Effects of Safety Negligence
The Importance of Aviation Safety and
The Effects of Safety Negligence
Michael A. Meza
Colorado Technical University Online
The Importance of Aviation Safety and
The Effects of Safety Negligence Why is safety of such importance throughout the aviation industry? Throughout this discussion I will interpret the significance safety imposes on not only the lives of maintenance personnel but also the lives of many others, which may even include you. Air travel has been a high demand for many years now and everyone should understand how critical it is maintaining these aircraft safely really is. Everyone has heard of a helicopter or airplane crashing here and there. How many have actually sat back and thought whether these accidents could have been avoided? Truthfully some of those accidents could have been. There’s not a lot we can do to prevent an aircraft from going down due to a natural occurrence, however with properly trained maintainers the event of a maintenance related failure can be greatly reduced. I will explain the roles of the Quality Assurance (QA) and Production Control (PC) sections of maintenance. I will further explain what needs to be required for a shop to run safely and introduce you to examples of FOD (Foreign Objects of Debris/Damage) and the threat they pose to aircraft as well as many lives that encounter them. Shop safety plays an important role in succeeding the goals of aviation safety. The work that any individual shop performs can turn catastrophic in the air due to safety negligence. It is imperative that all shop personnel are properly trained and certified in their areas of expertise.
Ensuring that employees are familiar with the operation of their tools and using the proper PPE
(Personal Protective Equipment) can tremendously reduce the risk of injury within the shop. In many areas of the aviation maintenance industry there is also exposure to hazardous chemicals and materials.
The Effects of Safety Negligence
Michael A. Meza
Colorado Technical University Online
The Importance of Aviation Safety and
The Effects of Safety Negligence Why is safety of such importance throughout the aviation industry? Throughout this discussion I will interpret the significance safety imposes on not only the lives of maintenance personnel but also the lives of many others, which may even include you. Air travel has been a high demand for many years now and everyone should understand how critical it is maintaining these aircraft safely really is. Everyone has heard of a helicopter or airplane crashing here and there. How many have actually sat back and thought whether these accidents could have been avoided? Truthfully some of those accidents could have been. There’s not a lot we can do to prevent an aircraft from going down due to a natural occurrence, however with properly trained maintainers the event of a maintenance related failure can be greatly reduced. I will explain the roles of the Quality Assurance (QA) and Production Control (PC) sections of maintenance. I will further explain what needs to be required for a shop to run safely and introduce you to examples of FOD (Foreign Objects of Debris/Damage) and the threat they pose to aircraft as well as many lives that encounter them. Shop safety plays an important role in succeeding the goals of aviation safety. The work that any individual shop performs can turn catastrophic in the air due to safety negligence. It is imperative that all shop personnel are properly trained and certified in their areas of expertise.
Ensuring that employees are familiar with the operation of their tools and using the proper PPE
(Personal Protective Equipment) can tremendously reduce the risk of injury within the shop. In many areas of the aviation maintenance industry there is also exposure to hazardous chemicals and materials.
References: Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderland, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General format. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ Department of the Army Pamphlet 385-90, Ch. 2-8, Ch. 3-9 (Rapid Action Revision 2010, Feb 24) Retrieved from http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/p385_90.pdf