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Hello All,
Welcome to Aviation Human Factors Industry News, Issue 5.
Hollywood accolades for the motion picture industries ‘best- in- class’ will be awarded this evening during the Oscar ceremonies. These are the sung hero’s that get unprecedented media attention and lasting notoriety. A well deserved tribute for all their effort and creativity. Continued…
Posted in Human Factors.
– March 8, 2010
NTSB investigates Red Line accident that killed 2 Metro track workers / The Washington Post
Five Metro workers have been killed on the tracks in the past seven months. The safety problems, including a Red Line crash June 22 that killed nine people, have triggered an upheaval in Metro’s leadership and prompted the White House to plan an overhaul of transit oversight nationwide. Read More
Click here to see a Washington Post’s timeline on Metro accident history.
– January 29, 2010
MXFatigue Newsletter Vol 2, 2010 in PDF
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Posted in Safety.
– January 21, 2010
For alleged repeat and serious violations of workplace safety standards following an inspection at the shoe manufacturer’s Lawrence, Mass., distribution center. The company faces a total of $42,225 in proposed fines.
Posted in Safety.
– November 12, 2009
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Terry L. Mathis
Perceived by some as union unfriendly, behavior-based safety methods have been successfully applied at a number of union sites. Learn the keys to making it work. Continued…
Posted in Safety.
– November 10, 2009
Cell phones play an integral role in our society. However, the convenience they offer must be judged against the hazards they pose. Most countries prohibit the use of hand-held phones while driving, but in the United States over 190 million people used cell phones as of June 2005, compared with approximately 4.3 million in 1990. According to the Human Factors quarterly journal, “cell phone distraction causes 2,600 deaths and 330,000 injuries in the United States every year” (2005). The same study reported that motorists who are engaged in cell phone conversations while driving are less capable than drunk drivers with blood alcohol levels exceeding .08. These statistics are frightening considering how pervasive cell phones are in our society. With a greater awareness of the potential cell phones have to distract drivers, many states, and even cities, are adopting laws that limit or restrict the use of cell phones while driving. Continued…
Posted in Safety.
– September 9, 2009
(CBS) Harvard researchers estimate about one in 20 U.S. traffic accidents involve a driver talking on a cell phone, but say laws banning cellular phone use while driving would cost society about as much as it would save. Continued…
Posted in Driving.
– May 13, 2009
New research shows that people have greater difficulty maintaining a fixed speed, or keeping their car safe in a single lane when performing tasks that simulated conversing on a mobile phone, than if they were driving without the distraction. Contrary to expectation, the speaking and listening were equally distracting. The research was conducted at the University of Illinois and will be published in the next edition of Applied Cognitive Psychology. Continued…
Posted in Driving.
– May 13, 2009
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Posted in Human Factors.
– April 22, 2009
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