This activity involves pointing at target objects by stretching your arm and stating out loud, “Such and such is OK” at important points in the work in order to proceed with work safely and correctly.
Toxic Cabin air, the cause of neurological problems
long-term–low-level (LTLL) contamination, such as that to which aircrew are exposed, has been shown to be more injurious than short-term acute exposure. Aircrew breathe
the low-level toxicity every minute of their working days. When an aircraft lands the passengers disembark, but the crew turn around and do it all over again, time and time again. Perhaps there has too much emphasis on fume events, while the real damage is being done by LTLL.
BBC World: My views on Nepal Air Accident, an outcome of poor Safety Culture
Safety Culture is the way people manage safety. Do you have the right people, sincere, flexible and learners
Accident prone Helicopter need a virtual reality solution
A virtual reality based flight simulator may provide the solution to the helicopter industry for pilot training and other safety aspects. EASA has approved the first virtual reality based flight simulation device.
Comair crashed while AirIndia timely rejected takeoff
The discoverers of ‘place cells’ in the brain won the Nobel prize in 2014. Who would have ever imagined that there was a GPS-like system in the brain? When the GPS fails safety is compromised & accidents happen. The Comair CRJ aircraft took off from the wrong runway & crashed. Air Arabia A320 turned towards […]
Why did the accident investigators not answer the obvious question, poor braking?
Poor braking action by the aircraft during the 1st stage of deceleration proved very costly. Was it due to the runway surface which holds water and has a smooth finish? Matters which were not investigated.
Gadgets could be shrinking the human brain
Human brain will shrinks if not used optimally for prolonged periods. Will automation reliance affect our brain size?
Phone conversation & worlds closest near miss
A phone conversation while driving blinds the brain to unexpected objects that may come in our path. The crew of Air Canada carrying out a visual approach would have experienced the same when they approached to land at San Fransisco.
RASE, FREE Mobile web page for sharing Safety Experiences
FREE version of RASE on mobile web ONLY. An anonymous safety experiences sharing platform by Safety Matters, the NGO for Safety Culture.
Singapore Airlines levels out at 500ft, strong cultures
I am a true believer that society and culture cannot be separated from work and training. However best the training may be, it is under a controlled environment and the performance indicators needed to be achieved are briefed before hand. The crew undergoing training works together to achieve their objective and they are driven by […]
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