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S.E.A.L.
AVIATION
For Structural Repairs
Paying attention and staying on task, not letting
yourself get distracted by the going ons around you, is
one of the most effective ways to prevent damage.
WESTERN JET AVIATION
because humans tend to deviate or forget. So, repetitive training
and keeping your staff aware of what the costs are of their lack
of awareness. "
Yeomans said identifying opportunities to avoid complacency
in the workplace can be key to avoiding damage.
" Effective training, identifying your top safety concerns, analyzing
and mitigating the risks from those safety concerns, measuring
safety performance against realistic targets, proactively
identifying improvement opportunities. In essence, having an
effective safety management system working as the core of the
management system for day-to-day operations, " he said.
Mann stresses that just as important as preventing damage
is knowing when and how to report it. Especially, developing
a culture that allows staff to know it is okay to report damage
without fear of retaliation.
" You really need to make sure that your staff knows that it's
okay to report damage. Safety is paramount in our industry. So,
you don't want anybody to feel like they need to worry about their
job and not report a safety issue, " he said.
Although procedures vary amongst aircraft service providers,
Popovich said some common procedures for reporting damage
are for the crew involved to immediately report the incident to
a supervisor, a member of management or to their higher-level
direct report.
" Reporting damage must be customized to each service provider's
operation. The best practice would be to use the chain of
command. The ground crew involved with the damage should
report the damage to their immediate supervisor. The supervisor
would either make the initial contact with the flight crew or
contact their next level supervisor or manager. The initial procedure
should not take more than a few minutes as the flight crew
needs to be notified right away. The flight crew can then decide
whether or not to take the incident to their superior considering
the condition of the aircraft, " Popovich said.
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