Internal evaluation programs (IEPs) and safety training were the areas most likely to be found deficient in safety management system (SMS) audits conducted in 2013, according to a report analyzing the results of those audits. Argus PROS (Partners and Resources for Operational Safety) conducted audits of private and commercial flight operations from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2013, and the results from 75 audits were analyzed by PRISM. Both companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of Argus International.
“The objective of this report is to highlight those recurring deficiencies found in SMS implementation and execution,” the companies said. “A view into this industrywide aperture helps aviation operators focus their efforts on common deficiency areas cited by auditors, and use this information to improve their own SMS implementation and execution efforts.” The report, which presents an analysis of operations that had deficiencies in a particular SMS focus area, is available at <arg…
