Deficiencies in Regard to the Contemporary Safety Management Concepts and Principles (Essay Sample)

DEFICIENCIES IN REGARD TO THE CONTEMPORARY SAFETY MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES
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Deficiencies in Regard to the Contemporary Safety Management Concepts and Principles
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The paper focuses on the weaknesses of the modern concepts and principles of Safety Management System in as applied in aviation industry. The researcher takes comprehensive examination of events that could have led to Rockwell Commander 690B VH-SQ plane crash in 1994. Different management Safety Management System theories are used to explain how lapses in contemporary approaches contributed to the fatal crash. Various approaches are used to highlight flaws in aviation safety management. A detailed report was given about the mayday. The report reveals how the accident occurred and factors that contributed to the incident. The report pointed out flaws in the organization’s policies and actions. Environmental factors, equipment failures and inappropriate procedures are linked to the crash. Reason’s Person theory is used to explain the effect of human errors on safety management. The aviation firm failed to put in place adequate safety measures to avert probable threats in flight operations. An organization of importance like aviation should recognize flaws in the system and take preventive measures.