A comparative study of work safety standardization and civil aviation safety management system

Abstract

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requires enterprises to implement Safety Management System (SMS), and the state has compulsory requirement for Work Safety Standardization at the same time. To improve the efficiency of safety management of enterprises, considering Basic norms for work safety standardization of enterprises (AQ/T9006-2010) and ICAO Safety Management Manual (Doc 9859), the similarities in system architecture, operating foundation, basic objective and top-down safety responsibility as well as the differences in elements, primary focuses, and specific audit methods between Work Safety Standardization System and SMS are comparatively analyzed. The necessity and possibility of integrating two systems are explored, and the approach by integrating the specific requirements of Work Safety Standardization System into SMS in terms of elements, document system and operation according to the corresponding relationship is proposed, which has important guiding significance in establishing and implementing the integrated system in civil aviation enterprises. It can effectively reduce cost and improve the overall level of safety management.