ATSB is engaging in a broader audience for safety awareness
As Australia’s national transport safety investigator, the ATSB’s core job is to investigate accidents and incidents to find out what happened so they don’t happen again. According toMartin Dolan, ATSBChief Commissioner, while investigation is essential and fundamental, it’s not the only thing.
“Equally important is the information we hold on safety-related events. We use that information to identify safety issues and trends. These issues and trends-along with our investigation findings-are used to inform and educate industry.”
As part of this education activity, the ATSB actively communicates and engages with industry to ensure everyone is aware of the issues that need attention. Positive safety action can only result from safety awareness.
“While we do our best to ensure industry is kept informed on transport safety, we always look for ways we can do even better.”
Martin Dolan says that providing regular and timely updates on all of our investigations is an area that will have a strong focus into the future.
“This is an important part of any investigation as it provides an early ‘heads up’ of possible safety issues and lets people know what we’ll be looking at as part of the investigative process.”
Using a wider range of media to reach more people is also a priority.
Recently the YouTube channel, ATSBinfo was launched,featuring a series of ATSB videos highlighting the top transport safety priorities in Australia.
“Through YouTube, we’re engaging a broader audience that will benefit from safety messages in video format.”
Read more in the article Communication essential for positive safety action by Martin Dolan.
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