AMC1 21.A.139(a) Production management system

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 40

ORGANISATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY

1. The production management system should encompass safety by including as part of the safety management element of the production management system a safety manager and a safety review board in the organisational structure. The functions of the safety manager are defined in AMC1 21.A.145(c)(2) and (4).

2. Safety review board

   1. The safety review board (the ‘board’), sometimes referred to as ‘high-level safety committee’, considers matters of strategic safety in support of the safety accountability of the accountable manager.

   2. The board should be normally chaired by the accountable manager and be generally composed of the person or group of persons nominated under point 21.A.145(c)(2) and (4). Its composition can be adapted to its needs, considering point 21.A.145(c)(2).

   3. The board should monitor:

      1. the organisation’s safety performance against its safety policy and objectives;

      2. whether any safety action is taken in a timely manner; and

      3. the effectiveness of the organisation’s management system processes.

   4. The board may also be tasked with:

      1. reviewing the results of compliance monitoring; and

      2. monitoring the implementation of any related corrective and preventive action.

3. The board should ensure that appropriate resources are allocated to achieve the established safety objectives.

4. Notwithstanding point (a), if justified by the size of the organisation and the nature and complexity of its activities, and subject to a risk assessment and/or mitigation measures, as well as the CAA’s agreement, the organisation may not need to establish a board. In that case, the tasks that are normally allocated to the board should be allocated to the safety manager.