Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space
Volume: 1Date: 2021-01-01Original Date: 2021-01-01Title: Section § 5.5 - Definitions.Context:
Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space. CHAPTER I - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. SUBCHAPTER A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. PART 5 - SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. Subpart A - General.
§ 5.5
Definitions.
Hazard
means a condition that could foreseeably cause or contribute to an aircraft accident as defined in 49 CFR 830.2.
Risk
means the composite of predicted severity and likelihood of the potential effect of a hazard.
Risk control
means a means to reduce or eliminate the effects of hazards.
Safety assurance
means processes within the SMS that function systematically to ensure the performance and effectiveness of safety risk controls and that the organization meets or exceeds its safety objectives through the collection, analysis, and assessment of information.
Safety Management System (SMS)
means the formal, top-down, organization-wide approach to managing safety risk and assuring the effectiveness of safety risk controls. It includes systematic procedures, practices, and policies for the management of safety risk.
Safety objective
means a measurable goal or desirable outcome related to safety.
Safety performance
means realized or actual safety accomplishment relative to the organization's safety objectives.
Safety policy
means the certificate holder's documented commitment to safety, which defines its safety objectives and the accountabilities and responsibilities of its employees in regards to safety.
Safety promotion
means a combination of training and communication of safety information to support the implementation and operation of an SMS in an organization.
Safety Risk Management
means a process within the SMS composed of describing the system, identifying the hazards, and analyzing, assessing and controlling risk.