Hazards may be identified during routine tasks if the airport has a positive safety culture and
SMS and SRM concepts are known by both senior and front line staff at the airport. For small
airport operators, a wide understanding of the general concepts presented in this guidebook may
be more important than using formal SRM processes. In many situations, the manager of a small
airport will see an unsafe situation that is not so obvious and take intuitive actions to eliminate
the hazard. However, if the manager is familiar with SRM concepts, a brief, informal brainstorming
session with his or her staff will help identify and control other hazards that were not on the
manager’s “intuitive” list. These types of SRM exercises will continually improve safety awareness
and help to instill a positive safety culture in the staff of the small airport.