Safety Commitment
The HU Aviation department is 100% committed to safety. HU aviation professors and students are required to follow all safety recommendations and policies set forth in the Training Course Outline, Safety Practices & Procedures, SOP, and guidance from the University.
Safety Management System
The 4 pillars of the SMS will be included in all aspects of ground and flight training. Instructors and students are expected to be familiar with the 4 pillars and are required to incorporate them into all aspects of training.
• Safety Policy: Establishes senior management’s commitment to continually improve safety; defines the methods, processes, and organizational structure needed to meet safety goals.
• Safety Risk Management: Identifies, analyzes hazards and assesses risk based on consequence and frequency. Implements risk controls to eliminate risk or place risk at lowest acceptable level.
• Safety Assurance: Evaluates the continued effectiveness of implemented risk control strategies, supports the identification of new hazards.
• Safety Promotion: Includes training, communication, and other actions to create a positive safety culture within all levels of the workforce.
Safety Points of Contact
Aviation Flight Safety Manager: Kent Lewis, 850-449-4841, kent.lewis@hamptonu.edu
Aviation Department Chair: Orestes Gooden, 252-267-4868, orestes.gooden@hamptonu.edu
