Baldwin Safety and Compliance is Taking the Mystery Out of Performance Monitoring with New SPM Tool

Baldwin Safety and Compliance announced it is adding new tools to the SMS portal to assist users with Safety Performance Monitoring and Measurement (SPM).

The new features align safety performance monitoring and measurement functionality with ICAO, IS-BAO and IS-BAH requirements and demystifies the safety monitoring measurement process while clarifying the importance of objectives and measures against those within the organization.

The tool permits users to specify objectives and puts the measurements beside them, allowing team members to visually see how the organization is performing against those objectives. Users can also input external information to support objectives like training events, safety meetings, etc. that are not data fields but help achieve safety objectives. These measure process-based inputs are now accepted in addition to the traditional outputs that are collected from completed forms.

“We often hear confusion over SPIs and SPTs and how to monitor them effectively,” stated Director of Standards, Baldwin Safety and Compliance, Jason Starke. “These new features help clarify the link between the two and allows for monitoring performance indicators. It is such an important part of the SMS process, and I am excited to share it with our clients. Our developers have done a great job with this tool, and we look forward to the roll-out over the next 4-6 weeks.”

The new Baldwin SPM tool introduction will include training sessions for clients. Please contact Jason Starke at jstarke@baldwinaviation.com with questions and visit the Baldwin Booth #3227 at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, October 12-14 to learn more and enter our drawing for a $595 voucher toward courses available through BaldwinVirtualTraining.com!

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.