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Annex A - Gap Analysis and SMS Assessment Tables
Pages 144-158

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... 144 A N N E X A Gap Analysis and SMS Assessment Tables
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... 1.1.1.5 There is a policy in place that ensures that employees are free to report safety deficiencies, hazards, or occurrences without being subject to unjust discipline. 1.1.1.6 The policy includes a commitment to continual improvement.
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... 1.1.2.4 The results of hazard identification and risk assessments are considered while setting SMS objectives (see 2.1)
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... 1.3.3 The organizational structure facilitates communication between the SMS manager, the top accountable executive, and line managers. 1.3.4 All those with management responsibility demonstrate their commitment to continual improvement of SMS performance.
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... 1.4.2 The planning process is conducted at regular, planned intervals by an SMS planning group, which includes the SMS manager. 1.5 Documentation 1.5.1 Legal and other requirements 1.5.1.1 Relevant information on legal and other requirements is communicated to employees and other interested parties.
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... 1.5.4 Record and records management 1.5.4.1 The airport has a records system that ensures the generation and retention of all records necessary to document and support operational requirements in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and industry best practices. 1.5.4.2 The system provides the control processes necessary to ensure appropriate identification, legibility, storage, protection, archiving, retrieval, retention time, and disposition of records.
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... 2.1.2.4 All identified hazard data are systematically recorded, stored, and analyzed. 2.1.2.5 There is a system to share significant safety event information with other similar organizations, subject to reasonable restriction on proprietary and confidential information.
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... 2.2 Risk assessment and mitigation processes 2.2.1 Risk assessment 2.2.1.1 There is a structured process for the assessment of risk associated with identified hazards expressed in terms of severity and probability of occurrence. 2.2.1.2 Risk assessment procedures cover all facilities, routine-nonroutine activities, and personnel having access to the workplace (including visitors, subcontractors, etc.)
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... 2.2.3 Mitigation controls 2.2.3.1 Corrective and preventive actions are generated in response to risk assessment or event analysis. 2.2.3.2 The organization evaluates the effectiveness of the corrective/preventive measures that have been developed.
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... 3.1.2 Audit 3.1.2.1 The organization conducts reviews and audits of its processes, its procedures, analyses, inspections, and training. 3.1.2.2 There is an operationally independent audit function with the authority required to carry out an effective internal evaluation program.
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... 3.2.2 Proposed corrective and preventive actions are reviewed through risk assessment. 3.2.3 There is a procedure to record verification of action(s)
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... 3.3.2 Regular and periodic planned reviews are conducted regarding organization safety processes and performance, with the objective of identifying opportunities for improvement. 3.3.3 Major decisions and actions aimed at improving safety are monitored for their effectiveness and further action is taken when the expected risk benefit is not met.
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... This includes specialized training to personnel involved in safety-critical tasks, general SMS training for all personnel, and SMS training for new employees as part of the indoctrination training. 4.1.3 Training effectiveness is measured.
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... 4.2.3 There are multi-disciplinary, multi-level safety committees or operational committees for which safety is a standing agenda item, and where SMS-related issues are critically assessed and objectively discussed. 4.2.4 The results of safety coordination meetings are communicated to all employees.
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... 5.1 Coordination of the emergency response plan 5.1.1 Potential emergency situations and incidents are identified. 5.1.2 The organization has emergency response procedures appropriate to the size and scope of its operations and has identified potential emergency situations and incidents (see 5.1.1)


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