The emerging role of Safety Management Systems in aerospace

This paper outlines the reasons as to why the Aerospace organizations should begin to adopt Safety Management Systems in preventing accidents and incidents from occurring through examining case studies within the industry. It also identifies the required composition of an SMS program, as taught at the USC Aviation Safety & Security Program and adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization and the Federal Aviation Administration. The legislative background, recommendations, and standard procedures are outlined in the ICAO documentation and FAA CFRs are presented as the regulatory framework for why aerospace should implement SMS as these statutes will likely be the guiding documents for future regulations in private aerospace.