Date of Award
Spring 4-2021
Access Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Occupational Safety Management
Department
College of Aviation
Committee Chair
Mark A. Friend
First Committee Member
Kenneth P. Byrnes
College Dean
Safety Management Systems, flight training, collegiate
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was to compare how two different types of Safety Management Systems (SMS) training affect SMS knowledge in instructors and students in a university flight program. Additionally, the research sought to determine whether a correlation exists between safety knowledge and safety culture perception. An experimental research design was used to study two independent variables, training method and person type, and their effect of SMS knowledge. A non-experimental design was used to study the correlation between safety knowledge and safety culture perception. Research has shown that a safety-training program’s engagement level has an effect on the safety knowledge retained by trainees. This study sought to determine if higher-engagement, live- presentation training is a better approach to SMS training than a computer-based training module currently in use by the university studied. The results of this study can provide the university with useful guidance in constructing its SMS training program, an essential element to an effective SMS. Additionally, this study can demonstrate the importance of safety training in establishing positive perceptions of the university’s safety culture among students and instructors.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Dickson, Mackenzie Tyler, "A Comparison of Safety Management Systems Training Methods at a Collegiate Flight-Training Institution" (2021). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 571.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/571
