Just Culture

Declaration of the Organisations in the Air Transport Sector on EU Air Accident Investigation Regulation
- Future Passengers’ Safety at Stake -

We are seriously concerned with the provisions contained in the Proposal for a new EU Regulation on Accident Investigation which grant the judicial investigators access to flight recorders and safety information.

These provisions will seriously jeopardize the ability of accident investigators to obtain in confidence the information necessary to find the factors which contribute to accidents and therefore will prevent them from making safety recommendations needed to improve aviation safety and avoid future accidents.

Read more: Declaration on EU Air Accident Investigation Regulation

The social partners’ objective in producing these papers is to improve aviation safety in Europe by maximising the opportunity for everyone involved in safety critical aspects of air transport to learn quickly from events that are reported by others and which could have put safety at risk.

The guidelines are a concrete tool to implement Just Culture principle at company level.

Read more: Just Culture Charter & Guidelines

European Just Culture Conference
‘Improving aviation safety by making a just culture work’
19 - 20 June 2007, Bucharest, Romania

Six recognised social partners within the European Social Dialogue Committee for Civil Aviation - jointly organised a Just Culture Conference in Bucharest on 19
and 20 June 2007. This was the first time that the whole aviation industry collaborated in a common goal: “Improving aviation safety by making a just culture work”.

The Just Culture concept integrates various aspects – safety management, legal process and social responsibilities and interaction. The conference particularly looked into the social and legal dimensions. Each of the social partners had the opportunity to expose their viewpoint.

The Just Culture conference brought together 140 participants representing the airline community, airports , air traffic management, States and international organisations coming from all around the world.

Read more: European Just Culture Conference