Safety Chats Podcast

In this episode we interview the guys at JumpSeat Ops and discuss their new app founded on the idea of pilots sharing information in real time about the airports and events they encounter. We also discuss the integration of JumpSeat with the Baldwin system allowing pilots to view the JumpSeat data right from their FRAT. Contact Safety Chats  Tweet us at @BaldwinAviation Connect on LinkedIn https:/...

Two things we don't hear in the same conversation very often is safety and sustainability. In this episode we interview one of our Baldwin team members and take a look at the correlation that does exist between a vibrant safety management program and sustainability.  Rather you are just at the start of the sustainability initiative or are continuing the journey there is something for you in t...

This week we take a look at the question "What if?" and its ability to help unravel complex situations. We can use the question to help us get a sense of how a failure, event or action could play out. Would it do your organization well to take some time and look at the "What ifs"? Resources referenced in this episode: Farnam Street Blog by Shane Parrish Contact Safety Chats  Tw...

We have seen a number of changes to most aspects of our lives in the last few years. In this episode we discuss the way you can manage the changes your organization is facing or will face. When things like programs, culture, underlying technology, and infrastructure are put into place we can use the change to bring about a successful resolution. We discuss adaptive changes as well as transformatio...

This week we talk about safety capacity and what we are measuring ourselves against when we say we are achieving safety. If we find ourselves focused on the outcome and we don't focus on how work is being done, we are missing a huge opportunity to impact safety. Take a moment to consider the upstream actions we can be doing to affect downstream outcomes.  Contact Safety Chats  Tweet us at @Ba...

The Flight Risk Assessment Tool is in practical terms a preflight evaluation of potential threats but in an effort to assist our crews, are we overwhelming them with information? In this episode we address issues like: what items should be included on the FRAT, what should be the basis for the scoring, its intended purpose, and more. This is a great discussion to get your wheels turning. Reference...

We can be so focused on getting the components and elements of our safety management system in place that we can easily miss the human element - arguably the ultimate reason we have a  safety program. In this episode we discuss the five elements of H.O.P. (Human and Organizational Performance) and the ways they can help align your safety culture where it needs to be. The Five Principles of HOP: 1)...

Does a small operator need the same SMS as an airline? A robust safety management system is scalable from a single pilot to enterprise operation. In this episode we discuss the true scalability of SMS, the need for scaling and how to fit the SMS to your operation. Contact Safety Chats  Tweet us at @BaldwinAviation Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/baldwin-aviation-safety-&-c...

Who in the organization has the authority to accept risk on behalf of the organization? Is the risk you encounter acceptable, tolerable (as low as reasonably practical) or unacceptable? Leadership must determine who makes the decision about risk tolerability, how the decision is made and when the decision should be made. We discuss this and more in this week's episode. We want your feedback -...

One of the things we do at the beginning of the year is look at our personal and organizational objectives. In this episode we discuss safety objectives - "the stuff we are gonna do to improve safety" - the why and how of developing SMART objectives (specific, measurable, attainable, rewarding and time-bound).  Your effort documenting and sharing safety objectives creates engagement and...

It is known that employee buy-in to the Safety Management System is an essential element for the system to work but how can it be achieved? Could there be a relation between leadership style and safety citizenship behavior? That is the topic for this week's discussion.   Contact Safety Chats  Tweet us at @BaldwinAviation Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/baldwin-aviation-sa...

In this episode we discuss safety culture and Baldwin's SPMP program's effects on safety culture survey scores.  We discuss what safety culture is, how it can be measured and its effect on the health of your organizations safety management system. Download the safety culture report white paper HERE . Contact Safety Chats  Tweet us at @BaldwinAviation Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linke...

In this episode we discuss the idea that the 5 components 12 elements of a Safety Management System are best visualized not as pillars standing independently from each other but an interconnected system, dependent on the strength of each part to work most successfully. Contact Safety Chats  Tweet us at @BaldwinAviation Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/baldwin-aviation-safety-&a...