12 Dec 2018 20:31
Research on shift work and work
psychology showed, that fatigue is not only a an acute threat to pilot
performance and aviation safety. Fatigue can also impair mental and
physical health in the medium and long term. We know very little, why
and how that happens with airline pilots, which...
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09 Dec 2018 13:25
Practical
analysis of the causal factors influencing resistance to speak up may lead to
understanding and implementation of techniques that can reduce the frequency of
events that occur. Complicated procedures with uncertainties and ambiguities during
time critical operating environments are som...
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29 Nov 2018 03:00
Five aviation service providers participated in a study aiming to identify factors that impact the implementation of a safety management system and the safety performance of the organization. Safety managers were interviewed and their comments analyzed using grounded theory approach. Hinde...
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29 Oct 2018 10:04
Solving problems effectively is part of being an effective
organization. The individuals and groups that tackle problems in organizations
today sometimes inadvertently focus on the people or departments involved
rather than the specific causes of the problem. This creates an organizational...
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23 Oct 2018 09:19
When assessing the safety culture of any organisation, two questions must be first answered.The first one concerns the person(s) to be involved in the assessment. There will be a difference on the results, if the assessor is a member of the safety team or if the assessor is an authority personne...
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09 Oct 2018 14:06
The concept of SMS has been around for almost 2 decades now and has become a regulation within aviation industry for the last few years. However, the concept of SMS is predominantly oriented towards the formal policy of the organization. Safety Culture on the other hand is oriented towards the i...
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09 Oct 2018 13:58
The aviation industry is a pioneer in safety. It has achieved envious
results compared to other modes of transportation being statistically the
safest mean. Yet the industry mandates through regulation (SMS requirements)
the need to achieve even better! One of the methods and the backbone of...
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08 Oct 2018 09:07
Welcome to the blog section of Aviation Safety PlatformThis section is open for everyone.Everybody is invited to express their thoughts or provide extra knowledge. You can write about any subject or issue as long as it is related to Safety.We don't like unnecessary rules. As such each person is free...
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