ALSO, ON THE ISSUE OF MANUFACTURER PROBLEMS THERE IS THE CERTIFICATION BRANCH OF THE FAA USED TO AOC OFFICE? THEY LOOK INTO THE AIRPLANE TO SEE YOUR PROBLEM AND REPORTS IT TO THE MANUFACTURES AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SMS INPUT?
RECONGNIZE FOUR PILLARS OF SMS: RECOGNIZE SMS FUNCTION, FORM A SAFTEY POLICY, ACKNOLWEDGE SAFTEY RISK MANAGEMENT, FOR A SAFTEY CULTURE OR JUST CULTURE? ONE COMPANY USES A COMMENT BOX FOR ACKNOWLEDGE RISK AND SAFTEY CULTURE, LOOK AT ACCIDENTS OF THE AIRPLANE MODELS USED, FEEDBACK TO THE MANUFACTURER?
DO NOT IMPLEMENT PROCESSES TO PLEASE THE FAA IS CONTAINED IN PART 5 PREAMBLE LIKE IT PRODUCTS, NEW COMPUTERS ETC? BUT YOU DO NOT NEED TO BEAT THE FAA RULE?
US railroad companies continue to get away with violating rest regulations, running trains within the safety margin of weight and brake capacity, non-compliance with safety regulations and generally dragging their feet on anything and everything that could be considered safety-over-budget (like e.g. installing an advanced warning system that emergency stops the train if the driver falls asleep). And there is no indication that the NTSB, the departement of transportation itself or any state want to do anything about it because freight rail is already behind in the US. And so the vicous cycle continues. The more I think about it, US rail is really a microcosm of the US political climate in general. The only thing that counts is the profit margin. *Anything* else - and be it the loss of hundreds of lives - is secondary to that goal. If it is thought about at all.
