Safety Management for Aviation Maintenance

This course provides supervisors with aviation safety principles and practices needed to manage the problems associated with aircraft maintenance operations. In addition, it prepares attendees to assume safety responsibilities in their areas of operation. It does not teach aircraft maintenance and assumes the attendee has a maintenance background.

Objectives: To provide the individual with maintenance safety principles and guidelines for the development of effective maintenance safety programs.

Who Should Attend: Aircraft maintenance supervisors at all levels.

Course Outline

1. Safety Program Administration
        Definitions
             Safety Risk Management
        The Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Process
        Major Problems in Prevention
             Prediction
             Communication
             Influencing Management
        Safety Program Organization
             Overall Responsibility
             Organization
        Role of Management
        Motivating Safe Behavior
        Safety Climates/Management Styles
        Time Management
        Safety Meetings/Committees
             Administrative Procedures
        Reporting Systems
        Education and Training
             New Mechanics/Safety Personnel
        Accident Response Planning
        Inspections/Audits/Surveys
             Purpose
             Self-Inspections
             Compliance
             Management
             Contractor Provided Services
2. Flight Line Safety
3. Aircraft Maintenance Safety