Introduction to Human Factors and Safety Culture
Over the last 50 years, we’ve seen tremendous progress toward reducing the rate of fatal general aviation (GA) accidents. We now have far less than one fatal accident per 100,000 hours of GA flying. That is impressive! We’ve come a long way, but to continue that success and get that rate even lower, we’ll need to seek a few new ways to improve safety. Part of that involves human factors research, looking at ways humans succeed — and fail. It also involves finding ways to reduce or eliminate the risk of failure and stressing the importance of a safety culture.
Read more here… Introduction to Human Factors and Safety Culture | by FAA Safety Briefing Magazine | Cleared for Takeoff | Medium
