Safety Management Systems and their Origins

Safety Management Systems and their Origins: Insights from the Aviation Industry presents different perspectives on SMS to better decode what it means as a safety approach and what it implicitly conveys beyond safety.

Autorentext

Corinne Bieder is a researcher in Safety Management at the Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (French Civil Aviation University). Initially trained as an engineer, she completed her education with a Master's Degree in Risk Management, a Specialized Master's Degree in Ergonomics and a PhD in Sociology and Management Science. She worked in different high-risk industries, especially nuclear and aviation.

Inhalt

1. Introduction. 2. A Composite Methodology. 3. Safety Actors' Version: The SMS as the New Safety Frontier. 4. What Does the SMS Actually Do and Is It Up to Its Safety Promises?. 5. Why Did the SMS Emerge and Spread?. 6. Beyond the SMS: Towards More Contextualized Perspectives on Safety. 7. Conclusion. Epilogue. The Covid-19 Pandemic: An Amplifier Case Study. Appendix. Description of the Main Aviation Stakeholders.