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ARC Offers Upgraded SMS Risk Assessment Tool
By: Jerry Siebenmark
Caption: The multi-purpose ARCrisk safety management module can be used by flight departments, ground services, maintenance departments, FBOs, and drone operations.
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Safety management system (SMS) software provider ARC has made available an upgraded risk assessment tool with an expanded approval process for higher-level risk assessments. Available for free to existing ARC clients and priced starting at $800 for new clients, the multipurpose ARCrisk module can be used by flight departments, ground services, maintenance departments, FBOs, and drone operations.

The Washington, D.C.-based company said the new tool works by users submitting a risk assessment. An assessment that rates a medium or high-risk score allows the operator to optionally begin a review and approval step, which then pushes the assessment to a supervisor for review and approval or rejection. The requester and all individuals involved in the process are alerted when the assessment is approved or rejected, which also appears in the status column.

Initially developed for the U.S. military by request, ARC officials said it can also be used by private aviation operators. Following beta testing by ARC users, additional refinements were made to the module.

“This enhancement gives operators the ability to have more oversight and visibility into what is happening within their flight departments,” said ARC Safety Management CEO Mark Baier. “Now when an operator is alerted to assessments that might need further review, they can instantly interact with people performing the task and help make better decisions related to risk assessments.”