EtQ to Host Aviation Safety Management System Summit

Farmingdale, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) January 11, 2011

EtQ, Inc., is pleased to announce its first-ever Aviation Safety Management System (SMS) Summit to be held on February 1, 2011 at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, AZ.

This summit is a free event designed to provide professionals in the aviation industry with knowledge to help them in their SMS initiatives. It will feature sessions on key SMS topics from world-renown aviation experts and is ideal for Aviation Safety Professionals who wish to learn more about how to incorporate a simple, yet effective, risk-based Safety Management System.

Topics will include:

   •      What technologies are available to automate the SMS
   •     How some companies are currently automating their SMS
   •     How to bring about convergence of Quality and Safety systems under a single platform

“EtQ is offering this seminar to provide those in the Aviation industry with information on the enterprise SMS as well as provide insight into how technology can help them in their SMS journey,” stated Morgan Palmer, Chief Technology Officer at EtQ. “We look forward to meeting with the Aviation community and in dissecting the enterprise SMS—from its various technology enablers to a look into its past, present, and future.”

EtQ’s SMS Summit will include sessions led by Bill Voss, President and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation; Morgan Palmer; and case studies presented by Peter Blake, Senior Vice President of Safety of Korean Air; and Callie Choat, Director of Safety Assurance and Environmental Programs at US Airways.

For more information or to register for EtQ’s free SMS Summit, visit us at http://www.etq.com/smssummit/.

About EtQ
EtQ is the leading Enterprise Quality, Environmental Health and Safety, and Compliance Management software for identifying, mitigating, and preventing high-risk events through integration, automation, and collaboration. EtQ for Aviation is an integrated Aviation Safety Management System that has been pre-configured to specifically address the needs of the Aviation industry and maintain compliance to the standards set by regulatory bodies such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as well as Government Regulatory agencies such as Transport Canada and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). EtQ uses best in class, integrated modules and enterprise application integration to manage and measure quality and compliance processes and execute organizational change. Key modules within the product include Job Safety Analysis, Accidents and Safety Reporting, Risk Register, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Document Control, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Audits, Risk Management, Employee Training, Enterprise Reporting, and more. With its world-class flexible workflow, collaborative platform, EtQ has developed a unique niche to support enterprises involved in various compliance management initiatives such as ISO 9001:2008, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001, AS 9001, TL 9000, OHSAS 18001, RoHS, Sarbanes-Oxley, and similar standards for compliance and regulatory management. EtQ has been providing compliance solutions to a variety of markets for over 15 years.

For more information or to schedule a virtual demo, contact EtQ Inc., at 800-354-4476 or 516-293-0949, or e-mail us at info(at)etq(dot)com. Visit us on the Web at http://www.etq.com.

EtQ is a trademark of EtQ Management Consultants, Inc. All other product names and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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