Katowice Airport

Safety Policy

“Safety is a condition in which the risk of injury to person or property is reduced to an acceptable level, or is below this level and is maintained at an acceptable level or below it through a continuous process of hazard identification and risk management”

The main objectives of the Upper Silesian Aviation Group, which manages Katowice Airport, concern the expansion of the Airport and continuing to offer the highest standard of service.

This aim is consistently realised through the development of infrastructure, highly qualified staff and the utilisation of modern technology yet in keeping with the overriding notion of ensuring the highest practically possible and acceptable level of safety in accordance with national and international standards.

We understand that our obligation to the community is to ensure Katowice Airport adheres to and raises safety standards. Airport staff, users and contractors support the implementation and development of Katowice Airport's safety policy.

The Board of Management, managerial staff and all airport employees are responsible for the realisation of tasks and activities regarding safety and for ensuring that all current safety standards are adhered to and observed.

The safety of air operations is treated as being of equal importance as the Groups commercial interests and in doing so ensuring they are priority objectives of market and organisational structures.

With increasing levels of activity and in order for security risks to remain maintained at an acceptable level, the modern practice of safety management is a proactive one. In addition to a solid framework of legislative and regulatory requirements based on standards of conduct and ICAO recommended methods of enforcing these requirements, a number of other factors, some of which are listed below, are considered effective in managing security. It should be emphasised that this approach complements or supplements the obligations of compliance by EU Member States and other organisations, standards, and ICAO Recommended Practices and/or national regulations.

In order to maintain the level of risk at an acceptable standard, despite the growth in activity, the following steps are being implemented:

• The application of risk management methods based on scientific research and best practices.
• Adherence to appropriate organisational structures, delegating responsibilities and competences in terms of safety at every level of the employment structure and with the full involvement of the Group's management in the management of safety.
• A culture of corporate safety encouraging the implementation of safe practices for communicating safety issues and actively managing safety, providing the same attention to performance results, as in the case of financial management.
• The effective implementation of standard operating procedures, including the use of checklists, and providing instructions and information.
• Conducting effective and proactive actions aiming to correct and improve safety in order to minimise the level of risk.
• Implementing new initiatives aiming to increase safety levels.
• Not focusing on consequences but implementing a culture of fairness in order to encourage effective reporting of incidents and risks.
• The implementation of a system for collecting, analysing and sharing data related to safety, stemming everyday operational activities.
• The competent investigation of accidents and serious incidents, identifying systemic safety deficiencies (rather than focusing solely on finding blame for the resultant shortcomings.) The integration of safety training (including human factors) for operational personnel. The sharing the experience acquired in the field of security and best practices through the active exchange of security information (between companies and organisations and Member States).
• Ensuring an appropriate level of safety awareness and supervision of outside contractors providing services at Katowice Airport.
• The systematic supervision of safety and monitoring activities in order to evaluate safety procedures or eliminate emerging problem areas.

The Safety Policy of Katowice Airport in Pyrzowice, managed by the Upper Silesian Aviation Group, will be updated, depending on the results of actions undertaken and current trends in the field of civil aviation safety, in order to provide the highest possible standard of safety at Katowice Airport for our clients and contractors.