Human Factor

Safety In the Working Environment   Engineers should ensure that they keep the working environment safe.  Clutter,  rubbish, etc. is not only a nuisance to others, but can constitute a danger (e.g. a trip  hazard, fire hazard, etc.).  AMT should be careful when working on the  line not to leave objects when a job has been completed.  Foreign Object Damage  (FOD) is a risk to aircraft operating at an airfield. Types of  workplace hazards  include chemical, ergonomic, physical, psychosocial and general  workplace . ASC 2 of 2015 VRS   Work environment  is used to describe the surrounding conditions in which an employee operates.  W ork environment  can be composed of physical conditions, such as office temp., or equipment, such as personal computers. It can also be related to factors such as   work  processes or procedures. Safety When Working On Aircraft   Before operating or working on...

Error management:                    • prevent errors from occurring;                    • eliminate or mitigate the bad effects of errors Two components of error management as:                     (i) error containment  and                    (ii) error reduction. To prevent errors from occurring,                -- to predict where they are most likely  to occur and                -- then to put in place preventative measures.  Incident reporting schemes  (such as MORS) do this for the industry as a whole.  Within a maintenance  organisation, data on errors, incidents and accidents should be captured with a Safety  Management System (SMS), which should provide mech...

Emergencies may include: An injury to oneself or to a colleague; A situation that is inherently dangerous, which has the potential to cause injury  (such as the escape of a noxious substance, or a fire). AMO Role and Responsibility - To provide  appropriate guidance and training . The organisation should also provide procedures and facilities for  dealing with emergency situations and these must be adequately communicated to  all personnel. Maintenance organisations should appoint and train one or more first  aiders. Emergency drills are of great value in potentially dangerous environments. AME  should take part in these wherever possible.  Knowledge of  what to do in an emergency can save lives The basic actions in an emergency are to: Stay calm and assess the situation Observe what has happened;  Look for dangers to oneself and others; Never put oneself at risk. Make the area safe Protect any casualties from further danger...

In the worst cases, human errors in aviation maintenance can and do cause aircraft accidents.  accidents are the observable  manifestations of error. Like an iceberg which has most of its mass beneath the water  line, the majority of errors do not result in actual accidents. “Iceberg Model” of Accidents  Some incidents are more  high profile than others, such as errors causing significant in-flight events that,  fortuitously, or because of the skills of the pilot, did not become accidents. Other  incidents are more mundane and do not become serious because of defences built  into the maintenance system. However, all incidents are significant to the aircraft maintenance industry, as they may warn of a potential future accident should the error occur in different circumstances.  As a consequence, all maintenance incidents have to be reported to  Mandatory Occurrence  Reporting. These data are used to disclose trends and, whe...