SMS-W Prague Course Schedule

2008	MONDAY 28 April	TUESDAY 29 April	WEDNESDAY 30 April	THURSDAY 01 May	FRIDAY 02 May
0830	1.  Administration Student Introductions Mike Doiron	9. Risk Management   Mike Doiron	17.  Hazard Identification Systems (1)   Mike Doiron	25.  Safety Analysis    Mike Doiron	33. Develop -Gap Analysis -Safety Policy -Key Safety Goals
0930	2. Introduction to Safety Management Systems Mike Doiron	10. Risk Management   Mike Doiron	18.  Hazard Identification Systems (2)   Mike Doiron	26.  SMS Documentation   Mike Doiron	34. Develop -Gap Analysis -Safety Policy -Key Safety Goals
1020-1040	Coffee Break
1040	3.  SMS Lessons Learned   Mike Doiron	11. Risk Management   Mike Doiron	19.  Hazard Identification Systems (3)   Mike Doiron	27.   SMS Program Evaluation   Mike Doiron	35. Return SMS Plan -Phase-In Approach -Planning -Staff Training -Monitoring
1140	4.  Senior Executive Commitment   Mike Doiron	12. Risk Management   Mike Doiron	20.  Hazard Identification Systems (4)   Mike Doiron	28.   SMS Human Performance   Mike Doiron	36. Return SMS Plan -Phase-In Approach -Planning -Staff Training -Monitoring
1230-1330	LUNCH
1330	5.  Developing SMS Policy & Objectives   Mike Doiron	13.  Risk Management   Mike Doiron	21. Non-Punitive Programs   Mike Doiron	29. SMS Organizational Performance   Mike Doiron	Graduation
1430	6.  SMS Organization for Safety   Mike Doiron	14.  Risk Management   Mike Doiron	22. Non-Punitive Programs   Mike Doiron	30. SMS Organizational Performance Mike Doiron
1520-1540	COFFEE BREAK
1540	7.  SMS Training Stress/Fatigue   Mike Doiron	15.Case Study Swiss Air111 Mike Doiron	23. Case Study Air Transat 236   Mike Doiron	31.    Case study Air France Toronto (Meteorology)  Mike Doiron
1640	8.  SMS Training Stress/Fatigue   Mike Doiron	16.    Case Study Swiss Air111 Mike Doiron	24. Case Study Air Transat 236   Mike Doiron	32.    Case study Air France Toronto (Meteorology) Mike Doiron

Mr. Mike Doiron is the instructor for this course.  There are four major strengths Mike brings to this course:

• Mike was one of five trainer/facilitators who trained 800 Transport Canada Safety Inspectors in SMS across Canada.

• One of the specific projects given to Mike was to be in charge of evaluating the usability of the SMS tools for small operators. 

• Mike holds the SCSI Certificate in Safety Management Systems.

• Mike has been an instructor for SCSI for five years now and has consistently received the highest ratings from all students in the courses he teaches.  He has a unique ability to reach out to students from around the globe and talk to them in their own language and from the perspective of their own experiences.

 

 G. MICHAEL DOIRON

G. Michael “Mike” Doiron recently retired from Transport Canada where he served many years as Civil Aviation Safety Inspector. He provided training and guidance on Risk Management programs and Safety Management Systems for various organizations. Other duties included providing Safety Awareness training in Crew Resource Management, Pilot Decision Making, Human Performance in Aircraft Maintenance, Human Factors in ATC Operations, Company Aviation Safety Officer and Human Factors in Airport Operations

Mike served as a facilitator and instructor for Transport Canada’s Risk Management and Safety Management Systems implementation programs and personally provided training for approximately 800 safety inspectors.  Mike was also responsible for visiting and assessing the effectiveness of SMS plans for a wide range of organizations throughout Canada.  He headed up the evaluation of applying SMS to small operators.

An expert in Safety Management Systems,  Mike has assisted in the development of SMS programs for Alaska and South Africa.  He provides ongoing SMS guidance to International organizations through SCSI’s SMS courses in Prague and Los Angeles concerning SMS Gap Analysis and the development of SMS implementation strategies.

Mike has conducted Research and Development of new Safety and Awareness Programs based on identified incident trends. He was a Risk Management facilitator for Transport Canada reporting system for the Atlantic Region and served as the Minister’s Observer on a number of high profile aircraft accidents, most notable being the SWR111 accident September 2, 1998 and the MK 1602 Cargo B747 accident in Halifax 2004.  Doiron interrupted his career with Transport Canada to complete a 14-month assignment as an Accident Investigator with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada where duties included accident Investigation and determining the effectiveness of company safety Programs.

In 2001 Mike completed the Certificate Program in Aviation Safety Management with The Southern California Safety Institute.  He is a member of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) and has served as a member for Civil Air Search and Rescue for 20 years and is a member of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association.