Human Factor

   Planning is critical to human factors in that it should aim to ensure that there are adequate appropriately qualified and alert personnel, tools, equipment, material, maintenance data and facilities at the right place, at the right time, for the scheduled and unscheduled tasks.        CAR 145 states that an organisation may only maintain an aircraft /component when all necessary facilities, equipment, tooling, material, maintenance data and certifying staff are available.  It is not the purpose  to tell planners how to do their jobs but, rather, to highlight some of the human factors issues which they should be taking into account in the planning process, such as human performance limitations when working shifts and long hours.                                                 Depending on the amount and complexity of work ...

                Task -  a piece of work to be done .  Task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance. charged with a variety of tasks duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance.    Planning  -    is the function of management  that involves setting objectives and determining a course of action for achieving those objectives.   Planning  requires that  managers  be aware of environmental conditions facing their organization and forecast future conditions.   Planning  is the  process  of thinking about the activities required to achieve a desired goal. It is the first and foremost activity to achieve desired results. It involves the creation and maintenance of a  plan , such as psychological aspects that require conceptual skills.         Before commencing a task, an enginee...