Facts of SkyWest Life
SkyWest partners with these four major airlines
What are United, American, Delta and Alaska?
A proactive approach that identifies and manages safety risks.
What is SMS?
Implementation of new systems, revision of existing systems, development of operational procedures, and identification of hazards or ineffective risk controls through the safety assurance processes.
What are the triggers for SRM?
What is the first step in the hazard management process?
What is Hazard Identification?
Just Culture balances this.
What is accountability?
The average number for flights operated in Summer months?
What is 2550?
The four components of SMS.
What are Safety Policy, Safety Risk Management, Safety Assurance, and Safety Promotion?
A risk level is determined by considering these two things.
What is severity and likelihood of a hazard? (Additional thoughts: What risk levels are unacceptable without mitigation?)
This type of analysis is used to assess how likely a hazard is to cause harm and how severe the consequences could be.
What is a Risk Assessment? Bonus points for "SRM Processes"
In Just Culture, this behavior is not tolerated.
What is Reckless behavior
What year was SkyWest founded?
What is 1972?
This SMS component ensures employees receive proper safety training and awareness.
What is Safety Promotion?
After a risk is evaluated, this step comes next.
What is risk control or mitigation?
According to the Swiss Cheese Model, hazards lead to accidents when this alignment occurs.
What is the alignment of latent conditions and active failures?
This type of error occurs when someone makes a mistake unintentionally.
What is human error?
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What was the closing SkyWest stock price on July 15, 2025?
The purpose of SMS is to improve this within an organization.
What is safety performance or safety culture?
These can be administrative, engineered, or substitutes, among other things.
What are risk controls? (Discussion: What types of controls are most effective? What must be assessed for each control? What must be measured for each control?)
In a Just Culture environment, this type of response is expected when someone reports a hazard or near miss.
What is a fact finding or non-punitive response?
Even _____ can drift from full compliance with policies, processes, and procedures.
What are professionals
Where can I find SkyWest Safety Objectives and Goals?
What is SWOL>Operations>Safety>Resources?
Frontline employees provide critical safety data through what process?
What is Employee Reporting (IOR, SCR)?
Where are SRM built and stored?
What is EtQ?
Safety leaders create this to encourage open communication regarding safety concerns and human error.
What is positive safety culture?
Who has accountability for safety?
What is the organization and the employees?
Bonus: Safety Ownership