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Mark Myers
Dec 11, 2023
Is ChatGPT Ready to Analyze my SMS portal’s Safety Reports?
There are many articles and blogs written on how ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI, assists with brainstorming, problem solving,...


Jason Starke, Ph.D.
Nov 27, 2023
A Safety Manager's Guide to Impactful Leadership
In the world of safety management, “power” might not be the first word that comes to mind. However, we're going to explore an intriguing...
Mark Myers
May 19, 2023
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, 2023
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, 2023
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...
Don Baldwin
Jan 18, 2023
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...
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...
Todd Thomas
Oct 31, 2021
Do You Have A Plan?
All organizations need an Emergency Response Plan (ERP). Why? It is all about planning your response before an accident or incident...
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...
By Chris Nielsen Manager, Safety Share Programs
Jul 11, 2015
On Approach with ASIAS - Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing
If we pause, take a look back and see how far we have come in our safety programs, we have made significant steps that have evolved into...
Don Baldwin
Dec 19, 2014
Does SMS Limit Your Operation?
Bob Conyers, Senior Manager, Safety Occasionally people who are contemplating SMS implementation express the concern that “SMS will place...

Don Baldwin
Dec 9, 2014
Cyber attacks, drones to impact aviation safety: study
There are new risks facing the aviation industry, with the threat of cyber attacks on automated systems and the growth of drones in...

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...
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