KIA SMS – Kuwait International Airport

Overview

- Promotion of the program campaign;
- Ensuring that airside safety reporting methods are available throughout the airport;
- Collection and analysis of the safety reports produced;
- Maintaining the confidentiality of individuals that file reports;
- Following up with the appropriate department for the actions necessary to assess and control the risk associated with the hazard reported;
- Providing feedback to the reporter; and
- Managing the data collected.

Safety

Goals

Develop a hazard reporting culture.
Improve management efficiency when managing issues.
Promote safety as the airport’s number one priority.
To provide safety-related educational material to all personnel.
To prevent and reduce aircraft accidents and incidents.

Safety

Objective

Adopting automated solutions by promoting the AMS.

Adding and training airlines companies’ representatives to use the AMS.
Adding and training more personnel (DGCA–NAS-KAFCO-Incheon) to use the AMS.

Constantly checking the non-punitive boxes to ensure a rapid response.
Hold more safety meetings.
Decrease average time for closing high risk issues.
Train more personnel on safety awareness.
Adding more safety-related resources to the AMS (Knowledge base).
Conduct Random medical tests on ground staff and suggest fewer working hours (shifts) in summer to reduce number of fatigue incidents.
Keeping an inspection record for the ground support equipment (GSE).
Coordination with operation Department to send copies of all airside incidents reports and daily inspection checklists to collect data for hazard identification and risk management.
Meeting with section head.
Coordination with the ministry of interior about the common information.