Safety Policy and Safety Management System Statement

Purpose. This policy states the safety commitments of CAQA AeroTech Maintenance and the principles of its safety management system.

1.Commitment

Safety is the first priority of CAQA AeroTech Maintenance in every activity. The Accountable Manager commits the business to a safety management system that identifies hazards, manages risk, investigates occurrences and learns from them. This policy applies to all staff, contractors and visitors at every site and on every aircraft the business touches.

2.Just culture

The business will operate a just culture. Staff will not be penalised for reporting errors, hazards or occurrences, including their own honest mistakes. Reckless conduct, deliberate violations and failure to report will be dealt with under the disciplinary procedure. Every report will receive feedback on the action taken.

• Report every hazard, error and occurrence
• Honest mistakes are learning opportunities, not disciplinary matters
• Deliberate violations and non-reporting are not tolerated
• Reporters receive feedback

3.Safety management system

The safety management system will include hazard identification and risk assessment, a safety reporting system, occurrence investigation, a maintenance error management program, safety performance monitoring, management of change and safety training. The Quality and Safety Manager administers the system and the safety committee meets monthly.

4.Responsibilities

The Accountable Manager provides the resources for safety. Department supervisors must apply the system in their areas, hold safety briefings and act on reports. Every worker must follow procedures, use approved data and correct tools, report hazards and occurrences and stop any task they believe is unsafe.

5.Reporting to the regulator

Defects and occurrences that meet the reporting criteria will be reported to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau within the required timeframes by the Quality and Safety Manager. Internal reports must be made on the day the event occurs so that external reporting deadlines can be met.

6.Objectives and review

The safety objectives are zero maintenance related incidents, 100 percent of reports acknowledged within two working days and all investigation actions closed within 60 days. Performance will be reviewed monthly by the safety committee and this policy annually by the Accountable Manager.