topics :
- SMS related terminology and language
- Historical development of SMS
- Systems approach for safe operations
- Safety policy
- Risk management
- Safety assurance
- Safety promotion
- Safety culture
- Human factors
- Human error models/management
- Safety performance indicators
Learning outcomes
By completing this course, you will be able to:
- Describe essential SMS concepts and key terms and language.
- Explain the components of SMS.
- Explain principles of safety risk management
- Discuss human error in SMS
- Apply safety promotion tools
Who should attend
This course is designed for professionals, researchers, and decision-makers involved in safety critical environments and are interested in learning about the fundamentals of Safety Management Systems and applications.
This includes:
- Civil and military aviation professionals
- Airport and airline operators
- Safety professionals and analysts
- Safety related planners and policymakers
- Government officials and agencies involved in safety management
- Professionals in industries affected by safety risks, such as aviation, space, transportation, energy etc
Prerequisites:
None
Facilitator
A/Prof Ugur Turhan
Assistant Professor Ugur Turhan is a member of the School of Science and Deputy Director of the Capability Systems Centre at UNSW Canberra.
He holds Master and PhD qualifications in the area of Human Factors in Air traffic Management and has been teaching real-time simulated ATC and theoretical ATM, Airport, Human Factors and Safety Management since 2000.
Cancellation policy
Courses will be held subject to sufficient registrations. UNSW Canberra reserves the right to cancel a course up to five working days prior to commencement of the course. If a course is cancelled, you will have the opportunity to transfer your registration or be issued a full refund. If registrant cancels within 10 days of course commencement, a 50% registration fee will apply. UNSW Canberra is a registered ACT provider under ESOS Act 2000-CRICOS provider Code 00098G.