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... 28 During FAA's Part 139 SMS Implementation Study in 2011, 14 airports participated in the program with the intent to implement the Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance components of SMS. Since then, those airports and other Part 139 airports have conducted airport-led SRAs; however, there are still some questions about the process: • Is the risk assessment methodology being used accurate enough?
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... 29 assessment conducted by a small group or even an individual. The documented results of the risk assessment are circulated among stakeholders for comments and suggestions, and the assessment is presented in regular meetings in which further discussions lead to an agreed list of risk control actions with associated responsibilities.
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... 30 TABLE 8 MOST RELEVANT METHODS FOR RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR USE BY AIRPORTS Method Remark Importance 5M Model 5M = Man, Machine, Medium, Mission, Management model A variation of the 5M Model is the SHELL Model (Software, Hardware, Environment, and twice an L for Liveware (human element) , the central element.
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... 31 PHA is the primary methodology used by most Part 139 airports for SRAs. OSA and CSA techniques are rarely used in airport-led SRAs.
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... 32 BENEFITS OF SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT PANELS Based on the work by Bircham (2015) , some of the key benefits of a well-facilitated safety assessment supported by a SRM panel are: • An understanding of the most critical risks to prioritize • A defined risk control plan for each risk • Discussion of risks with airport stakeholders • Consensus about relative importance of risks among all stakeholders • Awareness of different viewpoints • Understanding of where current risk control procedures cannot take the risk down to acceptable levels • Shared responsibilities on risk management.

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