Workshop: Aviation Safety Management System

Workshop: Aviation Safety Management System (ASMS)

SYNOPSIS

The approach of the aviation safety regulatory agencies have changed the approach towards aviation safety from past prescriptive approach by imposing strictly rules and regulations without any consideration of the unique process in the industries to manage a holistic safety approach by hazards’ identification and risk assessment. Any unsafe condition is addressed by series of mitigation actions, which allows the industries to address safety issues in advanced, even before the process started. This approach is called as AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

SMS can dramatically change the way your company performs and responds to safety, risk and change. Effective executive management decision making is facilitated, leading to lower costs, higher safety, retention of staff and harmony with regulatory authorities. However, the all level of employee must have the understanding on SMS to ensure successful implementation.

This workshop provides the insight of the regulatory requirements and the employee responsibilities implicit in SMS introduction. A number of short case studies are conducted together on hazards identification, risk assessment and development of mitigation actions.

SCHEDULE & OUTLINE

BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Associate Prof. Ir. Abu Hanifah Bin Haji Abdullah

PEng (9630), Int PEng (MYE00409), APEC Eng (MYA00409)

ASEAN Chartered PEng (00583/MY), ASEAN Eng (3170)

 BSc. Aeronautics (Aircraft Maintenance Engineering)

BSc. Aerospace Engineering

MSc. Aerospace Vehicle Design

Ir. Abu Hanifah Haji Abdullah has been in aviation industry for more than 25 years, in the area of aircraft design, certification, production, operation and maintenance.

Ir. Abu Hanifah Haji Abdullah is a Professional Registered Engineering with Board of Engineer Malaysia and many other international engineering bodies; ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer, APEC Engineer, International Engineer, and ASEAN Engineer. He holds A&P Mechanics Program Certificate, double degree in BSc. in Aeronautics (Aircraft Maintenance Engineering) and BSc. in Aerospace Engineering from Parks College of St. Louis University, USA. He has postgraduate degree MSc. in Aerospace Vehicle Design from Cranfield University, United Kingdom. He is currently pursuing his PhD at University of Malaya on Wing-In-Ground WIG) effect vehicle design. He is a technical specialist for SIRIM in carrying out ISO9001:2008 audit for Malaysian companies which are involved in aviation activities.

Ir. Abu Hanifah Haji Abdullah began his career at Airod Sdn. Bhd. as an Aeronautical Engineer and rose to the rank of Senior Aeronautical Engineer before resigned from Airod Sdn. Bhd. in early 1994. After resigning from Airod Sdn. Bhd., he left for Perth, Australia to work for Eagle Aicraft Pty. Ltd. as an engineer responsible for structural design, certification and production support for aircraft manufacturing. He rose to the rank of Project Manager and Assistant Engineering Manager in 1996. He left Eagle Aircraft Pty. Ltd., as the company was preparing to transfer to Malaysia, and returned to Malaysia and work as Airworthiness Engineer at Airworthiness Division, Department of Civil Aviation, Malaysia. In 2009, Ir. Abu Hanifah Haji Abdullah retired from government service and joint Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (MIAT) as an Associate Professor. At the same time, Ir. Abu Hanifah Haji Abdullah also works for UniKL Company, Center for Aerospace Design Sdn Bhd, as the Head of Design.