ANSI z 10 Concept: Integration into FAA SMS
Daniel Martin
ANSI Z10 Concept: Integration into FAA SMS
ASCI 612
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Abstract
The FAA has revamped safety operations to institute a safety management system standard. Driven by the successes of SMS programs of ICAO programs, the FAA has been quick in implemention. The SMS is what describes. It is a management program. Forward thinkers in the safety community have finally produced a standard on which all safety programs should be measured and developed. In 1999 the ANSI accredited standards committee Z10 was approved. Integration of the ANSI Z10 standard into the FAA SMS would revolutionize aviation safety and compensate for many shortcomings of the FAA SMS.
Background
The last one hundred years has seen amazing strives in technology. These strives seem to coincide with the many safety revolutions that have taken place in the work place. During the industrial revolution it came apparent that there was a need for a governing body to set in place safety standards and regulation. Though the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act was passed it did not accomplish much for the common worker. During the industrial revolution it was common place for children to be over worked and abused. It was not until the 1960’s that the first factory inspections took place. In 1892, the first recorded safety program was established in a steel plant in Illinois in response to a work place accident (Text). It became apparent during this period that there was a definite connection between quality and safety, and off-the-job accidents have a negative impact on productivity. The Wright flyer officially started aviation history with a monumentous flight that ended in a crash. The early beginnings of the aviation industry were tumultuous times that ended in injuries and fatalities. The humbling beginnings of the United State’s aviation system has developed into one the most complex
ANSI Z10 Concept: Integration into FAA SMS
ASCI 612
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Abstract
The FAA has revamped safety operations to institute a safety management system standard. Driven by the successes of SMS programs of ICAO programs, the FAA has been quick in implemention. The SMS is what describes. It is a management program. Forward thinkers in the safety community have finally produced a standard on which all safety programs should be measured and developed. In 1999 the ANSI accredited standards committee Z10 was approved. Integration of the ANSI Z10 standard into the FAA SMS would revolutionize aviation safety and compensate for many shortcomings of the FAA SMS.
Background
The last one hundred years has seen amazing strives in technology. These strives seem to coincide with the many safety revolutions that have taken place in the work place. During the industrial revolution it came apparent that there was a need for a governing body to set in place safety standards and regulation. Though the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act was passed it did not accomplish much for the common worker. During the industrial revolution it was common place for children to be over worked and abused. It was not until the 1960’s that the first factory inspections took place. In 1892, the first recorded safety program was established in a steel plant in Illinois in response to a work place accident (Text). It became apparent during this period that there was a definite connection between quality and safety, and off-the-job accidents have a negative impact on productivity. The Wright flyer officially started aviation history with a monumentous flight that ended in a crash. The early beginnings of the aviation industry were tumultuous times that ended in injuries and fatalities. The humbling beginnings of the United State’s aviation system has developed into one the most complex
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