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1 Safety Journal
Volume 04 I Issue 01 I April 2014
Safety Journal
Quarterly Journal of Operations Safety I Emergency & Business Continuity Management I ARFF
Bulletin 2
Mark Your Calendar 2
BCAW 3
Safety Learning’s 4
Do You Know 4
InterAct 4
Industry Scoop 4
Good Shows 5
Aviation Dictionary 5
Trendsetter 5
Do Not Forget 5
In order to improve Safety, techniques have moved beyond the analysis of isolated accidents to data-driven analyses of trends throughout the industry. This approach is supported by IATA’s Global Aviation Data Management (GADM) program. GADM is a master database that supports a proactive data-driven approach for advanced trend analysis and predictive risk mitigation. With application of GADM, the Safety Depart-ment would be able to provide comprehensive, cross-database predictive analysis to identify emerging trends and flag risks to be mitigated through safety programs.
Proposed new Safety Strategy
Following the recommendations made in IATA Safety Report of 2013, BIAL Safety is working on development of new Safety Strategies for 2014. This will ensure continua-tion of our ongoing efforts to regularly review strategic priorities to ensure they are still fresh and relevant to the aviation industry. The previous safety programs have made very significant improvements to operational safety to reflect the current opera-tional environment and to provide a framework for proactive initiatives to mitigate the main causes of aviation accidents and incidents.
The key pillars of the proposed Safety Strategy are a holistic approach in identifying organizational and operational safety issues. They are:
Regulatory harmonization.
Training.
Awareness.
Improved technology.
BIAL Safety will work closely with industry stakeholders to ensure each of these pillars is leveraged to address each of these safety strategies, namely:
Derive key factors for consistent improvement of SMS.
Workout effective training for all relevant stakeholders.
Identify and address emerging safety issues across the Globe.
Further reduce operational risk.
Enhance quality and compliance.
Strive for improved aviation infrastructure.
This edition of Safety Journal showcases the efforts of BIAL Safety to enhance Opera-tional Safety and in turn achieve higher efficiency. The highlights of these efforts are introduction of ‘Safety interface week’ with each Airline, Specific trainings, awareness programs, focused exercises, drills, and fire prevention efforts. This edition also recog-nizes individuals & teams those set high standards of Safety and prevented major acci-dents in form of ‘Good Shows’.
This quarter is likely to witness pre – monsoon and monsoon. All are required to get geared to handle the hazards posed during this period. Let’s be prepared, let’s be resil-ient and let’s be safe.
‘Safety First’ and ‘Safety Always’.
Write an essay on “What happened to MH 370 ?. There is no limitation on the length of the article. The first 2 best articles will be recognized suitably Your suggestions are welcome to improve the emergency preparedness at BIAL. If you want to highlight safety and emergency preparedness related activity within your department/airport, kindly provide the relevant article and photo-graphs to BCM Coordinator.
Fire Prevention Week 14-21 April 2014
The Fire Prevention Week is observed nationwide in remem-
brance of the lives lost in the devastating fire and explosion
which occurred on 14th April, 1944 at the Victoria Dock, Bombay
Port. The objective is that all precautions should be taken to en-
sure that fires do not take place so that life and property are pro-
tected by enhancing awareness on fire safety and mobilizing ac-
tion amongst employees, their families and public.
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ISO 22301 Lead Auditor Program
A team of 6 personnel involved in BCMS activities from various
divisions recently participated in ISO 22301 Lead Auditor pro-
gram facilitated by Continuity and Resilience. The week long pro-
gram focused on requirements for auditing business continuity
programs and covered the essential elements of the following
standards; ISO 22301, ISO 22313, ISO 19011, ISO 17022. The
trained personnel will augment and strengthen BIAL internal
audit process .
Terminal Evacuation Drill
The first evacuation drill for the T1A West was conducted on
14th Jan 2014 with participation of a cross section of the emer-
gency management stakeholders (>200 personnel) with the
prime objective to familiarize all occupants with evacuation pro-
cess, procedures and systems. As a result of the evacuation drill
several recommendations were given to the project execution
team for incorporating in T1A to meet the regulatory require-
ments and improve the overall fire-life-safety arrangements.
Safety Interface Week
In an entirely new global initiative, BIAL Operations Safety has
started a focused & dedicated dialogue in form of ‘Safety Inter-
face Week’. ‘Safety Interface Week’ (two hours each day Mon-
Fri) is being conducted with each Airline/GHA from January 2014
onwards. This aims to address all issues pertaining to Safety,
ARFF, Airside Ops, Emergency Management, security, corporate
Communication, AOCC etc. The concept is well received with
encouraging participation. This is helping both BIAL and Airlines
in streamlining their operations, addressing the gaps and achiev-
ing the better standards of Safety. Until now, total of 10 Airlines
have completed Safety Interface Week.
108 Ambulance Service at Airport
With the recent increase in number of vehicular accidents on the
landside, BIAL had tied up with GVK EMRI 108 to provide ambu-
lance Services at the airport. To begin with one RMRI-108 am-
bulances has been positioned during the peak hours (0000-0600)
hrs. Going forward based on the usage of the ambulance ser-
vices , the ambulance may be positioned permanently at airport
to cater specially the needs of landside incidents.
ISO 22301 LA program participants
Participants during the evacuation drill
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY AWARENESS WEEK (BCAW) is
the global educational event for people to learn more on
Business Continuity Management and how they will ben-
efit from its application. This year BIAL also started to
observe BCAW with several activities (refer table below).
Event Description
Tabletop Exercise: Disabled Aircraft Recovery Operations
Tabletop Exercise led by GGI involving all critical stakeholders on disabled aircraft recovery operations
Quick Reference Card s Distribution of Quick Reference Card among BCM Personnel
BCMS Internal Audits 1st BCMS Internal Audit for 2014
BCM Survey 1st Survey to benchmark the current level of BCMS awareness
BCM Core Group Meetings Coordination meeting with critical process owners on current state of BCMS and Way for-ward
Damage Assessment Team Meetings Reconstitution of Damage Assessment Team and amendment of Damage Assessment Checklist
Field Exercise: Mobile Command Post (Disabled Aircraft Recovery Operations)
Field Exercise involving all stakeholders involved in MCP setup and operations in case of a disabled aircraft recovery operations
Stakeholder workshop & Brainstorming session Stakeholder workshop with participation of Aviation Concessionaires and Airlines on BCM way forward at BIAL, and an exclusive brainstorming session on MH370 incident
QRC distribution
Disabled aircraft recovery operations tabletop exercise in progress Dark site coordination meeting
MCP field exercise for disabled aircraft recovery operations
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Air hostess falls from aircraft hit by catering truck
A stewardess preparing for departure, was standing in the galley
near the open exit door at the nose of the aircraft when the ca-
tering truck hit it. She fell off and was injured . The strike was so
strong that the aircraft turned by around three meters. There
was a gap between the aircraft and the tele-trap and unfortu-
nately she fell through it.
Pushback Tractor hits Jet aircraft
A pushback tractor was in the process of connecting to an MD-
80. The operator lost control and hit the nose of the aircraft.
Investigations revealed that Human factors (Fatigue & lack of
situational awareness) were the primary factors leading to this
incident.
Lesson to Learn
Aircraft doors should be opened only after attaching step-ladder or access equipment…!
Lessons to Learn
Human factors should be given due importance while planning
any operations.
Think you know it all about Business Continuity Man-
agement System? Try completing the CROSSWORD with termi-
nologies and acronyms frequently used in BCMS
Refer Page 5 for the INTERACT Solution
Interesting Facts about BCM
ICAO SMS website
In anticipation of the significant growth of global air transport
over the coming decades, the International Civil Aviation Organi-
zation (ICAO) has announced launch of a new website support-
ing improved aviation safety Worldwide. The new ICAO Safety
Management site will assist State Regulators in the implementa-
tion of Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) of
ICAO’s new Annex 19 to the Convention on International Civil
Aviation (Chicago Convention). Aviation safety is today as good
as it has ever been, however, with the projected doubling of air
traffic by 2030, it became imperative that ICAO adopt a compre-
hensive safety management framework to maintain and im-
prove upon our sector’s remarkable safety performance. The
website drives emphasis on promoting the safety management
approach through the network of Regional Aviation Safety
Groups around the World. Additional information can be found
at: www.icao.int/safetymanagement.
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Raghu TS, Apron Controller
On 22.2.2014, at 2310 Hrs., ATC gave taxi
instructions to arrival of AI-609 to stand
19 via D-L3. At the same time, S2 4234
from stand 17 was also cleared for push
back onto taxi lane L3, thereby creating a
conflict. Mr. Raghu TS in the Follow-Me alerted ATC of this con-
flict and advised to hold AI 609. ATC acknowledged this alert by
the FM and advised AI 609 to hold position on L3 abeam Stand
12 to facilitate the safe pushback of S2 4234 as it has already
crossed the stand safety line. The timely action by Raghu in iden-
tifying the conflict and intervention to hold the aircraft and tak-
ing necessary corrective action is appreciated.
Team Effort
On 28.02.2014 , between 0030-
0230 Hrs, there was a major fuel
spill on Apron at four locations
from the hydrant pits. All the
teams (Airside, E&M, Av Safety,
ARFF and IOSTL) immediately swung into action to prevent any
untoward incident and took measures to ensure safety without
impacting operations. The coordinated effort of all teams in-
volved is praise worthy.
Satish Kumar IOSTL
Mr. Satish Kumar of IOSTL was returning after a refueling pro-
cess. He observed sparks under the driver’s cabin of his dis-
penser and immediately stopped the vehicle, applied extin-
guisher and alerted all concerned. If the fire was not observed &
attended on time, it would have led to a major accident.
Help us to make Kempegowda International Airport safer. If you
notice anything unsafe which may lead to an Accident/ Incident,
inform BIAL Aviation Safety on +919538897777 or send an
email to [email protected]. Of course, your identity will be
kept confidential.
Incase of any real time incident/accident, immediately inform
AOCC at 9538882222 I 08066782222 and Operations Safety at
9538897777
Solution to the BCMS Crossword
Accrete /ə|_kri_t/ verb to increase in amount by slow external addition, to accumulate _ ice accretes on the rotor ice builds up on the rotor. Buffeting /_b_f(ə)t ŋ/ noun an irregular shaking of a part or the whole of an aircraft during light, usually caused by strong winds. Chandelle /ə_n|_del/ noun a steep climbing turn in which an air-
craft almost stalls as it uses momentum to increase its rate of
climb.
Green Data Centre BIAL recently
upgraded its
datacenter
incorporating
the industry
wide best
practices for
the safety and security. The most unique feature of the new dat-
acenter is low energy consumption and modular approach. Typi-
cally datacenters have area based cooling which results in high
energy consumption however the new datacenter adopts modu-
lar cooling approach wherein rack based cooling is achieved
through liquid cooling package reducing the energy consump-
tion drastically. Also, the fire suppression system is rack based
protecting the equipment’s in contrast to conventional fire sup-
pression system based on volume resulting in huge energy and
investment costs on gas and pipes.