International Aviation Safety Assessments

Lin, Pei-Hui, A.R. Hale, C. van Gulijk, B.J.M. Ale, A.L.C. Roelen, L.J. Bellamy (2008), Testing a Safety Management System in Aviation. Proceedings of the Ninth International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference, Hong Kong 18 23 May. ISBN 978-988-99791-5-7... 

Jore, S.H., Njd, O., 2012. A discussion on small countries adaptation to globalised security in aviation. Paper presented at the 11th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference and the Annual European Safety and Reliability Conference 2012 PSAM ESREL... 

The International Air Transport Section of the National Safety Council achieved one of the most interesting innovations in recent years regarding hazard analysis and risk assessment. This group is truly international Its Aviation Ground Operation Safety Handbook is used throughout the world. A fifth edition was published in July 2000. 

The need for a valid and reliable instrument to assess safety culture is not restricted to the United States. The AHRQ Hospital SOPS instrument has been widely adopted in over 45 countries around the world and the instmment has been translated into more than 20 languages. It has become the de-facto international survey for measuring safety culture in healthcare. While other industries such as aviation, nuclear power and petrochemicals have been interested in assessing safety culture there is neither a standard nor agreement as to what to measure. However, in healthcare, the AHRQ instmment is a standard and it has created a shared mental model of safety culture that has become almost universal in healthcare throughout the world. 

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