MGT 535 - Safety and Security for the Aviation Industry

3 credit(s)
The course examines how and why health, safety and security of the workforce is important to creating and maintaining a good work environment, mitigating the risk of liability and improving overall efficiency. Perspectives and standards of international and national government agencies and regulations related to safety and security including, ICAO, NTSB, OSHA, EPA, FAA, and TSA will be addressed. Accidents, incidents, hazards and other acute and chronic threats to health and safety will be examined in terms of prevention and mitigation at the individual, organizational and environmental levels. National and international security topics will also be discussed, including risk assessment and mitigation, counter- terrorism, biometrics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and aviation rescue and fire-fighting. The course also examines concepts of human factors and ergonomics. The importance of Safety Management Systems (SMS) will be discussed.