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SAFETY FIRST
Risk description and potential impact Current mitigation
Major safety incident/accident
Failure to prevent a major safety incident
(such as a hull loss) or deal with it effectively.
This could adversely affect easyJet’s reputation
and its operational and financial performance.
easyJet’s number one priority is the safety and security of its customers
and people.
easyJet operates a Safety Management System (SMS) using a leading
software system (SafetyNet). This is used to collect and analyse safety
data and enables learning from easyJet and industry events/incidents to
be captured and embedded into future risk mitigations. Data collected is
also used to project potential areas of risk. A robust incident reporting
process and ‘Just Culture’ are in place. The following also support the SMS:
• a Safety Committee (a committee of the Board) provides oversight
of the management of easyJet’s safety processes and systems
(see pages 58 to 59);
• a Safety Review Board (at Executive Management Team level)
is responsible for directing overall safety policy and governance;
• airline and departmental Safety Action Groups responsible for the
identification, evaluation and control of safety-related risks; and
• weekly operations meetings, safety reporting and monitoring
of fatigue risk management.
See page 37 for further details of the above
Crew are trained to current safety guidelines.
easyJet has response systems in place and provides training
for crisis management, including the performance of regular crisis
management exercises.
Hull (all risks) and liabilities insurance (including spares) is held.
easyJet has been working alongside the Civil Aviation Authority
(CAA) on the implementation of the new European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) safety regulations. easyJet was issued an EASA Air
Operators Certificate in October 2014.
Security and terrorist threat or attack
Failure to identify or prevent a major security-
related threat, prevent a terrorist attack, or react
to either immediately and effectively. This could
adversely affect easyJet’s reputation and its
operational and financial performance.
The Director of Safety and Security and the Head of Security work
with relevant authorities and governments around easyJet’s network
to ensure that security measures are effective and in compliance with
all regulatory requirements. A significant amount of work is carried out
with the aim of enhancing:
• early identification of developing and emerging security risks;
• the active management of security risks;
• the reduction of the impact of any security-related incident; and
• the Group’s security culture and awareness.
There is a Security Decision Making Group, whose purpose is to make
strategic decisions on whether easyJet continues to operate in countries
or areas affected by security-related incidents. It is attended by the
Chairman, Chief Executive, and appropriate members of the Executive
Management Team and senior management. Crew are trained to current
security guidelines.
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