Organization and Procedures

Senior-level safety officials from CAST organizations meet regularly. This group, under the direction of a government and industry co-chair, sets overall policy and oversees the activities of the following working groups:

Joint Safety Analysis Teams (JSATs) perform data analyses.
JSATs perform in-depth analysis of a particular accident category. A JSAT examines the sequence of events leading up to each accident studied and then identifies ways to eliminate potential precursors and contributing factors. The intervention strategies are then evaluated for their potential effectiveness.

Joint Safety Implementation Teams (JSITs) develop safety enhancements.
JSITs determine the feasibility of the intervention strategies identified by the JSATs. Each JSIT then develops and recommends a detailed plan of action for industry and government to implement the recommended safety enhancements.

Joint Implementation Measurement Data Analysis Team (JIMDAT) develops a master safety plan, measures effectiveness and identifies future areas of study.
The JIMDAT examines the proposed enhancements and assembles these into an integrated CAST Safety Plan for approval by CAST.