Jason Starke, Ph.D.
The Human Factor: How Perception Shapes Safety Culture
I was recently asked the question, "Does an individual's perception equal their reality?" It's an intriguing question, and upon...
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BALDWIN BLOG
Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Aug 8
Unintended Consequences: The Hidden Dangers of Hasty Organizational Reactions
In today's fast-paced world, organizations are often compelled to react swiftly to challenges and changes that arise. While quick...
Briana Lynch
- Jul 25
The Synergy of Safety and Sustainability
Sustainability is a term that has gained significant attention in recent years, but it's more than just a trendy catchphrase for...
Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Jul 11
Building Trust and Empathy for Effective Communication
Effective communication is the cornerstone of any successful organization, especially when it comes to safety management. As safety...
Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Jun 16
Balancing Collaboration and Risk: The Key to Effective Interface Management
In the dynamic world of aviation, interface management has become a critical focus for Part 135 operators, particularly following the...
Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Jun 5
Unlocking Safety Excellence: Navigating the World of Safety Performance Monitoring and Measurement
Safety management is a critical aspect of any organization, particularly when it comes to safety performance monitoring and measurement....
Mark Myers
- May 19
Maximizing Your SMS: 3 Tools to Guide You
Differences Between Audits, Evaluations and Investigations Audits, evaluations and investigations are three distinctively different and...
Todd Thomas
- Apr 11
Why Does Your SMS Need An Accountable Executive?
The Accountable Executive (AE) is a key figure in a Safety Management System (SMS), responsible for overseeing the system's design,...
Jordy Mallory
- Feb 16
Team Cohesion in a Safety Environment
Commitment to team goals starts with understanding roles and embracing strengths There are many definitions for safety, yet I'm confident...
Don Baldwin
- Jan 18
Getting to Zero One Report at a Time
Recently, our company marked four million filed reports within our Safety Management System (SMS), it gave me cause to reflect....
Mark Myers
- Oct 31, 2022
How Did We Get Here?
The Emergence of our Current SMS If you arrived in a safety management role with a business management background, you likely experienced...
Jordy Mallory
- Aug 25, 2022
Helicopters, Controlled Burn, and Crew Management
How Helicopters Influence Land Conservation and Restoration Hiking through the forest, you hear the distinct thump of a Bell 205 in the...
Laura Kirkpatrick
- Aug 9, 2022
Safety Reporting: Crewed and Un-Crewed
It’s an exciting time to be part of the expanding UAS industry. It has been a whirlwind to watch the growth from its earliest days until...
Todd Thomas
- Jun 21, 2022
The Manual Mantra: State What You Do, Do What You State
Throughout my career I’ve faced the challenge of Manuals – the content, the expectations, and the grammar. It’s important to ensure the...
Don Baldwin
- May 25, 2022
You Never Know Who You'll Meet at a Graduation
Don Baldwin went to the RedTail Flight Academy graduation. Two original Tuskegee Airmen were there and they made quite an impression.
Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- May 10, 2022
Selecting Items To Include on Your FRAT
At its core, the Flight Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) is a pre-flight evaluation of potential threats faced in a mission or flight....
Briana Lynch
- Apr 27, 2022
5 Things You Can (Still) Do After a Pandemic
Following up on Earth Day, we felt it worthwhile to refresh a blog post with an update for “Life after Corona.” It’s taken longer than...
Jordy Mallory
- Apr 11, 2022
Assessing Risk in Chaos
Prior to working here at Baldwin I was a frontline supervisor who worked at the tip of the safety spear in the chaotic and hectic...
Mark Myers
- Mar 28, 2022
Be Alert: Beyond Fatigue Lies Burnout & Exhaustion
Two years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, inflation, money issues and the war in Ukraine have...
Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Mar 10, 2022
Could Your UAS Operation Benefit From an SMS?
It was probably almost a decade ago I found myself at one of the many aviation industry’s tradeshows, but this one was different. There...
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