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... 1 This synthesis examines current practices for defining, collecting, aggregating, analyzing, protecting, and reporting airport organizational incident information. It serves as an informative document for those airport operators seeking to understand the nature of airport incident reporting and its importance for organizational learning and effectiveness, risk management, operational safety, and worker safety.
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... 2 Airport Incident Reporting Practices This synthesis helps airport operators gain perspective on the use of incident reporting systems and terms, the importance of incident reporting in an enterprise risk management program, and how an airport's safety culture can affect incident reporting. Information provided and resources identified in this synthesis can further assist airport operators to • Establish and document organizational and safety reporting practices.
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... Summary 3 focused on 14 CFR Part 139, Certification of Airports, this current synthesis encompasses the whole airport and involves a risk management approach. The focus is more on incident collection and reporting related to near misses and observable events, rather than to accident reporting.
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... 4 Airport Incident Reporting Practices • Safety and key performance indicators, dashboards, and scorecards are used by only a few airports. • Safety and key performance indicators, leading indicators, and hazard identification are not well understood at a majority of airports, indicating a need for training and education in those areas.

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