Aviation maintenance managers and their employees must be made more aware of the risks associated with fatigued workers, specialists in aviation maintenance human factors say, calling for development of a basic awareness campaign as the most important step in fighting workplace fatigue.
They presented their recommendations in a December 2011 report released by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Aerospace Medicine. The proposals — in the form of a prioritized list — were developed during a March 2011 workshop aimed at addressing fatigue in aviation maintenance (“Top 10 Anti-Fatigue Actions”).
Top 10 Anti-Fatigue Actions
- Enhance employer and worker fatigue awareness.
- Continue and expand fatigue countermeasure education.
- Support and regulate fatigue risk management systems (FRMS).
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