Line Operations Safety Audit
Training and Consulting
The Aviation Consulting Group provides LOSA training
and consulting for aviation operators that would like to implement a Flight,
Maintenance, or Ramp LOSA
program within their company. In addition to LOSA principles and techniques,
our LOSA training course also presents an in-depth look at Threat and Error
Management (TEM). Because TEM is the basis of LOSA, a solid understanding of
TEM is a prerequisite for valid LOSA observations.
General Concepts of LOSA
The FAA defines a LOSA as "a formal process that requires
expert and highly trained observers to observe operations in real-time and to
collect safety-related data on environmental conditions, operational complexity,
and human performance. Confidential data collection and non-jeopardy assurance
are fundamental to the process." These data provide a peek into the real-time
operating environment and are complementary to other proactive/predictive safety data
collection programs such as FOQA, ASAP, and MOQA. All of these programs
will be tied into your eventual, or current, functional
Safety
Management System.
The Relationship Between IATA,
IOSA, and LOSA
All airlines that are, or are
intending to be, listed in the IOSA Registry should have a LOSA
program in place. The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) is the
benchmark for global safety management in airlines. Click this
extract from the IATA manual for additional information.
