A Comparison of Safety Management Systems Training Methods at a Collegiate Flight-Training Institution

<p>The purpose of this thesis was to compare how two different types of Safety Management Systems (SMS) training affect SMS knowledge in instructors and students in a university flight program. Additionally, the research sought to determine whether a correlation exists between safety knowledge and safety culture perception. An experimental research design was used to study two independent variables, training method and person type, and their effect of SMS knowledge. A non-experimental design was used to study the correlation between safety knowledge and safety culture perception. Research has shown that a safety-training program’s engagement level has an effect on the safety knowledge retained by trainees. This study sought to determine if higher-engagement, live- presentation training is a better approach to SMS training than a computer-based training module currently in use by the university studied. The results of this study can provide the university with useful guidance in constructing its SMS training program, an essential element to an effective SMS. Additionally, this study can demonstrate the importance of safety training in establishing positive perceptions of the university’s safety culture among students and instructors.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Occupational Safety Management

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

College of Aviation

Year

2021

Author dc:creator

• Dickson, Mackenzie Tyler

• flight training
• Safety Management Systems
• flight instructors
• safety culture
• Aviation and Space Education
• Aviation Safety and Security

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/edt/571

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:edt-1580