Safety Management System (SMS)
A complete Safety Management System built for airports — covering risk assessment, hazard tracking, audits, corrective actions, and safety communication in one platform.
Airports operate under constant pressure to identify hazards, manage risk, and demonstrate regulatory compliance — all while keeping daily operations running without interruption. Aerosimple's Safety Management System (SMS) gives your safety team a single, structured platform to move from reactive incident response to proactive risk governance.
What's included
- Safety Risk Assessment / Evaluación de Riesgos de Seguridad / Avaliação de Risco de Segurança — structured risk scoring and documentation across all airport functions
- Safety Hazard Management / Gestión de Riesgos de Seguridad / Gestão de Riscos de Segurança — identify, log, prioritize, and track hazards through to resolution
- Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA) / Acciones Correctivas y Preventivas / Ações Corretivas e Preventivas — assign, monitor, and close corrective actions with full audit trails
- Safety Audits / Auditorías de Seguridad / Auditorias de Segurança — plan and execute internal safety audits with standardized checklists and findings management
- Safety Reporting & Analytics / Reportes de Seguridad y Análisis / Relatórios de Segurança & Analytics — real-time dashboards and exportable reports to satisfy regulatory and executive reporting requirements
- Safety Communication & Promotion / Comunicación y Promoción de la Seguridad / Comunicação e Promoção de Segurança — distribute safety bulletins, campaigns, and training notices across your workforce
- Management of Change (MOC) / Gestión del Cambio / Gestão de Mudanças — formally assess and document safety impacts before operational changes are implemented
Why it matters
Regulatory bodies including ICAO, FAA, and EASA require airports to operate a documented, functioning SMS. Aerosimple keeps every required record — risk assessments, audit findings, CAPA status, and change approvals — organized, timestamped, and instantly retrievable, so your team is always audit-ready without last-minute scrambling.
Proactive hazard identification and structured corrective actions reduce the likelihood of incidents before they affect passengers, staff, or aircraft. Over time, the analytics module surfaces trends across departments, runways, and time periods, giving safety managers the data they need to make smarter resource and policy decisions.
Built with multilingual support across English, Spanish, and Portuguese, the SMS ensures that every member of your team — regardless of their primary language — can submit reports, review findings, and act on safety communications without barriers.
How airports use it
A safety officer conducting a routine airside inspection logs a hazard directly in the platform, assigns a risk level using the built-in matrix, and triggers an automatic CAPA workflow to the responsible ground operations supervisor. The supervisor completes the corrective action, uploads supporting evidence, and the record is closed — all traceable in a single thread that satisfies both internal policy and external regulatory review.
When a major terminal renovation is planned, the Management of Change module guides the safety team through a formal impact assessment before work begins — documenting approvals, identifying temporary hazards, and linking follow-up audits to verify conditions once construction is complete. This end-to-end traceability is exactly what civil aviation authorities expect to see during oversight visits.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Aerosimple's Safety Management System (SMS) solution include for airports?
- Aerosimple's SMS solution bundles modules covering Safety Risk Assessment, Safety Hazard Management, Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA), Safety Audits, Safety Reporting & Analytics, Safety Communication & Promotion, and Management of Change (MOC). Together these modules give airport safety teams a single platform to identify, track, and mitigate risks across all airside and landside operations.
- Is Aerosimple's SMS solution compliant with ICAO SMS framework requirements?
- Yes. The solution is designed around the four pillars of the ICAO Safety Management System framework — Safety Policy, Safety Risk Management, Safety Assurance, and Safety Promotion. Modules such as Safety Risk Assessment, Safety Audits, and Safety Communication & Promotion directly map to ICAO Annex 19 obligations, helping airports satisfy both national and international regulatory requirements.
- Who at an airport would use the Safety Management System solution on a day-to-day basis?
- The SMS solution is built for airport safety managers, quality assurance officers, operations supervisors, and executive leadership. Safety staff use modules like Hazard Management and CAPA to log and resolve issues, while management and auditors rely on Safety Reporting & Analytics and Safety Audits to monitor trends, review compliance status, and make data-driven decisions.
- Can Aerosimple's SMS solution integrate with other airport management tools or systems?
- Aerosimple's SMS solution is built to work within the broader Aerosimple airport management platform, allowing data to flow seamlessly between safety and other operational modules. Integration capabilities with third-party systems can be discussed during the sales and onboarding process, and the Aerosimple team works with each airport to map existing workflows and data sources.
- Does the SMS solution support multiple languages for international or multilingual airport teams?
- Yes. Every module in the SMS solution is available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, reflecting Aerosimple's focus on airports across North America, Latin America, and beyond. Multilingual support means safety reports, hazard records, audit checklists, and communications can be completed in the language best suited to each team member.
- How long does it typically take to implement the Safety Management System solution at an airport?
- Implementation timelines vary based on airport size, the number of modules activated, and the complexity of existing safety processes. Aerosimple provides guided onboarding that includes system configuration, data migration support, and staff training to help teams get operational quickly. Contact the Aerosimple team for a scoped implementation plan tailored to your airport.
- How is Aerosimple's SMS solution priced for airports?
- Aerosimple uses a subscription-based pricing model, and costs are tailored to factors such as airport size, the specific modules selected, and the number of users. There are no large upfront licensing fees, making the solution accessible for both small regional airports and large international hubs. Reach out to the Aerosimple sales team for a customized quote.
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