A320 Captain and Freelance Safety Consultant

Rudy is an Airbus A320 captain and coordinates the Air Safety Committee within the Belgian Cockpit Association (BeCA). He is an active member of the EUROCONTROL Just Culture Task Force, consultant and keynote speaker, helping organisations take a pragmatic approach to safety.

As his surname suggests, Rudy is a bridge builder. His motto is "people are safety”, because understanding each other’s perspectives is essential when learning how to continuously improve safety, efficiency and quality.

Pont has a background in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, with more than 15 years of experience in safety management. He holds a Master’s degree in Air Safety Management from City University London and a Master’s degree in Safety Sciences from the University of Antwerp, where he is also affiliated as a guest lecturer.

People don't come to work to do a bad job

But is that really true? Do people not come to work intending to do things wrong? And if so, why do things still so often go wrong? And how can you gain control over this?

In this interactive session, Rudy Pont takes you through various examples of situations where things go wrong, often unintentionally. These recognisable situations demonstrate that those closest to an incident are often not the cause, but rather the recipients of the consequences. This means you need to look for systemic causes.

This presentation explores how to do that and which tools can help you along the way. No complicated theories or obscure academic models, but practical insights that will help you safeguard safety, efficiency and quality by looking at things differently. And, above all, by truly understanding how work is carried out in practice.