Advancing the new BARS program
Flight Safety Foundation has begun delivering training courses that advance implementation of the Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) that will improve aviation safety in the global resources sector, or in any organization around the globe that uses contracted aviation services (ASW, 3/10, p.14).
Lead aviation safety auditors from Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom this month became the first auditor group to complete the Foundation’s new training program, qualifying them to conduct BARS audits of aviation service providers.
Aviation contractors have been subjected to multiple audits every year to satisfy the safety requirements of each company they serve in the resources industry sector. The single BARS audit will take the place of these multiple audits as other members of the BARS program share t…
