Human Factor Introduction


  • Human Factor -  A Person working in a maintenance environment requires human factor knowledge as per his job requirement.
  • Human Factor Training - Aviation safety relies on maintenance. When it is not done correctly , it may cause an incident or an accident.  Mistakes of maintenance personnel is difficult to detect. They are subjected to work in changing working in variety of adverse conditon.
  • Regulatory Requirement: CAR 66 Module 09 Human factor - for get AMEL
  • Human Factor  - Study of human capabilities and limitations in the workplace.  It is about study of the interaction of maintenance personnel, the equipment used, the written and verbal procedures and rules followed by them, and the environmental conditions of any system. 
  • Aim of human factors is to optimise the relationship between maintenance personnel and systems to improve safety, efficiency, and well-being.
  • HF - Fitting the man to the job and the job to the man.
  • Human factors Attributes
  1. Human physiology; 
  2. Psychology 
  3. Workplace design; 
  4. Environmental conditions; 
  5. Human-machine interface; 
  6. Anthropometrics 
        
 Physiology - study of function and mechanisms that work within a living system. Human physiology seeks to understand the mechanisms that work to keep the human body alive and functioning, through scientific inquiry into the nature of mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. 
Ergonomics. The applied science has the objective of adapting work, working conditions, and equipment to enhance the performance of the worker                                         Anthropometrics- study of measurements of the human body).                                       Psychology (including perception, cognition, memory, social interaction, error, etc.);
CAP Civil Aviation Publication
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
HFAMI HF in Aviation Maintenance and Inspection
IATA International Air Transport Association
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation
MORS Mandatory Occurrence Report Scheme

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