Air France 2015 Annual Report Download - page 9

Detecting every risk factor
Ensuring a maximum level of safety primarily
means being able to identify and neutralize risk
at the earliest possible opportunity. To this
end, AirFrance and KLM have deployed Safety
Management Systems in all of the Group’s entities.
The SMS regroups an array of tools and method-
ologies to systematically detect any threats,
hazards and at-risk situations. It thus enables the
preventive management of risks and supplements
the more traditional methods used in this area,
notably to detect any cases of non-compliance with
regulatory standards.
In the air transport industry, new types of threats
can emerge at any time. To safeguard itself from
such risks, Air France-KLM also focuses the staff
working environment on apprenticeship and con-
tinuous progress. Furthermore, the Group perma-
nently adapts its ight safety procedures and tracks
its aircraft in real time.
A safety-rst culture
To be eective, a safety-rst culture must not be a
source of anxiety. Air France-KLM takes care to
transform eventual incidents into opportunities for
progress. Any such events are recorded, analyzed
and used to improve processes. A safety-irst cul-
ture also involves individual behavior and the
Group promotes personal accountability, constant
vigilance, reporting, an opportunity to express
concerns and make mistakes, within a climate of
trust, and with a duty of transparency.
Flight safety, a priority enshrined
in our corporate culture
In terms of ight safety, Air France-KLM positions itself in line with
the highest air transport industry standards. It is an absolute priority,
enshrined at the very heart of the Group’s corporate culture.
Everymember of sta embodies this commitment on a daily basis,
inight, on the ground and within the governance bodies.
Travelling with
connected devices
Smartphones, digital tablets,
portable computers…
Most connected devices now
function thanks to increasingly-
efficient lithium batteries.
The downside is that they are also
more delicate and can suddenly
burst into flames in the event of
shock or compression. While the risk
remains low, to avoid any
inconvenience, Air France-KLM
informs all its passengers of a few
simple rules. They are asked to
respect the packaging instructions
like, for example, stowing their
devices in a shock and
crush-proof container, or to request
help from the cabin attendants
ifthey lose their connected devices
under their seats.
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