Safety Management Systems (SMS) Training

TACG can help you implement your SMS...

SMS Pro can help you measure it!

TACG provides SMS training, consulting, implementation, and objective audits (Gap Analyses) for all types of aviation organizations, including-

• Airlines
• Business Aviation/Charter Operators
• Helicopter Operators
• Airports
• Ground Service Providers (GSPs)
• Fixed Base Operators (FBOs)
• Flight Schools
• Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Facilities (MROs)
• Civil Aviation Authorities / State Aviation Regulators
• Accident Investigation Agencies

TACG has your SMS solutions

TACG provides holistic, or a la carte, solutions for your company's SMS needs and/or requirements. Our solutions have been developed in accordance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). We know how SMS works from both the State Regulator (we assist CAAs with State Safety Program [SSP] implementation) as well as the Operator sides! TACG can provide the following non-exhaustive services to help you achieve your Phase 4, MODEL SMS:

• SMS Jumpstart Package
• SMS Flat-Fee Implementation Package
• SMS Expanded Implementation Course
• SMS Overview Course
• SMS For High-Level Management Course
• Virtual Safety Office/Safety Analyst Mentor
• SMS Gap Analysis (Audits)
• Safety Culture Assessments
• Safety Culture/High-Reliability Organization (HRO) Consulting
• Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA)
• Safety Culture Development Course
  
• Performance-Based Auditing Course
• Root Cause Analysis Course
  
• Safety Risk Management Course
• Interviewing and Investigation Course
  
• Fatigue Risk Management Training
• Evidence-Based Training (EBT) Implementation

Experience Counts!

TACG has extensive experience in SMS. We did not just jump on the bandwagon! In fact, we've been doing SMS since 2006, long before SMS became a global aviation buzzword. Today, it seems like everybody is (or wants to be) an SMS expert. Sadly, this has led to poor guidance, and ultimately, much frustration for organizations attempting to implement a functional SMS.

TACG president Dr. Bob Baron has developed a foundation of academic and practical experience that has been time tested. He has a Ph.D in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (the things safety culture and SMS are built on), has conducted dissertation research on safety climate at an aircraft maintenance facility, and works globally (in the trenches) as an aviation safety consultant, implementing SMS and acting as a cultural change agent in some of the most challenging parts of the world.