Safety BudgetSession 9

Safety Budget The safety budget is used for funding all activities that

make Safety Management System (SMS) reach the highest standard of safety.

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Safety BudgetThe four main safety activities that require funding:

Development of Safety Procedures Training Oversight Managing Safety Database

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Safety BudgetDevelopment of Safety Procedures

Through reviewing and updating these procedures regularly for further improvement and making sure that they comply with safety standards.

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Safety BudgetTraining • Suitable training must be provided to staff to enhance

their awareness of the safety requirements. Depending on the nature of the task, the level of safety management training required will vary from general safety familiarization to expert level for safety specialists.

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Safety BudgetOversight

Funding for Monitoring safety performance and Performing safety audits to provide a better look at human performance errors, helping improve man -machine interactions to reduce the rates of accident and incident for the airline.

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Safety BudgetManaging safety database

Improving safety depends heavily on the ability to collect and analyze safety data and to use that information to develop safer systems and take corrective actions before accidents occur.

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Safety BudgetApproximate resources needed:

Definition of Standard day / participant Project Specification 3 man-days Process Architecture 5 day / participant Safety Manual (or other manuals) 100 man-days (per manual) Implementation100 man-days Evaluation 15 man-days Project management 10-50% FTE (full time equivalent)

Maintenance of the system

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Safety BudgetPost-Implementation Costs

The Accountable Manager is occasionally involved in the Safety Management System.

Safety Manager – 50% of work-time. Part-time or Full-time Inspectors and Auditors, pay and

incentives. IT Costs Costs of Audits and Inspections Costs of Accreditation (if required or desired) Costs of maintaining Accreditation (if required or desired)

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Safety Budget• Fixed Costs

– Salaries and benefits– IT Costs– Office Space and associated utilities– Training Costs

• Variable Costs– Number of Safety Audits– Number of Safety Inspections– Hotel costs– Travel costs– Management time

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Workshop 7 Create Safety Budget for Your Airline