Safety Culture Seminar introduction Dr Barry Kirwan EUROCONTROL

Safety Culture Seminar introduction Dr. Barry Kirwan, EUROCONTROL barry. kirwan@eurocontrol. int

Overview • What is ATM? • Why European ATM needs Safety Culture • Why we need Safety Intelligence • A Strategic Vision March 5 th, 2001 11 th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, March 5 -8, 2

Safety Culture: 1986 - 2010

ATM Demo(s) March 5 th, 2001 11 th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, March 5 -8, 4

Air Traffic: Safety Under Pressure • • • Recent accidents involving ATM Increasing traffic (capacity) Advanced systems (2014 - 2030) Keep ATM safe Anticipate & Resolve Problems Learn before accidents occur

Why European ATM Needs Safety Culture • • • Past – ATM is still very safe, but we have had accidents, and we still have incidents – no room for complacency – An ATM accident in Europe affects us all Present – Many pressures on current systems, including financial – Safety Management Systems (SMS) give us the competence to manage safety, but we must ensure the commitment Future – SESAR & Single European Sky bringing change – Traffic increases, increasingly diverse traffic and customers – Safety must adapt – requires leadership, motivation and a real belief in the importance of safety March 5 th, 2001 11 th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, March 5 -8, 6

CANSO, FAA & EUROCONTROL • Harmonising definitions and approaches in Safety Culture • FAA-Eurocontrol White paper on Safety Culture – similar methods • Similar goals – all members surveyed by 2013 timeframe March 5 th, 2001 11 th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, March 5 -8, 7

Safety Culture Progress 2008 Key FI Completed 1 st SC Survey SE NO SC Survey Planned/In Progress EE LV DK LT IE GB PL NL DE BE UA CZ LU SK FR AT CH SI PT ES AZ GE RO HR AM BA IT MD HU RS BG ME AL MK TR GR CY MT Safety March Culture 5 th, 2001 in European ATM 11 th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, March 5 -8, 8

EUROPEAN ATM SAFETY CULTURE WORKSHOP Unleashing the Power of Safety Culture Opening Address Mr. David Mc. Millan Eurocontrol DG Keynote Speakers Paul Barron NATS UK CEO Sverre Qvale Avinor CEO December, 2008 Rome Jose La Cerda NAV-P CEO Prof. Rhona Flin Aberdeen

Safety Culture Progress 2010 Key FI 2 nd Safety Culture Survey Completed 1 st SC Survey SE NO SC Survey Planned/In Progress EE LV DK LT IE GB PL NL DE BE UA CZ LU SK FR AT CH SI PT ES AZ GE RO HR AM BA IT MD HU RS BG ME AL MK TR GR CY MT Safety March Culture 5 th, 2001 in European ATM 11 th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, March 5 -8, 10

Safety Culture Progress by end 2011 Key FI 2 nd Safety Culture Survey Completed 1 st SC Survey SE NO SC Survey Planned/In Progress EE LV DK LT IE GB PL NL DE BE UA CZ LU SK FR AT CH SI PT ES AZ GE RO HR AM BA IT MD HU RS BG ME AL MK TR GR CY MT Safety March Culture 5 th, 2001 in European ATM 11 th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, March 5 -8, 11

Why we need Safety Intelligence • We are influenced by our peers, and by our leaders • What the person at the top really thinks about safety is important • These are smart, persuasive people • We need them behind safety and safety culture, driving it forward, leading it. • We need to understand their ways of working, their constraints, their value structures, and what they need to know about safety March 5 th, 2001 11 th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, March 5 -8, 12

European ATM Safety Conference“Keeping Safety First: is that still achievable? ” 27 -28 October 2010 Hosted by SMATSA, Hotel Hyatt Regency Beograd, Serbia EUROCONTROL March 5 th, 2001 11 th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, March 5 -8, 13

Strategic Vision • By 2013 all of Europe will have engaged in Safety Culture. Each Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) will have a clearer and more comprehensive risk picture, and its entire staff, including the CEO and the Board, will be involved in keeping the industry safe. ANSPs will be sharing information and learning together how best to tackle existing and new problems in safety. March 5 th, 2001 11 th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, March 5 -8, 14

Seminar Outline • Day 1 • Air Traffic Management (ATM) & the Need for Safety Culture & Safety Intelligence • Safety Culture – History and Concept • Safety Culture Survey Process • Safety Culture in Practice – Workshop • How Safety Culture Workshops ‘work’ • • • Day 2 Questionnaire Feeback The Need for Safety Intelligence – Workshop Safety Intelligence Progress & Future Direction March 5 th, 2001 11 th Symposium on Aviation Psychology, March 5 -8, 15