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RAF Safety Centre is an organisation which delivers effective total safety management and leads on intelligent application of critical thinking.

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WHAT WE DO

We provide independent assurance of the RAF Safety Management System underpinning CAS' commitment to total safety in order to maximise the delivery of RAF capability.

Air Officer Commanding

Inspector of Safety (RAF) - Air Commodore Sam Sansome MBA BEng CEng MRAeS RAFR

Air Commodore Sam Sansome MBA, BEng, CEng, MRAeS joined the RAF in 1986 and is Inspector of Safety.

He has completed many tours and served at RAF Benson, working on Puma and Merlin helicopters, and in Headquarters 2 Group with logistics and engineering responsibility.

Air Cdre Sansome was HQ 2 Group's Chief Air Engineer prior to joining the Safety Centre as the new Inspector of Safety (RAF) in 2021, the first non-aircrew officer to lead the RAF Safety Centre.