Operational Safety Policies
Fábrica Argentina de Aviones "Brig. San Martín" S.A. declares that it conducts its operations by promoting Operational Safety Management as one of its fundamental objectives, maintaining a balanced allocation of resources while remaining conscious of the risk levels inherent in its activities. Therefore, it is committed to:
- Fostering an Operational Safety culture in all activities developed by the organization.
- Complying with current national legislation, international standards, and the application of industry best practices.
- Ensuring:
- That the Operational Safety Management policy statement is implemented and respected at all levels of the organization.
- That recommendations issued by Safety Operations (RSO) are interpreted as a mandatory requirement.
- Establishing Operational Safety Management as the responsibility of all levels of executive management, middle management, and the workforce.
- Allocating the necessary human and financial resources for the establishment and maintenance of the operational safety management system within the organization's workshops.
- Increasing effective communication regarding Operational Safety issues, focusing on accountability for all related practices and strategies.
- Verifying that all members of the organization—at management, leadership, supervision, and workforce levels—possess the necessary information and have received adequate instruction on Operational Safety, and are competent in its management.
- Sustaining a risk-based approach, ensuring the continuity of hazard identification and operational risk assessment programs, and establishing control and mitigation measures to bring them to acceptable Operational Safety levels.
- Investigating every incident (occurrence) that may impact Operational Safety, identifying its root causes to take actions that prevent recurrence.
- Monitoring the effectiveness of our processes with an orientation toward Continuous Improvement.
- Guaranteeing that no measures will be taken against employees who report operational safety deficiencies or issues through the operational safety reporting program, unless the report indicates, beyond reasonable doubt, that an unlawful act, gross negligence, or a deliberate or willful breach of regulations or procedures has been committed (consistent with Just Culture principles).