5.3 Team Based Human Factors Challenge

    Human factors in aviation to me can best be described as the safety and efficiency humans are capable of while using equipment, systems, aircraft, and other people. The FAA defines human factors as the limitations that humans can do while carrying out their work (FAA, n.d.) Human factors or human error are terms that have grown in popularity in the aviation industry due to the number of accidents that have occurred (Boeing, 1999). According to the FAA, human error has been documented as a primary contributor to more than 70 percent of aircraft accidents (FAA, 2016). This means that today, rather than mechanical failure, human error is the predominant cause the most accidents and incidents in the aviation industry.




    One team-based activity is the air traffic controllers. Air traffic controllers experience human factors every day. Some of these include,
  • Health conditions
  • Psychological conditions
  • Societal issues
  • Work conditions
  • Environment conditions
  • Training
    They must all meet or exceed the health standards required from the Federal Aviation Authority (Intech Open, 2021). The main concern when dealing with health standards is, a person's abrupt and or subtle exhaustion could cause a bad decision when controlling an aircraft (Intech Open, 2021). Decisive and quick thinking in this team are symbols of excellent performance. There are several psychological conditions that might impact this type of performance. Stress and depression are the most common mental conditions that affect the employees (Intech Opern, 2021). The lack of tolerance and competition that carious air traffic controllers have are the societal issues that come from human factors. The work environment is also important to look at when thinking of human factors and performance. The physical setup of the workspace, equipment arrangement, accessibility of specific tools can maximize the efficiency of work (Intech Open, 2021).

    All of these factors listed above directly contribute to human factors and how error could occur in the workspace of an air traffic tower.   


References

Boeing. (1999, June 24). AERO The Role of Human Factors in Improving Aviation Safety. Retrieved from The Role of Human Factors in Improving Aviation Safety - Text Only (boeing.com)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (n.d.). The Role of Human Factors in the FAA. Retrieved from FAA Human Factors Division | Role of Human Factors in the FAAFAA Human Factors Division | Role of Human Factors in the FAA  

IntechOpen (2021, August 23). Human Factors Quality Control in Air Traffic. Retrieved from Human Factors Quality Control in Air Traffic | IntechOpen

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