So, just what is a Lack of Knowledge?
Any competent human factors instructor will tell you that "Lack of knowledge" is when you lack the knowledge to complete a task correctly. Many new employees have what we call a “Lack of Knowledge” or lack of experience.
Let’s face it, in these times of ever-changing technology,
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
Whether you are a pilot or an aviation maintenance engineer, many tasks require focused attention to detail. It doesn't require a human factors training company to tell you that disastrous results may occur when workers are unable to maintain focus on their tasks.
Aviation safety managers must recognize how important a role distraction plays in their aviation safety management systems, particularly:
Topics: 2-Safety Risk Management
How did it all begin? Today, I want to discuss with you just how Human Factors training and the Dirty Dozen posters came to be.
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
What is complacency? - It’s the self-satisfaction accompanied by a loss of awareness of the dangers.
Two very experienced AMTs (one with 22 years and the other with 33 years of experience) missed 140 cracks during a 100-hourly inspection. This resulted in one fatality and 95 people experiencing a very close call when 18 ft of fuselage went missing during a flight.
The whole world screamed, how could this possibly happen? How could these 2 men miss that many cracks?
Topics: 3-Safety Assurance
So, just what is a Lack of Communication? In the simplest terms, it is a failure to ensure the “mental pictures” match.
For example, I have a mental picture of what I hope to convey to you. If you have the same mental picture at the end of our conversation then proper communication has occurred.
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