The U.S. NTSB first recommended that Safety Management Systems (SMS) be implemented by Part 121 airlines—something the FAA now requires—in 2007, then called for the same requirement for public ...

As compliance pressure grows, enterprises are shifting away from fragmented safety processes toward centralized digital ...

In an important sense, we are at the cusp of a major transformation in HSE management. Although COVID-19 has accelerated changes, many other variables were at work which were necessitating changes in ...

HSE management is the structured system that prevents harm to people, the environment, and assets on drilling and workover rigs. It embeds risk identification, barrier management, competency, and ...

Alarm management is the taming of the alarm system, changing it from a mixed alarm and awareness notification system with almost random priorities to a true operator support tool that notifies ...

Safety management can be a touchy topic. Disagreements abound: Should companies go the route of behavior-based safety, or follow a systems approach? Should safety be management-driven or ...

U.S. repair stations are not covered by the pending safety management system mandate. Credit: Sean Broderick/AW&ST A pending FAA proposal to expand organization-wide safety management programs beyond ...

Ensures safe execution of drilling, production, construction, and marine operations offshore by managing the HSE system, controlling work through permits, coaching line supervision, verifying barrier ...