Develop and implement airside safety systems and procedures
URN: PPLAOG07
Business Sectors (Suites): Aviation Operations on the Ground
Developed by: People 1st
Approved on:
2021
Overview
This standard is about developing and implementing airside safety systems and procedures. This involves taking account of operational safety considerations and consulting interested parties such as the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), local planning organisations and airport/airfield operators when planning and developing airside safety procedures to confirm they meet airport/airfield safety and relevant legal requirements. This also involves allocating airside safety responsibilities to airport/airfield mangers, confirming that all those operating airside have undertaken the required training, and promoting best practice in airside safety amongst airside operators. You must be able to develop systems to monitor the implementation of airside safety procedures and respond to any issues that may occur. You must also be able to investigate airside incidents and accidents and take action to prevent accidents and incidents from reoccurring.
This standard is for those working in operational management positions in airports/airfields.
When you have completed this standard, you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge of and ability to:
• Develop and implement airside safety procedures
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
1. Develop airside safety systems and procedures in line with organisational, airport/airfield and relevant legal requirements
2. Consult all relevant interested parties when developing airside safety systems and procedures to reduce airside hazards/incidents
3. Confirm that all airside planning and operations take account of safety
4. Inform relevant interested parties about the airside safety systems and procedures
5. Promote airside safety best practice among airside operators
6. Identify issues between airside safety actual and best practice and make recommendations in line with organisational and airport/airfield procedures
7. Allocate airside safety responsibilities to specified line management staff
8. Develop systems to monitor the implementation of airside safety procedures during all airside operations
9. Implement airside safety procedures according to organisational and airport/airfield procedures and relevant legal requirements
10. Take the required action when issues in the implementation of airside safety procedures are identified
11. Confirm all staff working airside have undertaken the necessary airside safety training according to organisational and airport/airfield procedures and relevant legal requirements
12. Confirm that any airside accidents or incidents are investigated according to organisational and airport/airfield procedures and relevant legal requirements
13. Implement the required actions to prevent accidents from reoccurring
14. Complete documentation relating to airside safety according to organisational and airport/airfield and relevant legal requirements
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
1. How to develop airside safety systems and procedures
2. The importance of consulting all relevant interested parties when developing airside safety systems and procedures to reduce airside hazards/incidents
3. How to confirm that all airside planning and operations take account of safety
4. How to implement airside safety systems and procedures and the importance of doing so
5. How, when and to whom you are required to provide information on organisational and airport/airfield safety management systems, procedures and working practices
6. How to establish systems to monitor the implementation of airside safety procedures for and during all airside operations
7. How to monitor the implementation of airside safety procedures
8. How to maintain the health and safety of those working airside and the importance of doing so
9. The airside safety training requirements, and the importance of training all airside staff in health and safety, working practices and organisational and airport/airfield systems and procedures and relevant legal requirements
10. How to promote airside safety best practice among airside operators, identify issues between actual and best practice, and make recommendations to senior management
11. The importance of and the methods for allocating airside safety responsibilities to specified line management staff
12. How to identify issues in the implementation of airside safety procedures and the actions to take in response
13. Your organisation’s and the airport/airfield’s procedures and relevant legal requirements for investigating airside accidents or incidents and the actions to take to prevent accidents or incidents from reoccurring
14. Your organisation’s and the airport/airfield’s procedures and relevant legal requirements for the completion of documentation relating to airside safety
Scope/range
Interested parties:
a) Relevant Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) departments
b) Local planning organisations
c) Airport/airfield operators
Airside planning and operations include:
a) New building work
b) Maintenance operations
c) Ground handling operations
d) Aircraft movement
e) Aircraft handling
f) Aircraft servicing
g) Aircraft re-fuelling
h) Hot works
Those working airside include:
a) Airport/airfield staff
b) Airport operators’ staff
c) Contractors and contractors' staff
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Safety best practice**
Best practice is a method or technique that has been generally accepted as superior to any alternatives because it produces results that are superior to those achieved by other means or because it has become a standard way of doing things.
Best practices stand as a general guideline for action in a wide variety of scenarios. A list of best practices might be given to employees as a guideline to completing work or tasks in the most effective manner.
CAA
Civil Aviation Authority
Links To Other NOS
External Links
Version Number
2
Indicative Review Date
2026
Validity
Current
Status
Original
Originating Organisation
GoSkills
Original URN
GSKAOG07
Relevant Occupations
Transport Drivers and Operatives, Transport Operations and Maintenance
SOC Code
8233
Keywords
safety, hazards, airside