Mark Myers
Gaining Insight into the Living DNA of a Safety Management System
As safety managers across diverse aviation organizations implement, operate, and enhance Safety Management Systems (SMS), the challenge...
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BALDWIN BLOG
Anne Marie Sollazzo
Oct 28
Preparing for the Unexpected: Why Your Knowledge Must Outlive You
“If I get hit by a bus tomorrow…” It’s a phrase that I use a lot. If you have interacted with me for any length of time, you probably...
Jason Starke, Ph.D.
Oct 14
Hazard Identification under 14 CFR 5.57: A Guide for Interfacing Organizations
In aviation, identifying hazards is fundamental to ensuring safety across the entire industry. The Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR),...
Todd Thomas
Sep 3
There’s No Time Like the Present: Now’s the Time to Start Your Part 135 SMS Implementation
You’ve likely heard the old saying, “There’s no time like the present!” This couldn’t be more relevant as the new Part 135 Safety...
Mark Myers
Jul 29
The Effects of a Learning Mindset on Safety Culture
At Baldwin, we annually conduct a myriad of safety culture surveys to measure the success of SMS implementation and its performance for...
Anne Marie Sollazzo
Jul 4
The Growing Importance of Soft Skills in Safety Management Professionals
In the realm of occupational safety and health, the role of safety management professionals has traditionally been rooted in technical...
Anne Marie Sollazzo
Jun 11
A Journey in Aviation and Leadership
Ten years ago, I rejoined the aviation community as the Dispatch Coordinator for a Part 141 flight school. My first day had me learning...
Donna Shope
May 27
Enhancing Focus with an Internal Evaluation Plan
Recently I went in the wrong direction while driving to an appointment. I didn’t realize my mistake until I arrived in the next town,...
Jason Starke, Ph.D.
May 8
The Interplay of Safety Culture and Eudaemonia: A New Perspective on Workplace Well-being
In today's rapidly evolving work environments, ensuring the well-being of employees has become a paramount concern for organizations...
Mark Myers
Apr 21
7 Warning Signs Your Safety Culture is Slipping
Every company’s safety culture will change daily. This is due to the dynamic nature of employees interacting with one another on...
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...
Kate Johnpeer
Oct 17, 2021
Are You Risk Blind?
If you have a Safety Management System in place in your organization, do you feel you have the risks you deal with under control? Are you...
Don Baldwin
Dec 22, 2014
Safety Management and CRM
In 2008, as Flight 81, a Hawker Beechcraft 125-100A departed Atlantic City, NJ for Owatonna, MN, an uncontrolled airport, on a...
Don Baldwin
Dec 11, 2014
To Share or Not to Share?
Modern, technology-based safety systems like SMS depend on data. Lots of data. Presumably, the more data, the better the system. If it...
Don Baldwin
Dec 2, 2014
Cockpit Automation Can Cause Pilots to Lose Critical Thinking Skills
In the wake of recent airline crashes, major news networks have aired concerns about pilots' ability to accurately fly "by hand" when the...
Don Baldwin
Dec 2, 2014
NASA Offers Online Aircraft Icing Refresher
NASA’s online Pilot Guide to In-Flight Icing offers a review of the science behind ice creation, the symptoms of its effects on flight...
Don Baldwin
Nov 21, 2014
Canada's TSB To Study Risks Associated With Air Taxi Operations
Study To Begin Early Next Year In a speech Wednesday to the Air Transport Association of Canada, Kathy Fox, Chair of the Transportation...
Don Baldwin
Oct 14, 2014
Wildlife strikes and the impact on aviation
Jan. 15, 2009 was a day that changed the aviation world forever. U.S. Airways flight 1549, with service from New York's Laguardia Airport...
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