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IATA Safety Group and Task Forces
The IATA Safety Group (SG) monitors aviation safety problems being experienced and identified by airlines, and develops strategies to continuously improve safety, such as promotion of the use of digital flight data recorder analysis programmes.
The IATA SG comprises airline safety managers and industry experts. The Safety Group meets twice annually.
Safety Task Forces
The following Task Forces are part of the SG:
Accident Classification Task Force (ACTF)
The ACTF identifies contributing factors in aviation accidents, using the established IATA classification system. The group is composed of aviation safety experts who meet annually to classify the events of the year.
The ACTF's goal is to make recommendations, based on analytical findings, to enhance safety. The findings of the ACTF are featured in the annual IATA Safety Report.
Emergency Response Planning Task Force (ERPTF)
The ERPTF was created to assist in matters relating to the establishment of recommended practices for airline response to an aircraft accident. The task force is composed of experts in the field of Emergency Response Planning.
Integrated Threat Analysis Task Force (ITATF)
The ITATF employs the Integrated Threat Analysis approach, which employs data from multiple data sources and applies the Threat & Error Management (TEM) framework to identify hazards and develop prevention strategies to improve operational safety.
Safety Management Systems Task Force (SMSTF)
The SMSTF developed the Integrated Airline Management System concept to provide industry best practices for the implementation and integration of Safety, Security, Quality and Risk Management for air transport operators.
For information on Safety task forces, please contact safety@iata.org