Jason Starke, Ph.D.
A Safety Manager's Guide to Impactful Leadership
In the world of safety management, “power” might not be the first word that comes to mind. However, we're going to explore an intriguing...
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Donna Shope
- Nov 14
- 5 min
Measuring Safety Performance in Airworthiness
The Wright Brothers and their mechanic, Charles Taylor, had a dream only achieved by persistence, trial, and error. Their confidence and...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Oct 31
- 2 min
Safety Is Not the Absence of Risk: The Role of a Safety Manager
One of the core principles of safety management is that safety is not the absence of risk but the effective management of it. The idea...
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Briana Lynch
- Jul 25
- 2 min
The Synergy of Safety and Sustainability
Sustainability is a term that has gained significant attention in recent years, but it's more than just a trendy catchphrase for...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Building Trust and Empathy for Effective Communication
Effective communication is the cornerstone of any successful organization, especially when it comes to safety management. As safety...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Jun 17
- 2 min
Balancing Collaboration and Risk: The Key to Effective Interface Management
In the dynamic world of aviation, interface management has become a critical focus for Part 135 operators, particularly following the...
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- Jun 5
- 3 min
Unlocking Safety Excellence: Navigating the World of Safety Performance Monitoring and Measurement
Safety management is a critical aspect of any organization, particularly when it comes to safety performance monitoring and measurement....
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Mark Myers
- May 19
- 3 min
Maximizing Your SMS: 3 Tools to Guide You
Differences Between Audits, Evaluations and Investigations Audits, evaluations and investigations are three distinctively different and...
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Todd Thomas
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Why Does Your SMS Need An Accountable Executive?
The Accountable Executive (AE) is a key figure in a Safety Management System (SMS), responsible for overseeing the system's design,...
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Jordy Mallory
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Team Cohesion in a Safety Environment
Commitment to team goals starts with understanding roles and embracing strengths - There are many definitions for safety, yet I'm...
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Don Baldwin
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Getting to Zero One Report at a Time
Recently, our company marked four million filed reports within our Safety Management System (SMS), it gave me cause to reflect....
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Mark Myers
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
How Did We Get Here?
The Emergence of our Current SMS If you arrived in a safety management role with a business management background, you likely experienced...
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Jordy Mallory
- Aug 25, 2022
- 4 min
Helicopters, Controlled Burn, and Crew Management
How Helicopters Influence Land Conservation and Restoration Hiking through the forest, you hear the distinct thump of a Bell 205 in the...
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Laura Kirkpatrick
- Aug 9, 2022
- 4 min
Safety Reporting: Crewed and Un-Crewed
It’s an exciting time to be part of the expanding UAS industry. It has been a whirlwind to watch the growth from its earliest days until...
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Todd Thomas
- Jun 22, 2022
- 2 min
The Manual Mantra: State What You Do, Do What You State
Throughout my career I’ve faced the challenge of Manuals – the content, the expectations, and the grammar. It’s important to ensure the...
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Don Baldwin
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
You Never Know Who You'll Meet at a Graduation
Don Baldwin went to the RedTail Flight Academy graduation. Two original Tuskegee Airmen were there and they made quite an impression.
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Jason Starke, Ph.D.
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
Selecting Items To Include on Your FRAT
At its core, the Flight Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) is a pre-flight evaluation of potential threats faced in a mission or flight....
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Briana Lynch
- Apr 27, 2022
- 3 min
5 Things You Can (Still) Do After a Pandemic
Following up on Earth Day, we felt it worthwhile to refresh a blog post with an update for “Life after Corona.” It’s taken longer than...
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Jordy Mallory
- Apr 12, 2022
- 5 min
Assessing Risk in Chaos
Prior to working here at Baldwin I was a frontline supervisor who worked at the tip of the safety spear in the chaotic and hectic...
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Mark Myers
- Mar 28, 2022
- 4 min
Be Alert: Beyond Fatigue Lies Burnout & Exhaustion
Two years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, inflation, money issues and the war in Ukraine have...
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