Safety introduction in aviation

1. INTRODUCTION
to
SAFETY

3. “Is it safe to go there at night?
“I’m worried about his safety”
“He’s not a very safe driver”
“Is flying safer means of travel ?”
We often say that…

4. What is Safety ?
‘A STATE OF BEING FREE FROM
HARM, INJURY OR LOSS’

5.  Is it a Procedure?
 Is it all about “Rules & Regulations”? or
 Is it a Priority?
 Is it a Value?
How de we Take Safety ?

6. SAFETY CONCEPT (ICAO)
• Safety is the state in which the risk of harm to
persons or property damage is reduced to and
maintained at or below, an acceptable level
through a continuing process of hazard
identification and risk management.

7. Safety has a long history dating
back to Egyptian pharaohs and
Hammurabi code (1780 BC)
ORIGIN OF SAFETY
267 : If the herdsman overlooks something and an
accident happens in the stable, then the herdsman is
at fault for the accident which he has caused in the
stable and he must compensate the owner for the
cattle or sheep.

8. BRIEF HISTORY OF
SAFETY
• Industrial Revolution (Mass Production)
• Enactment of law in 1908
“Preventing an accident was for cheaper than
actually paying for it”
“Focus on correcting hazardous physical
conditions”
• Remarkable reduction in accidents

9. EARLY AVIATION HISTORY
•First plane crash in 1908
“If you are looking for perfect safety in flying, you will do well by
sitting on a fence and watch the birds fly”. Wilbur Wright

10. EARLY AVIATION HISTORY
•First plane crash in 1908
•Lack of organized safety activities
•Post WW-I (aviation as a resource)
•Post WW-II era
•Aviation recognized as industry
•Structured safety efforts
•Organizations
•ICAO /FAA/CAA/EASA
•Safety set ups in defence forces

11. Mission accomplishment with
“Efficiency and Safety ”
ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVE

12. WHAT IS THEIR STATE OF MIND ?

13. “Safety is the prevention of accidents
and mitigation of personal injury or
property damage, which may result
from accidents through a continuous
process of hazard identification and risk
management .”
DEFINITION

14. Hazard
A condition with the
potential to cause personal
injury or death, property
damage or mission
degradation

15. Risk
An expression of possible
loss in terms of severity
and probability

16. Severity
The worst credible
consequence which can occur
as a result of a hazard

17. Probability
The likelihood
that a hazard will result in a
mishap or loss.

18. Hazard Risk
Bad Weather High probability
flight ops emergency
Flock of Birds Moderate chance
of engine FOD
Walking on top
of Slippery AC
Some chance of
fall producing
severe injury

19. Questions ?