🟦 CATEGORY 1: SAFETY MANAGEMENT POLICY
(SMP)
Roles, responsibilities, reporting expectations, safety culture.
(SMP)
Roles, responsibilities, reporting expectations, safety culture.
Reporting a cracked windshield or loose handrail supports this part of SMS.
What is Safety Management Policy?
A cracked windshield, broken door, or faulty switch is considered this.
What is a hazard?
These “almost incidents” help agencies identify patterns and prevent accidents.
What are near‑misses?
Yawning, heavy eyes, and slow reaction time are signs of this.
What is fatigue?
What are the 4 SMS components
SAFETY POLICY
SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT (SRM)
SAFETY ASSURANCE (SA)
SAFETY PROMOTION
This type of event must be reported even if no one is injured.
What is a near‑miss?
Weather, traffic, and special events create this type of hazard.
What is an environmental hazard?
This factor contributes to an incident but is not the main cause.
What is a contributing factor?
This type of distraction happens when your mind is elsewhere.
What is cognitive distraction?
This includes the training employees receive to understand their safety responsibilities.
Safety Promotion
Operators demonstrate this when they report hazards even when no one is watching.
What is strong safety culture?
This inspection is required before every shift to identify hazards.
What is the pre‑trip inspection?
SMS investigations focus on this instead of blame.
What is system improvement?
Operators use this tool to communicate hazards to dispatch.
What is the radio?
These routine evaluations—such as audits and assessments—ensure compliance with safety requirements.
Safety Assurance (SA)
Before evacuating passengers, operators must do this according to policy.
What is secure the vehicle?
A dashboard warning light indicates this type of risk.
What is a system alert or potential hazard?
This type of review checks whether corrective actions are actually working.
What is a safety performance review?
Clear, concise communication helps prevent this.
What is miscommunication or operational confusion?
After hazards are identified, they are evaluated using this type of analytical process.
Safety Risk Management (SRM)
You smell something burning during pre‑trip but see no warning lights. What does policy require?
What is report it immediately and request an inspection before service?
During pre‑trip, brakes feel inconsistent. What is the correct SRM action?
What is remove the vehicle from service and report the defect?
A near‑miss reveals operators weren’t trained on a new signal. What is the root cause?
What is inadequate training or communication?
Bus fills with smoke but no flames. What’s the correct sequence?
Stop → secure → evacuate → notify dispatch → request emergency response
This is the term for the written statement that explains what the organization will do to manage safety
Safety Policy