{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-5.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 5.3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Hazard means a condition or an object that could foreseeably cause or contribute to an incident or aircraft accident, as defined in 49 CFR 830.2.\nRisk means the composite of predicted severity and likelihood of the potential effect of a hazard.\nRisk control means a means to reduce or eliminate the effects of hazards.\nSafety assurance means processes within the SMS that function systematically to ensure the performance and effectiveness of safety risk controls and that the organization meets or exceeds its safety objectives through the collection, analysis, and assessment of information.\nSafety Management System (SMS) means the formal, top-down, organization-wide approach to managing safety risk and assuring the effectiveness of safety risk controls. It includes systematic procedures, practices, and policies for the management of safety risk.\nSafety objective means a measurable goal or desirable outcome related to safety.\nSafety performance means realized or actual safety accomplishment relative to the organization's safety objectives.\nSafety policy means the person's documented commitment to safety, which defines its safety objectives and the accountabilities and responsibilities of its employees in regards to safety.\nSafety promotion means a combination of training and communication of safety information to support the implementation and operation of an SMS in an organization.\nSafety Risk Management means a process within the SMS composed of describing the system, identifying the hazards, and analyzing, assessing, and controlling risk.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER A—DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS","PART 5—SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"6ae7f28027fd94bf8e5c55e20cd48904ebaa29e98f90836e2a0857838b5371f2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-5.1","next":"us/14-cfr-5.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}