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... 72 A P P E N D I X B Terms and Definitions The following terms and definitions are presented to illustrate the variability within the industry as to what a particular term may mean. They are also presented as alternative selections for an airport organization to choose from that would best meet the application at its airport.
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... Terms and Definitions 73 Culture: The ability and willingness of the organization to understand safety, hazards and means of preventing them, as well as ability and willingness to act safely, prevent hazards from actualizing, and promote safety. Safety culture refers to a dynamic and adaptive state.
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... 74 Airport Incident Reporting Practices Hazard: A source of potential harm or a situation with a potential to cause loss. (ACRP Report 74: Application of Enterprise Risk Management at Airports, 2012.
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... Terms and Definitions 75 Key performance indicators (KPIs) : Measures that monitor the performance of key result areas of business activities.
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... 76 Airport Incident Reporting Practices Near hit: A near hit is any occurrence or situation which had the potential for adverse consequences to people, the environment, property or reputation, or a combination of these. (The Anglo American Safety Way.
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... Terms and Definitions 77 Resilience: The intrinsic ability of a system to adjust its functioning prior to, during, or following changes and disturbances, so that it can sustain required operations under both expected and unexpected conditions. (Hollnagel et al., 2011.)
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... 78 Airport Incident Reporting Practices Safety: A learning and adjustment process whereby the process safety indicator metrics provide feedback for controlling actions that ensure the technical systems remains within the safe envelope of the design. (Bellamy, L.J., Sol, V.M., A literature review on safety performance indicators supporting the control of major hazards, RIVM Report 620089001/2012, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport, Netherlands.
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... Terms and Definitions 79 Safety risk assessment (SRA) : Assessment of a system or component, often by a panel of system subject matter experts (SMEs)

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